For the purpose of this chapter, the Township
of Rochelle Park is hereby divided into twelve zone districts as follows:
Residential District
Business A District
Business B District
Business C District
Business Overlay BA 1
Industrial A District
Industrial B District
Garden Apartment District
AH Affordable Housing District
SCA Senior Citizen Accommodation District
SCH Senior Citizen Housing District
NB Neighborhood Business District
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The area and bulk regulations which control
development in each district are set forth in the attached Schedule
A, which is supplemented by other sections of this chapter.
Prior to the commencement of a use, change of
use or change of occupancy and prior to the erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, conversion, relocation or installation
of a building or structure, a zoning permit shall be obtained from
the Construction Official. The following provisions shall apply to
the issuance of zoning permits:
A. Zoning permits. If no construction permit shall have
been issued previously, no land shall be occupied or used in whole
or in part for any purpose whatsoever unless and until a zoning permit
shall have been issued by the Construction Official.
(1) A zoning permit shall be required for the use of any
premises which do not contain a building.
(2) Whenever there shall be a change contemplated in the
use of any premises which does not have a building upon it, a new
zoning permit shall be required.
(3) The Construction Official shall issue or deny a zoning
permit within seven days of the application, unless site plan approval
is required, in which case he shall issue a zoning permit within seven
days of the resolution of site plan approval.
B. Certificates of occupancy. No building or structure hereafter erected, altered or which the occupancy, use or tenancy shall have been changed, including a change from one permitted use to another permitted use and/or any change in tenancy for nonresidential use or in nonresidential districts shall be occupied or used in whole or in part for any purpose whatsoever unless and until the said occupancy or change complies with the requirements of §
185-42B(3). In addition, the following provisions shall apply:
[Amended 6-16-2010 by Ord. No. 1015-10; 8-17-2011 by Ord. No.
1038-11; 7-27-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-013]
(1) Temporary certificates of occupancy shall not be issued
by the Construction Official without first receiving approval from
the Township Engineer, who shall ascertain the adequacy of required
improvements installed to protect the general welfare of the public.
(2) The Construction Official shall issue or deny a certificate
of occupancy within 10 days of the application, unless site plan approval
is required, in which case he shall issue the certificate of occupancy
within 10 days of the date of the resolution of site plan approval.
C. Prerequisite for issuance of zoning permits and certificates
of occupancy. No zoning permit or certificate of occupancy shall be
issued by the Construction Official until he has ascertained that
all of the requirements of this chapter and any other applicable Township
or state regulations and ordinances, Board of Adjustment decisions,
necessary resolutions of the Township Committee and a site plan as
approved by the Planning Board have been and are fully complied with.
All improvements shown on any site plan shall have been installed
on the premises in question before any zoning permit or certificate
of occupancy, as the case may be, shall be issued.
[Amended 6-16-2010 by Ord. No. 1015-10; 8-17-2011 by Ord. No.
1038-11]
D. Terms and conditions of zoning permits and certificates
of occupancy. A zoning permit or certificate of occupancy shall specify
the use of the land and/or building(s) and any terms or conditions
imposed thereunder, including but not limited to the number of employees,
required parking spaces and traffic impact. Any change in use, including
a change from one permitted use in the same district as well as any
change in tenancy for other than a single-family detached, single-family
attached or multifamily dwelling shall be treated as a new use and
a new zoning permit or certificate of occupancy, as the case may be,
shall be required. The Planning Board shall review any change of use
in the nonresidential districts prior to the issuance of a zoning
permit or certificate of occupancy. Before any zoning permit or certificate
of occupancy shall be issued for any such change in use, all provisions
of this chapter shall be complied with in the same manner as if the
new use were an initial use of the land or a new structure or building.
[Amended 6-16-2010 by Ord. No. 1015-10; 8-17-2011 by Ord. No.
1038-11]
E. Records. It shall be the duty of the Construction
Official and the Zoning Officer, respectively, to keep records of
all applications for construction permits, certificates of occupancy
or zoning permits and of all such permits and certificates issued,
together with a notation of all special terms or conditions imposed
thereunder. Each shall be responsible for the filing and safekeeping
of all plans and specifications submitted with any application and
the same shall form a part of the records in the office and shall
be available to all officials of the Township of Rochelle Park. Copies
of any permits or certificates shall be furnished upon request to
any person who shall have a right thereto by law.