[Amended 10-4-2021 by Ord. No. 21-881]
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered
and enforced by the Zoning Officer and/or Construction Official/Code
Enforcement Officer of the Township. Prior to any change in the use
of a structure or land, a zoning permit shall be obtained in order
to assure compliance with this chapter. In no case shall a permit
be granted for the construction or alteration of any building or use
of land where the proposed construction, alteration or use would be
in violation of any provision of this chapter. It shall be the duty
of the Zoning Officer and/or Construction Official and any duly authorized
assistants to cause any building, lands, plans or premises to be inspected
or examined and to order, in writing, the remedying of any conditions
found to exist in violation of any provision of this chapter. The
Zoning Officer and/or Construction Official/Code Enforcement Officer
shall have the right to enter any building or premises during business
hours in order to carry out such duties.
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Records. It shall be the duty of the Construction
Official/Code Enforcement Officer to keep a record of all applications
for permits and a record of all permits issued, with a notation of
all special conditions involved. The Construction Official shall file
and safely keep copies of all plans submitted and the same shall form
a part of the records of the Building Department. The Construction
Official shall prepare a report for the governing body periodically,
at intervals of not greater than three months, summarizing for the
period since the last previous report, all building permits and certificates
issued by the Building Department and all complaints of violations
and the action taken consequent thereon.
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Zoning. Zoning permits shall hereafter be secured
from the Zoning Officer prior to construction, erection or alteration
of any structure or part of a structure or use of a structure or land.
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Certificates of occupancy. It shall be unlawful to
use or permit the use of or occupy any building or premises or part
thereof hereafter created, located, erected changed, converted or
enlarged, wholly or partly, until a certificate of occupancy has been
issued for that premises. The certificate shall certify that the structure
or use complies with the provisions of this chapter.
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Revocation. On the serving of notice of any violation
of any of the provisions or requirements with respect to any building
or use thereof or of land, as specified in this chapter, the certificate
of occupancy for such use shall thereupon, without further action,
be null and void. A new certificate of occupancy shall be required
for any further use of such building or land.
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Filing. A duplicate copy of the certificate of occupancy
shall be filed with the Tax Assessor. A record of all certificates
of occupancy shall be kept in the office of the Construction Official.
Copies shall be furnished, on request, to the Planning Board or to
any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building
or land affected.
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Temporary use permits. It is recognized that it may
be in accordance with the purposes of this chapter to permit temporary
activities for a limited period of time, which uses may be prohibited
by other provisions of this chapter. If such uses are of such nature
and are so located that at the time of petition they will in no way
exert a detrimental effect upon the use of land and will contribute
materially to the welfare of the Township, particularly in a state
of emergency, under conditions peculiar to the time and place involved,
then the Zoning Board may, subject to all regulations for the issuance
of special permits elsewhere specified, issue a permit for a period
not to exceed six months. Such period may be extended not more than
once for an additional period of six months.
As a condition for any approval required pursuant
to this chapter, property taxes or assessments for local improvements
which are due or delinquent on the property for which any application
is made shall be paid.
