These rules, regulations and standards shall be considered the minimum requirements for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Village. Any action taken under the terms of this chapter shall give primary consideration to the welfare of the entire community. These rules and regulations shall deal with the administration and composition of the Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board and regulate the use of land and buildings in the Village of Ridgefield Park and are enacted in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the people. This chapter shall be known as the "Development Regulations of the Village of Ridgefield Park" and shall be read contemporaneously with the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 96) of the Village of Ridgefield Park.
No appeals shall be made to the governing body of the Village of Ridgefield Park from any decision of the Board of Adjustment or Planning Board.
All requirements of this chapter shall be met at the time of any erection, enlargement, moving or change in use.
A. 
No zoning permit, building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued where improvements to a property, sale of land, use of property or subdivision(s) were undertaken in violation of this chapter.
B. 
A zoning permit shall be issued simultaneously with or before the issuance of any building permit or certificate of occupancy. Where a building permit is issued, no zoning permit shall be required.
C. 
Any lot or building or change in use shall require a certificate of occupancy prior to its use. No certificate shall be issued unless the land, building and use comply with this chapter, all matters incorporated on the approved subdivision or site plan such as streets, drainage, parking and water and sewer service have been completed and certified by the Municipal Engineer, and the Building and Health Codes are complied with.
A. 
In case of any violation of this chapter, the Village or an interested party may institute appropriate action to prevent such violation; to restrain, correct or abate such violation; to prevent the occupancy of said structure or land; and to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises. Any person convicted of such violations before a court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $500 and/or 90 days in jail. Each day shall be deemed a separate violation.
B. 
If before final subdivision approval any person as owner or agent transfer or sells or agrees to transfer or sell, except pursuant to an agreement expressly conditioned on final subdivision approval, any land which forms a part of a subdivision for which municipal approval is required, such person shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $1,000, and each lot disposition so made may be deemed a separate violation.
C. 
In addition, the Village may institute and maintain a civil action:
(1) 
For injunctive relief; and
(2) 
To set aside and invalidate any conveyance made pursuant to such a contract of sale if a certificate of compliance has not been issued in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-56, but only if the municipality has a Planning Board and has adopted by ordinance standards and procedures in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-38.
D. 
In any such action, the transferee, purchaser or grantee shall be entitled to a lien upon the portion of the land from which the subdivision was made that remains in the possession of the developer or his assigns or successors, to secure the return of any deposits made or purchase price paid, and also a reasonable search fee, survey expense and title-closing expense, if any. Any such action must be brought within two years after the date of the recording of the instrument of transfer, sale or conveyance of said land or within six years if unrecorded.