[Amended 11-16-2006 by Ord. No. 17-2006]
A.
The Zoning Officer shall administer and enforce the zoning provisions
of this chapter and shall be responsible for issuing zoning permits.
No zoning permit shall be issued unless the proposal complies with
this chapter. A zoning permit shall be issued prior to the issuance
of a construction permit by the Construction Official.
B.
The duties of the Zoning Officer shall be:
(1)
To examine all applications for construction, use and sign permits.
(2)
To issue permits only for construction, uses and signs which
are in accordance with the regulations of this chapter and other applicable
ordinances as may be subsequently amended.
(3)
To record and file all applications for zoning permits with
the accompanying plans.
(4)
To issue permits for conditional uses only after such uses and
buildings are approved by the appropriate body.
(5)
To issue all necessary stop orders.
(6)
To inspect nonconforming uses, buildings and signs.
(7)
Upon the request of the governing body, to present to such body
facts, records and any similar information on specific requests to
assist such body in reaching its decision.
(8)
To give written notice of violation.
(9)
To sign written complaints against violators in Municipal Court.
(10)
To cause any building, plans or premises to be inspected or
examined and order in writing the remedying of any conditions found
to exist in violation of this chapter.
(11)
To enter any building or premises during the daytime in the
course of his duties, with the permission of the owner.
(12)
To enforce the provisions of subdivision and site plan approvals.
C.
No certificate of occupancy for a new use of an existing structure
shall be issued unless there is an approved zoning permit. All changes
in occupancy of an existing structure which do not involve residential
uses shall require a zoning permit which shall certify that the use
complies with zoning laws of the Township. Prior to the issuance of
a zoning permit for a change in occupancy, the Construction Official
shall issue a certificate of continued occupancy which certifies that
the building, structure and premises conform with the Uniform Construction
Code of the State of New Jersey.
A.
Violations. Failure to secure the required zoning permit or building
permit previous to the erection, construction, alteration or addition
to a building shall be a violation of this chapter. Structures erected
without a permit or not in conformity with this chapter shall be removed.
B.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, or is alleged to have
occurred, any person may file a written and signed complaint. Such
complaint stating fully the causes and basis thereof shall be filed
with the Zoning Officer. The Zoning Officer shall record promptly
such complaint, immediately investigate and take action thereon as
provided by this chapter.
C.
If the Zoning Officer shall find that any of the provisions of this
chapter are being violated, he shall notify, in writing, the person
responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation
and order the action necessary to correct it.
D.
Notice of violation. When written notice of a violation of any provision
of this chapter has been served by the Zoning Officer on the owner,
owner's agent, occupant, contractor or builder, such violation shall
be discontinued and/or removed immediately.
A.
Requirements for zoning permits. A zoning permit shall be required
prior to the erection or structural alteration of any building, structure
or portion thereof and prior to the use or change in use of a building
or land, and prior to the change or extension of a nonconforming use.
A zoning permit shall be issued or denied within 10 days of the date
of a complete submission, and the work shall be commenced within one
year after the issuance of the permit as provided in this chapter;
otherwise, the permit shall be void.
B.
Application for permits. Application for permits, including temporary
permits, shall be made in writing to the Zoning Officer on such forms
as may be furnished by the Township. No permit shall be considered
complete or permanently effective until the Zoning Officer has certified
that the work meets all the requirements of applicable codes and ordinances.
C.
Plot plans for building permits. All applications for building permits
shall be accompanied by five copies of a true and accurate plot plan,
and all applications for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by one
such plot plan. All such plot plans shall be drawn to scale, showing
the location and size of each building to be erected upon each lot,
the actual dimension of each lot to be built upon and such other information
as may be necessary to enable the Construction Official and Zoning
Officer to determine whether the proposed structure and use of land
will conform to the Uniform Construction Code and the provisions of
this chapter. The Zoning Officer shall keep a record of all applications
for zoning permits and a record of all permits issued with a notation
of all special conditions involved. He shall also file and safely
keep copies of all plans submitted and the same shall become a part
of the records of his office for the use of the governing body and
other officials of the Township. A plot plan shall not be required
where the only changes to be made to a building are interior or where
the only change in use of a building is the transfer of ownership
by deed or lease conveyance.
D.
Upon completion of the erection or alteration of any building or
portion thereof authorized by any permit, and prior to occupancy or
use, the holder of such permit shall notify the Zoning Officer of
such completion. No permit shall be considered complete or permanently
effective until the Zoning Officer has certified that the work has
been inspected and approved as being in conformity with the provisions
of this chapter and other applicable ordinances.
E.
Expiration of permits. No permit for the erection, razing, change,
alteration or removal of buildings shall be valid or effective after
one year from the date of issuance thereof and shall thereafter be
void, unless the work authorized by such permit shall have been substantially
commenced within one year from the date of issuance and proceeded
with due diligence. One six-month renewal of a valid permit that is
about to expire shall be permitted without additional cost to the
applicant. If, however, the applicant has been delayed in proceeding
with the work for which the permit was granted by reason of any reasonable
cause not due to his own negligence, the permit may be renewed without
additional cost to the applicant.
A.
Applications. Excavation for a foundation or erection, construction
or structural alteration of any building or structural alteration
of any building or structure, or part thereof, or temporary buildings
or structures, for construction purposes, shall not be undertaken
until a building permit therefor shall have been issued by the Construction
Official and a zoning permit therefor issued by the Zoning Officer.
B.
Certificate of occupancy required. No vacant land shall be occupied
or used, and no building or structure hereafter erected, structurally
altered or changed in use, except for agricultural uses, shall be
used or changed in use, until a certificate of occupancy, or a temporary
certificate of occupancy shall have been issued, which certificate
of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy must have upon
it the signatures of the Construction Official and Zoning Officer.
C.
Issuance of certificate. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued
absent satisfaction of the following requirements, where applicable:
(1)
Certification by Township Engineer that all improvements have
been constructed in conformance with the approved site plan.
(2)
Submission of documentation demonstrating final approval of
outside agencies having jurisdiction.
(3)
Certification by Construction Official that construction for
which permits would have been issued has been completed in accordance
with applicable building codes.
(4)
Approval of the final grading plan by Township Engineer.
(5)
Acceptance of an as-built zoning site plan confirming compliance
with the terms of the original approval by the Zoning Officer.
(6)
Acceptance of street restoration by the Township Engineer or
municipal official having jurisdiction.
(7)
Satisfaction of professional services billing from project escrow
account.
(8)
Posting of a maintenance guarantee, as may be required, approved
as to language and form by the Township Solicitor.
A.
Inspection for zoning permit. No zoning permit required by this chapter
shall be issued by the Zoning Officer until he shall have made such
examination of the application and plot plan and such inspection of
the property as are necessary to enable him to determine whether the
proposed structure or use of land will conform to the provisions of
this chapter.
B.
Inspection of new foundations. The property owner shall notify the
Zoning Officer when the foundations for new construction are complete.
The Zoning Officer shall inspect the site to ensure proper sitting
of the foundations with regard to approved plans and compliance with
other applicable provisions of this chapter, and shall submit his
findings and required remediation, if necessary, in writing to the
owner within 10 days of said notification.
C.
Inspection for certificate of occupancy. No certificate of occupancy
required by this article shall be issued until the Construction Official
and Zoning Officer have made such inspection as is necessary to determine
whether the erection or alteration of the building or structure has
been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter,
or that the proposed use of occupancy of land will conform to the
provisions of this chapter.
D.
Inspection at request of property owner. It shall be the duty of
the Construction Official and Zoning Officer, upon request of the
owner, to make an inspection at any stage of the erection or alteration
of a building or structure for the purpose of determining whether
such erection or alteration is being made in conformity with the Uniform
Construction Code and the provisions of this chapter, but the failure
of the Construction Official or the Zoning Officer to make any such
inspection shall not in any manner entitle such owner to a certificate
of occupancy if such erection or alteration when completed does not
conform to the Uniform Construction Code or the provisions of this
chapter.
