A.
Requirements for zoning permits.
(1)
A zoning permit shall be required prior to the erection
or structural alteration of any building, structure, or portion thereof,
and prior to the use or change in use of a building or land, and prior
to the change or extension of a nonconforming use. Farm buildings
situated 50 feet or more from any street or property line shall be
exempt. Farm buildings shall be erected in conformity with the use,
area and height regulations applicable in the district in which such
farm buildings are located.
(2)
No excavation for foundation, or the erection, construction
or structural alteration of any buildings or structures, for construction
purposes, shall be undertaken until a building permit therefor shall
have been issued by the Construction Code Official, and a zoning permit
therefor issued by the Zoning Officer.
B.
Application for permits. Application for permits,
including temporary permits, shall be made in writing to the Zoning
Officer on such forms as may be furnished by the Township. No permit
shall be considered complete or permanently effective until the Zoning
Officer has certified that the work meets all the requirements of
applicable codes and ordinances.
C.
Plot plans for building permits. All applications
for building permits shall be accompanied by five copies of a true
and accurate plot plan, and all applications for a zoning permit shall
be accompanied by one such plot plan. All such plot plans shall be
drawn to scale, showing the location and size of each building to
be erected upon each lot, the actual dimension of each lot to be built
upon and such other information as may be necessary to enable the
Construction Code Official and Zoning Officer to determine whether
the proposed structure and use of land will conform to the Uniform
Construction Code and the provisions of this the land use chapters
of this Code. The Zoning Officer shall keep a record of all applications
for zoning permits and a record of all permits issued, with a notation
of all special conditions involved. The Zoning Officer shall also
file and safely keep copies of all plans submitted, which shall become
a part of the records of his/her office for the use of the Township
Council and other officials of the Township.
D.
Issuance of permits. Zoning permits shall be granted
or refused within 30 days after the written application has been filed
with the Zoning Officer. No permit shall be issued unless it has been
verified by the Zoning Officer that all real estate taxes have been
paid through the current quarter. Upon completion of the erection
or alteration of any building or portion thereof authorized by any
permit, and prior to occupancy or use, the holder of such permit shall
notify the Zoning Officer of such completion. No permit shall be considered
complete or permanently effective until the Zoning Officer has certified
that the work has been inspected and approved as being in conformity
with the provisions of the land use chapters of this Code and other
applicable ordinances, and all real estate taxes have been paid through
the current quarter.
[Amended 3-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04]
E.
Expiration of permits. No permit for the erection,
razing, change, alteration or removal of buildings shall be valid
or effective after one year from the date of issuance thereof and
shall thereafter be void, unless the work authorized by such permit
shall have been substantially commenced within one year from the date
of issuance and proceeded with due diligence. If, however, the applicant
has been delayed in proceeding with the work for which the permit
was granted by reason of any reasonable cause not due to his/her own
negligence, the permit may be renewed without additional cost to the
applicant.
A.
Required. No vacant land shall be occupied or used,
and no building or structure hereafter erected, structurally altered
or changed in use, except for agricultural uses, shall be used or
changed in use until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued,
which certificate of occupancy must have upon it the signature of
the Construction Code Official, with the advice of the Zoning Officer
as to conformance with the Zoning Code or necessary Board approval.
[Amended 11-8-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-08]
B.
Issuance. A certificate of occupancy, either for the
whole or part of a new building or for alteration of an existing building,
shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building
permit and shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or alteration
of such building or part shall have been completed in conformity with
the provisions of this Code.
C.
Change in use or occupancy. A certificate of occupancy
for the use or occupancy of vacant land, or for a change in the use
of land, or for a change in the use of an existing building shall
be applied for and issued within 10 days after the application has
been made and before any such land or building shall be occupied or
used, provided such are in conformity with the provisions of this
chapter.
A.
No zoning permit required by this chapter shall be
issued by the Zoning Officer until (s)he shall have made such examination
of the application and plot plan and such inspection of the property
as are necessary to enable him/her to determine whether the proposed
structure or use of land will conform to the provisions of this Code.
B.
No certificate of occupancy required by this chapter
shall be issued until the Construction Code Official and Zoning Officer
have made such inspection as is necessary to determine whether the
erection or alteration of the building or structure has been completed
in conformity with the provisions of this Code, or that the proposed
use or occupancy of land will conform to the provisions of this Code.
C.
It shall be the duty of the Construction Code Official
and Zoning Officer, upon request of the owner, to make inspection
at any stage of the erection or alteration of a building or structure,
for the purpose of determining whether such erection or alteration
is being made in conformity with the Uniform Construction Code and
the provisions of this Code. However, the failure of the Construction
Code Official or the Zoning Officer to make any such inspection shall
not in any manner entitle such owner to a certificate of occupancy
if such erection or alteration, when completed, does not conform to
the Uniform Construction Code or the provisions of this Code.
A.
The Township Council shall determine a schedule of
fees, charges and expenses, as well as a collection procedure for
all permits and other matters pertaining to this Code. Such schedule
of fees shall be posted in the office of the Zoning Officer.
B.
The Township Council shall be empowered to reevaluate
the fee schedule and make necessary alterations to it.
