[Amended 6-9-1982 by Ord. No. 31:82]

The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Administrative Officer. In no case shall a permit be granted for the construction or alteration of any building or structure where the proposed construction, alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any provision of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the Administrative Officer or his duly authorized representative to inspect any building, structure or premises which may be in violation of this chapter and to order, in writing, the remedying of any conditions found to exist in violation of any provision of this chapter.

A. Required. A zoning permit signed by the Administrative Officer is required as a condition precedent to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a building or structure, certifying that such use, building or structure complies with the provisions of this chapter and that the use is permitted, existing as a nonconforming use, or is permitted by the terms of a variance. No building permit shall be issued without a zoning permit being first issued hereunder, certifying compliance of the use and location of the proposed building or structure with the provisions of this chapter. No person shall use any building or portion thereof for commercial or industrial purposes, after such building or portion thereof has been vacated, without having first secured a zoning permit therefor. A zoning permit shall not be required upon mere change in ownership of a single-family detached dwelling.

B. Application. No person shall commence a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a building or structure without having first applied for and secured a zoning permit from the Administrative Officer.

C. Inspection. No zoning permit shall be issued hereunder until an inspection is made by the Administrative Officer or his duly authorized representative to determine compliance of the use, building or structure with the provisions of this chapter.

D. Notice. If, upon inspection of the use, building or structure and review of the zoning permit application, it shall be determined by the Administrative Officer that the use, building or structure does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, he shall deliver written notice thereof to the applicant, advising in what respects the use, building or structure fails to comply.

E. Fees. Upon application for a zoning permit, the applicant shall pay a fee of $50 to the Township. [Amended 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 90:57]

A. Special events use permits. It is recognized that it may be in accordance with the purpose of this chapter to permit temporary special events for a limited period of time, which activities may be prohibited by other provisions of this chapter. If such uses are of such nature and are so located, then at the time of petition they will:

(1) In no way exert detrimental effect upon the uses of land and activities normally permitted in the district.

(2) Contribute materially to the welfare of the Township under conditions peculiar to the time and place involved.

B. Certificates of occupancy. Certificates of occupancy shall be issued by the Construction Official in the manner prescribed in Chapter 124, Construction Codes, Uniform.

A. It shall be the duty of the Administrative Officer to keep a record of all permits issued and a record of all certificates of occupancy which he countersigns, together with a notation of all special conditions involved. He shall file and safely keep copies of all plans submitted, and the same shall form a part of the records of his office.

B. The Administrative Officer shall prepare a monthly report for the Township Council summarizing for the period since his last previous report all zoning permits issued and certificates countersigned by him and all complaints of violations and the action taken by him consequent thereon. A copy of each such report shall be filed with the Township Tax Assessor at the time it is filed with the Township Council.

A. Any owner or agent and any person or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, structurally alter, enlarge, rebuild or move any building or buildings or any structure or who shall put into use any lot or land in violation of any detailed statement or plan submitted and approved hereunder shall be guilty of a violation. Each and every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation.

B. The owner of any building or structure, lot or land or part thereof, where anything in violation of this chapter shall be placed and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person or corporation employed in connection therewith and who may have assisted in the commission of any such violation shall be guilty of a separate violation.

[Added 5-14-1985 by Ord. No. 85:21]

The maximum penalty upon conviction of any violation of this chapter or of any detailed plan submitted and approved hereunder or as otherwise provided in § 430-298, Violations, shall be by imprisonment for any term not exceeding 90 days or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both. Each violation shall be punished as a separate offense upon conviction thereof.