[Res. 1-24-79]
The Township Committee shall appoint a Zoning Officer to administer
and enforce the provisions of this ordinance except as otherwise provided
by law or by this ordinance. He shall be appointed for the term of
one year, beginning the first day of January, and shall receive such
compensation for his services as shall be fixed by ordinance of the
Township Committee.
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The Zoning Officer shall issue permits for such construction
and uses as are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this
ordinance or any lawful order of the Planning Board, Zoning Board
of Adjustment or Governing Body; record and file all applications
for zoning permits, together with the plans, documents and other papers
accompanying such application as well as all certificates of occupancy
applied for and granted; collect all fees that may be payable to the
Township under provisions of this ordinance, unless otherwise specifically
provided; prepare a monthly report for the Governing Body listing
all zoning permits applied for and those granted, all certificates
of occupancy granted, any fees paid in connection therewith and all
ordinance violations and actions taken by his office consequent thereto.
A copy of each such report shall be filed with the Township Tax Assessor
at the same time, The Zoning Officer shall institute and conduct lawful
proceedings to prevent threatened violation of this ordinance and,
in order to correct conditions resulting from the violations of the
ordinance, prosecute persons who shall have violated, or who shall
be engaged in violating, any of the terms or provisions of this ordinance
and shall have recourse to any and all remedies including injunction,
restraining orders and writs of mandamus.
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No person shall, hereafter erect, locate or alter any building
or portion thereof, or begin or change the use of any land, without
first obtaining a zoning permit therefor from the Zoning Officer.
No zoning permit shall be issued except in conformance with the provisions
of this ordinance or, where authorized, upon written order of the
Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning Board or Governing Body.
[Ord. 6-12-01; Res. 1-24-79]
All requests for zoning permits shall be made in writing to
the Zoning Officer on forms supplied by the Zoning Officer and shall
be signed by the owner or his authorized agent. The application shall
include a description of the use or uses of the building and or land.
Each application shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale,
showing any existing or proposed buildings, or open land uses and
their exact relation to all lot and street lines. Accompanying the
application also must be a written statement giving satisfactory evidence
to the effect that the line of the street boundaries have been accurately
located and staked on the ground and that said application is intended
to comply with all the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance or any lawful
order of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
All zoning applications for zoning permits be delivered via
hand delivery to the designated Zoning Officer or in the alternative
be delivered via certified mail with the certified mail receipt having
been signed by the designated Zoning Officer, and until either of
these two methods have been accomplished, the application for a zoning
permit shall not be deemed to have been received by the designated
Zoning Officer.
Except as provided otherwise in subsection 26-10.5, Conditional Uses, and the Subdivision and Site Plan Review Ordinance of Greenwich Township, a zoning permit shall be granted or refused by the Zoning Officer within ten days after he shall have received a complete application together with any required fee.
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a.
Recognizing that certain uses, activities and structures are necessary
to serve the needs and convenience of the Township and, at the same
time, recognizing that such uses may be or may become harmful to the
public health, safety and general welfare if located and operated
without proper consideration of existing conditions and the character
of surrounding environment and uses, such uses are hereby designated
conditional uses and listed as such under the appropriate zone district
regulations contained in this ordinance. In addition to other powers
conferred by this ordinance, the Planning Board or Zoning Board of
Adjustment shall have power to authorize the granting of a permit
for a conditional use after site plan approval under the terms established
in this ordinance, in Greenwich Township Procedural Ordinance, and
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., and in accordance with the following general
stipulation and guidelines:
1.
The use for which application is being made is specifically authorized
as a conditional use for the district in which it is proposed.
2.
The design, arrangement and nature of the particular use is such
that the public health, safety and welfare will be protected.
3.
That reasonable consideration is afforded the character of the neighborhood
and the district in which the use will be located; the conservation
of property values; the avoidance of congestion of vehicular traffic;
and the avoidance of any unnecessary hazards.
b.
Application and Review Procedure. All applications for conditional uses shall be made to the Secretary of the Board after formal notification to the Zoning Officer of the application filing, except where the Board of Adjustment hears such an application as part of a variance application pursuant to Article II, subsection 24-1.3b of the Greenwich Township Procedural Ordinance. The completeness of an application for a conditional use permit shall be determined by the approving authority concurrently with its determination of the completeness of the accompanying site plan application. The approving authority shall grant or deny an application for a conditional use within 95 days of submission of a complete application, or within such further time as may be consented to by the applicant.
c.
A properly noticed public hearing on each application for a conditional
use permit shall be held, concurrently with any required public hearing
on an accompanying site plan, pursuant to the rules and requirements
contained in the Greenwich Township Procedural Ordinance.
d.
Failure of the approving authority to act within the period prescribed
shall constitute approval of the application and a certificate of
the approving authority's administrative officer to the failure
of the approving authority to act shall be issued on request of the
applicant, and it shall be sufficient in lieu of the written endorsement
or other evidence of approval required either in this ordinance or
the Greenwich Township Procedural Ordinance.
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It shall be unlawful to use or occupy or to permit the use or
occupancy of any building or premises, or both, or part thereof, hereinafter
created, erected, changed, converted or wholly or partly altered or
enlarged in its use or structure, or to continue the use of a building,
structure or premises a legal, nonconforming use until a certificate
of occupancy shall have been issued therefor by the Zoning Officer
stating that the proposed use of the building or land conforms to
the requirements of this ordinance.
a.
Following the completion of construction, reconstruction or alteration
of any building or structure, or prior to any change in the use of
any building, structure or land, the applicant shall transmit, by
registered mail, to the Zoning Officer a letter stating that such
construction has been completed, or that a new or changed use is being
proposed. All applicants for certificates of occupancy shall be accompanied
by the required fee. Within seven days of the receipt of this letter,
the Zoning Officer shall make all necessary inspections of the completed
structure and/or proposed use to determine conformance with the terms
of this ordinance and either issue a certificate of occupancy or a
letter of denial stating the reasons therefor.
b.
The Zoning Officer shall, upon proper application accompanied by
necessary proof or documentation, issue certificates of occupancy
for uses existing at the effective date of this ordinance in order
to officially validate:
c.
A certificate of occupancy shall be issued only if the Zoning Officer
finds that the requirements of this ordinance or applicable supplementary
actions or requirements of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning
Board or Governing Body have been complied with. Any certificate of
occupancy shall be continued in force only so long as the use or building
for which it was issued continues to conform to the requirements of
this ordinance. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file
in the office of the Zoning Officer and copies of all certificates
issued shall be forwarded to the Township Tax Assessor. All applications
for certificates of occupancy shall be accompanied by the required
fee.
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The fee for a zoning permit, certificate of occupancy, and application to the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be as established by ordinance of the Township Committee and codified in Chapter 24, Section 24-8. Zoning permit and certificate of occupancy fees shall be paid to the Zoning Officer upon application for said permit or certificate, and to the Administrative Officer of the approving authority in connection with an application for a conditional use or variance. Other fees, escrow payments, performance guarantees shall be as specified in particular cases in Articles VIII and IX, and in Chapter 24, Procedural Ordinance.
