Any person, owner or authorized agent who intends to conduct any development in a flood hazard area shall first make application to the Floodplain Administrator and shall obtain the required permit. Depending on the nature and extent of proposed development that includes a building or structure, the Floodplain Administrator may determine that a floodplain development permit or approval is required in addition to a building permit.
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The applicant shall file an application in writing on a form furnished by the Floodplain Administrator. Such application shall:
(1) 
Identify and describe the development to be covered by the permit.
(2) 
Describe the land on which the proposed development is to be conducted by legal description, street address or similar description that will readily identify and definitively locate the site.
(3) 
Indicate the use and occupancy for which the proposed development is intended.
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Be accompanied by a site plan and construction documents as specified in Article V of these regulations, grading and filling plans and other information deemed appropriate by the Floodplain Administrator.
(5) 
State the valuation of the proposed work, including the valuation of ordinary maintenance and minor work.
(6) 
Be signed by the applicant or the applicant's authorized agent.
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Include any recorded deeds required by this chapter.
The issuance of a permit under these regulations or the Uniform Construction Code shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of, any violation of this appendix or any other ordinance of the jurisdiction. The issuance of a permit based on submitted documents and information shall not prevent the Floodplain Administrator from requiring the correction of errors. The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to prevent occupancy or use of a structure or site which is in violation of these regulations or other ordinances of this jurisdiction.
A permit shall become invalid when the proposed development is not commenced within 180 days after its issuance, or when the work authorized is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the work commences. Extensions shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated. The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 180 days each.
The Floodplain Administrator is authorized to suspend or revoke a permit issued under these regulations wherever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information, or in violation of any ordinance or code of this jurisdiction.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for new construction or for a certificate of occupancy upon resale or a certificate of occupancy issued for any other purpose, an application for such certificate shall be submitted to the Building Department on the form provided by the Building Department, which application shall be accompanied by a recorded deed, recorded in the Ocean County Clerk's Office at Toms River, New Jersey, which recorded deed shall contain the following specific language:
There is hereby imposed upon the lands described in this deed a restrictive covenant advising all future owners of the said lands whether acquired by conveyance, inheritance or otherwise that the lands may only be used in accordance with flood regulations established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 44 CFR Parts 59 and 60, the Flood Hazard Area Control Act [N.J.A.C. 7:13] the Uniform Construction Code [N.J.A.C. 5:23] and this chapter with the most restrictive requirements taking precedence if in conflict. A violation of any of these regulations may result in:
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An issuance of a summons returnable in the Municipal Court of the Township of Long Beach, or any other appropriate Court having jurisdiction, providing for a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 per day, or such greater or lesser fines as may be permitted by law for each and every day that any violation of the said Federal Emergency Management Agency flood protection regulations are violated; or
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Subject the owner of the lands to an action in the Chancery Division, Superior Court of New Jersey or any other court having injunctive jurisdiction for a mandatory injunction compelling the owner to remove any violations of the said Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations.
By acceptance of title to the lands encumbered hereby, any owner thereof whether title be acquired by deed of conveyance, inheritance or otherwise, grants to the appropriate inspection officers of the Township of Long Beach the right upon 48 hours' advance notice to inspect the areas of any structure located on the lands which area lies below the local design flood elevation (LDFE) as defined by this chapter in order to determine compliance with such regulations and for a failure to permit such inspection, the owner of the lands may be subject to Complaint returnable in the Municipal Court of the Township of Long Beach and may be subject to a fine of not less than $100 per day nor more than $1,000 per day, or any such greater or lesser amounts as may be permitted by law for each and every day which inspection is refused.