[Ord. #1985-7, A XV, A]
No person shall commence or change any use until he shall have
obtained a zoning permit from the Zoning Officer. The permit shall
issue if the proposed use and lot complies with this Chapter.
[Ord. #1985-7, A XV, B]
No person shall occupy any land or building until he obtains
a certificate of occupancy. The certificate shall be issued by the
Construction Official only if the Zoning Officer is satisfied that
the completed structure or land alteration of which the zoning permit
was issued complies with the application for the permit and this Chapter.
Applications for permits shall be made on forms approved by the Township
Committee.
[Ord. #1985-7, A XV, C]
a.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall have and exercise all the powers,
duties and procedures prescribed or implied by the Municipal Land
Use Law, N.J.S. 40:55D-1 et seq. and specifically that section dealing
with Zoning Board of Adjustment N.J.S. 40:55D-69 et seq. and shall
have such further powers, duties and procedures prescribed by ordinance
pursuant to options permitted by the Act.
b.
All applications pursuant to N.J.S. 40:55D-70 A through D shall be
conducted as a public hearing with notice, publication and procedure
requirements meeting those set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law.
In addition thereto, service in the aforesaid form shall be made upon
the Pinelands Commission in the same form, within the time periods,
and in accordance with all other requirements for notice of the Municipal
Land Use Law.
c.
A proof of payment of taxes shall be a prerequisite of certification
as a complete application. No date for hearing shall be set until
the administrative officer of the board certifies the application
as complete.
[Ord. #1985-7, A XVI, A]
Any applicant for a variance, conditional use permit, interpretation,
approval, or any other decision of the Board, which decision requires
or is the result of a hearing, shall pay a fee of $100 plus the deposit
of a sum in escrow in the amount of $150 for professional services
rendered with respect to the application.
[Ord. #1985-7, A XVI, B]
Any person making written inquiry to the Zoning Board of Adjustment
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-73.1, the inquiry as to whether a proposed
land use is permissible under the Zoning ordinance or Official Zoning
Map at a particular location, shall submit a fee of $25 together with
the written inquiry. The response of the municipal agency shall be
binding on the municipality only and subject to Pinelands Commission
review and approval. Applicant may make separate inquiry in accordance
with the procedures outlined in the C.M.P. directly to the Pinelands
Commission as to whether such use is permitted under the Pinelands
Act.
[Ord. #1985-7, A XVI, C]
In the event that an application includes a request for more
than one type of relief, the fees applicable to each type of relief
shall be separately charged and collected and separate application
forms shall be submitted even though the applicant may be applying
to only one municipal board.
[Ord. #1985-7, A XVI, D]
The escrow amount set forth above shall be subject to increase
upon demand. Charges against the escrow account shall be made for
inspection and professional review fees by the Township's staff such
as but not limited to the Township Engineer, Township Planner and
Board Attorney. Charges against the escrow account shall be at the
same rate that said professional bills the municipality and no applicant
shall be charged in excess of that rate. No sums shall be disbursed
from the escrow account without receipt by the Township of appropriate
vouchers from their professionals. Any balances remaining in the escrow
account when the development or action on the application in question
has been completed shall be returned to the applicant.
[Ord. #1985-7, A XVII]
Any variance hereinafter granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment
or Planning Board pertaining to the erection or alteration of any
structure or structures or permitting a specified use of any premises
shall expire unless such construction or alteration shall have been
actually commenced on each and every structure permitted by the variance
or unless such permitted use has actually been commenced within one
year from the date of publication of the notice of the judgment or
determination of the Board.
