A.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by
a Zoning Officer with the aid of the Police Department and other municipal
agencies.
B.
The Zoning Officer shall be appointed annually at
the first meeting of the Board of Commissioners in January to serve
for a period of one year or until his successor is appointed.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer, and he
shall have the power to:
(1)
Keep a record of all plans and applications for permits
and all permits issued, with notations as to special conditions attached
thereto. All records shall be open for public inspection.
(2)
Review applications for zoning permits within 14 days
of receipt of a completed application for erection or alteration of
structures or change of use, determine whether such construction or
use is in accordance with the general requirements of this chapter,
all other applicable ordinances and with the laws and regulations
of the commonwealth; the Zoning Officer shall issue no permit unless
it conforms to all applicable ordinances, statutes and regulations.
(3)
Conduct inspections and surveys to determine compliance
or noncompliance with the terms of this chapter. In carrying out such
surveys, the Zoning Officer or his representative may enter upon any
land or building.
(4)
Make written orders requiring compliance with the
provisions of this chapter, to be served personally or by certified
mail.
(5)
Maintain a map showing the current zoning classification
of all land.
(6)
Review all applications to the Zoning Hearing Board
and participate in all proceedings before the Board.
B.
The Zoning Officer shall issue no permit for the construction
or use of any land or building unless it also conforms to the requirements
of all other ordinances of Upper Gwynedd Township and with the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A.
No structure shall be constructed, altered, added
in any way, relocated or demolished, or the use of any structure changed,
or industrial or public water supply wells drilled, nor shall any
unoccupied open areas of any lot be utilized, whether for patios,
swimming pools, parking areas or other uses, until a zoning permit
is secured from the Zoning Officer.
B.
A use and occupancy permit shall be required prior
to any of the following:
(1)
Each change in use of any commercial or industrial
building or property where a building permit is not applicable.
(2)
Each change in occupancy of any commercial or industrial
building or property where a building permit is not applicable.
(3)
Use of land.
(4)
Change in occupancy of any nonconforming use where
a building permit is not applicable.
C.
A permit issued under the authority of this chapter
shall expire six months after date of issuance, unless the permittee
shall have commenced substantial construction or utilization of the
property which is the subject of the permit, in accordance with the
tenor thereof, within such period.
D.
Upon completion of the work authorized by any permit,
the applicant for the permit shall notify the Zoning Officer of such
completion. No permit shall be considered as complete or as permanently
effective until the Zoning Officer has noted on the permit that the
work has been inspected and approved as being in conformity with the
provisions of this chapter.
A.
All applications for zoning permits shall be made
in writing by the owner or authorized agent and shall be filed with
the Zoning Officer. The application shall:
(1)
Include a statement as to the proposed use of the
structure or land.
(2)
Be accompanied by a plan, drawn to scale, showing
the location of the structure in relation to property and road lines.
(3)
Include a statement that the side lines of all roads
shown on the plan have been located and staked on the premises by
a surveyor or other person competent to give such location.
(4)
Give the name and address of the person who has so
located and staked the road lines.
B.
If the applicant desires the Zoning Hearing Board
to grant a special exception or variance, then, in addition, the application
shall set forth the nature of the special exception or variance and
shall state briefly the reasons why such special exception or variance
should be granted.
Each applicant for any permit required under
this chapter, or for any variance from or special exception to this
chapter, shall, at the time of making application, pay to the Zoning
Officer for the use of the Township a fee or fees in accordance with
a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Board of Commissioners
or as such schedule may be amended from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners.
An appeal from the decision of the Zoning Officer
shall be taken within 30 days thereof.
