Nothing in this chapter shall require any change in a building permit, site plan or zoning variance which was approved before the enactment of this chapter but is in violation of this chapter, provided that construction based on such a building permit shall have been started within one year from the effective date of this chapter and, in the case of a site plan or variance, a building permit shall have been issued within one year following the effective date of this chapter. In all instances, the project shall be continuously pursued to completion, otherwise said approvals and permits shall be void. (Ord. No. 1811, § 5.)

No subdivision of land within the Township of Teaneck shall be valid and effective if done in violation of the subdivision provisions of this chapter. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-37, no subdivision plat shall be filed with the county recording officer unless approved by a township approving authority in accordance herewith.

No building permit or certificate of occupancy for any development within the Township of Teaneck shall be valid and effective if issued in violation of the site plan provisions of this chapter, except that subdivision or individual lot applications for detached one- or two-dwelling-unit buildings shall be exempt from site plan review and approval.

The jurisdiction and authority of the Board of Adjustment shall substitute for that of the Planning Board whenever the Board of Adjustment has jurisdiction over a subdivision or site plan pursuant to Chapter 2 of this Code and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-76b. (Ord. No. 1811, § 6.)

No approval of a subdivision or site plan shall be final if any taxes or assessments for local improvements are due and delinquent on the property for which the subdivision or site plan application is made. No certificate of occupancy or building permit or any other certificate of approval will be issued until taxes and assessments are all paid to date. (Ord. No. 1811, § 7; Ord. 2063, 11-27-1984, § 1.)

No approval of a subdivision or site plan shall be final unless it conforms in all respects to the applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance or unless a variance has been granted by the appropriate township authority for each and every nonconformity. (Ord. No. 1811, § 8.)

(a) All fees are contained in Appendix III of Chapter 2. (b) Escrow deposit.

(1) The application fee set forth above is a flat fee to cover direct administrative expenses, other than the services of outside consultants retained by the approving authority, and is nonrefundable. In addition, the applicant may be required by the approving authority to submit a payment to the Township Treasurer for deposit in the township trust fund as an escrow deposit, in an amount to be determined by the approving authority. This escrow trust fund is intended to cover the reasonable cost of professional services rendered by outside consultants to the approving authority, in conjunction with the development application which are reasonably necessary for a proper consideration of the application. Such services include but are not necessarily limited to professional planners, engineers and traffic consultants. Escrow funds not utilized in the review process shall be returned to the applicant within a reasonable period of time after the adoption of a resolution of memorialization by the approving authority.

(2) The amount of the escrow trust fund shall be determined in one of two ways: either it shall be based upon an estimate furnished by the Township Engineer or upon written estimates furnished by the consultant or consultants being considered for hire by the approving authority. The applicant shall be notified of the required escrow deposit, and the failure to pay same shall be grounds for dismissal of the application or postponement of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, as the case may be.

(3) All escrow charges which are due and owing shall become a lien upon the property which is the subject of the development application and shall remain so until paid. Overdue escrow charges shall accrue the same interest as established for real property taxes in the township. The township shall have the same remedies for collection of escrow charges with interest, cost and penalties as it has by law for the collection of taxes upon real property. (Ord. No. 1811, § 9; Ord. No. 1941, 2-2-1982, § 3; Ord. No. 3015, 12-17-1985, § 1; Ord. No. 3073, 2-10-1987, § 1; Ord. No. 3246, 12-12-1989, § 26.)

The agreement dated September 12, 1977, as amended from time to time, by and between the Teaneck Redevelopment Agency, the township and Alfred N. Sanzari, shall not be abrogated, superseded or amended by this chapter, and in the event of conflict between this chapter and said agreement, the latter shall prevail. (Ord. No. 1811, § 10.)

Checklists for site plans, minor subdivisions and major subdivision preliminary plats are set forth in full on the schedules attached and made a part of said Code. These checklists shall be published in summary form by reference to same and made a part of this chapter.

(a) Every application of development submitted pursuant to Chapter 33 of the Code of the Township of Teaneck shall include by the applicant provisions for the collection, disposition and recycling of recyclable materials designated in the township's Recycling Ordinance 4 and setting forth specifically the plan and procedure for the collection, disposition and recycling of the designated recyclable materials as mandated by the Teaneck Township Code aforesaid.

(b) The requirements of Subsection (a) herein shall apply to any application for development for the construction of 50 or more units of single-family residential housing, 25 or more units of multifamily residential housing or any commercial or industrial development proposal for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land. (Ord. No. 3045, 8-7-1986, § 1; Ord. No. 3166, 9-27-1988, § 1.)

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