A.
The administrative officer, Construction Official,
the Zoning Officer and the Borough Engineer are hereby given the duty,
power and authority to respectively enforce the provisions of this
chapter under their separate powers and authority as provided by law.
They shall examine all applications under their jurisdiction and shall
approve all permits and other approvals as required by law and shall
make all required inspections to ensure compliance with this chapter
and all other Borough, county, state and federal laws, where applicable.
B.
All proposed improvements or development indicated
on the approved site plans or subdivision plats shall meet the requirements
of all applicable codes, ordinances and specifications of the Borough,
county, state or federal governments and other agencies with jurisdiction
over matters pertaining to development.
C.
It shall be the joint responsibility of the administrative
officer, Construction Official, the Zoning Officer and the Borough
Engineer to enforce their respective rules and regulations to ensure
compliance with the site plan or subdivision approval and other specified
conditions as may be imposed on the development.
D.
All land and structures shall be developed and/or
used in conformity with the terms and conditions of site plan or subdivision
approval. No change from the terms of site plan or subdivision approval
shall be permitted except as approved by the approving authority.
E.
For the purpose of administering and enforcing this
chapter, any member of the Council or the Mayor and any authorized
officer, agent or employee of the Borough shall have the right, consistent
with law, to enter into and upon lands to examine and inspect such
lands.
F.
Any development and/or use at any time not in conformity
with the terms and conditions of site plan or subdivision approval
shall be grounds for the revocation of any construction permit, building
permit or certificate of occupancy, as the case may be.
G.
The party in violation of the terms and conditions
of site plan or subdivision approval shall be notified of such violation
by certified mail, return receipt requested, by the Construction Official,
Zoning Officer or Borough Engineer; the party in violation shall have
a period not to exceed 10 days to comply with the terms and conditions
of site plan or subdivision approval. In the event compliance is not
fully made within the aforesaid period of time, site plan or subdivision
approval shall be deemed revoked and any permit or certification issued
by any municipal body, agency or officer shall be deemed revoked.
H.
Upon receipt of the aforementioned notice of violation,
the party shall have five days to file a written objection to the
notice with the approving authority. Within a period not to exceed
45 days, the approving authority shall thereupon hold a hearing on
the matter of the violation. During the pendency of appeal to the
approving authority, neither the site plan or subdivision approval
nor any other permits or certification issued by any municipal body,
agency or officer shall be revoked.
I.
In the event that the approving authority affirms
the decision of the municipal body, agency or officer who charged
the violation, the party in violation shall have a period not to exceed
10 days to comply with the terms and conditions of site plan or subdivision
approval.
A.
Applicability.
(1)
No person shall construct, excavate or prepare for
site improvements associated with a site plan or subdivision granted
approval by the approving authority unless or until a construction
permit first has been obtained.
(2)
No developer or landowner shall cause, allow or permit
any construction, excavation or preparation for site improvements
in or upon such land unless or until a construction permit first has
been obtained.
(3)
The construction permit shall not be assignable or
transferable.
B.
Application and contents.
(2)
Contents. Applications for construction permits shall
be made on forms prescribed and supplied by the administrative officer.
The applicant shall provide, in duplicate, the following:
(a)
Application form.
(b)
Required fees.
(c)
Approved and executed site plan or subdivision
plat.
(d)
Construction sequence schedule.
(e)
Listing of contractors, equipment and manpower
to be utilized for the construction process.
(f)
Approved soil mining permit, where applicable.
(g)
Certified and approved soil erosion and sediment
control plan (N.J.S.A. 4:24-39).
(h)
Approved stream encroachment permit, where applicable.
(i)
Approved permit from the United States Army
Corps of Engineers, where applicable.
(j)
Evidence of all other approvals which may be
required by other governmental agencies.
C.
Report and recommendations.
D.
Factors governing consideration.
(1)
The Borough Engineer shall then prepare a written
report and recommendations for the administrative officer.
(2)
All required approvals and permits shall be previously
obtained and be consistent with the approved site plan or subdivision
and approving authority resolution of approval.
(3)
The construction sequence schedule must be of sufficient
detail to establish:
(4)
Contractors, manpower and equipment should be detailed
for all work items.
E.
Inspection.
(1)
For the purpose of administering and enforcing this
construction permit, any member of the Council or Mayor and any authorized
officer, agent or employee of the Borough shall have the right to
enter into and upon any lands in or upon which a construction permit
has been issued to examine and inspect such lands.
(2)
The Borough Engineer shall receive 72 hours' prior
written notification and be present for inspection at the following
periods of construction:
(a)
Layout of facilities prior to any clearing or
tree removal.
(b)
Installations of all buried utilities, including
storm drainage, water piping facilities and sanitary sewerage facilities.
(c)
Backfilling of all buried utilities.
(d)
Installation of all curbing.
(e)
Installation of roadway subbase course, base
course and surface course.
(f)
Installation of all cast-in-place concrete structures.
(g)
Testing and start-up of all mechanical equipment
or systems associated with storm drainage, water or sewerage facilities.
(h)
Installation of monuments.
A.
No building permit shall be issued for any building
or structure associated with a site plan or subdivision granted approval
by the approving authority unless or until a construction permit has
first been obtained.
A.
No certificates of occupancy shall be issued by the
Construction Official unless the development application is fully
in conformance with all rules and regulations of the Borough.
B.
All street signs, street trees and monuments shall
be installed prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy,
where applicable.
A.
Nonavailability. At any time that the required off-street
parking facilities cease to be available as required, the certificate
of occupancy for the building or buildings built in conjunction with
such parking areas shall be canceled and become null and void.
B.
Use. No service of any kind shall be extended to the
vehicle occupying such off-street parking facilities except for emergency
purposes.
C.
Maintenance.
(1)
Every parcel of land used as a public or private off-street
parking or loading area shall be maintained in good condition, free
of hazards and deterioration. All pavement areas, sidewalks, curbs,
drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, signs, directional
arrows, parking space demarcations, traffic control devices, landscaping
and other improvements shall be maintained in workable, safe and good
condition.
(2)
All traffic markers, traffic signs, traffic signals
and traffic control devices shall be constructed, erected, delineated
and maintained in accordance with standards, regulations and requirements
set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices prepared
by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration (1971), as amended.
A.
As-built plans.
(2)
The as-built plans shall be in conformance with the
following:
(a)
Prepared on a plat sized 24 inches wide by 36
inches long, unless another size is specifically approved by the Borough
Engineer.
(b)
Scale shall be the same as on the approved preliminary
subdivision plat, but in no case less than one inch equals 50 feet.
(c)
The following information shall be clearly shown:
[1]
Roadways and curbing.
[2]
Sanitary sewer mains, house connections, manholes
and appurtenances.
[3]
Water distribution mains, house connections
and appurtenances.
[4]
Gas distribution mains and house connections.
[5]
Underground electrical, telephone or other cable
installations.
[6]
Stormwater collection facilities, including
piping and all structures.
(d)
All utilities shall be accurately located with
dimensions from edge of curb or other easily referenced data base.
Sanitary sewerage facilities (including house connections) may be
located by stationing from manholes. All changes in direction of utilities
shall be located by three dimensions from significant locatable surface
features. Depth to utilities shall be noted at all house connections,
changes in direction and at distances along utility lines no greater
than one-hundred-foot spacing.
A.
Prior to construction, existing trees to remain shall
be tagged, either individually and/or delineating a cluster and/or
limits of clearing, for inspection by the Borough Engineer to assure
conformance with approved development plans and the Tree Removal Ordinance
of the Borough of Riverdale.[1]
B.
Existing trees to remain shall be preserved by not
varying the grade around the trees by more than 12 inches, by construction
of tree wells and/or by erecting protective fences.
C.
Restorative measures shall be applied to any trees
damaged during or after construction.
D.
In no event shall the existing natural vegetative
ground cover be destroyed, removed or disturbed more than 15 days
prior to excavation or construction of required improvements.
E.
All structures, land treatment practices and reestablishment
of vegetative cover shall be in accordance with Standards and Specifications
for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey, adopted by the
New Jersey State Conservation Committee.
F.
Maintenance for all nonvegetative stormwater control
measures shall include at least weekly inspection and an inspection
after each storm event. Whenever possible, the development shall be
examined during a storm to ascertain whether the existing control
measures are functioning properly and to ascertain whether additional
control measures shall be required.