A. No demolition, destruction, alteration, or repair of historic sites or structures shall be undertaken in the Township until a demolition permit has been issued by the Director of the Department of Community Development, or his designee.

B. No demolition permit for the demolition, destruction, alteration, or repair of historic sites or structures shall be issued unless the person requesting such permit satisfies the issuing authority that the standards set forth in § 250-43M with respect to the preservation of such site or structures have been complied with or sufficient guarantees are in place to assure such compliance.

The approvals, permits, certificates and authorizations required by this article shall be in addition to, and not in place of, those required with respect to a development under any law, ordinance or regulation other than this chapter.

Upon finding a violation of this chapter, the Zoning Officer shall issue a notice of violation setting forth the section or sections of this chapter being violated and the amount of time within which said violations must be corrected. The amount of time given for correcting the violation shall be within the reasonable discretion of the Zoning Officer. The notice shall be issued to those individuals responsible for causing said violations and to the owner of the property if said owner is not a responsible person. The owner shall be jointly and severally liable for all penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter.

A. If, before final subdivision approval has been granted, any person transfers or sells or agrees to transfer or sell as owner or agent, except pursuant to an agreement expressly conditioned on final subdivision approval, any land which forms a part of a subdivision for which approval is required by this chapter, such person shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $1,000, and each lot disposition so made may be deemed a separate violation.

B. In addition to the foregoing the Township, when authorized by resolution of the governing body, shall institute and maintain a civil action for injunctive relief and to set aside and invalidate any conveyance made pursuant to such a contract of sale if a certificate of compliance has not been issued in accordance with § 250-96. Any such action must be brought within two years after the date of the recording of the instrument of transfer, sale or conveyance of such land, or within six years if unrecorded.

A. The prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee, or any other person interested in any land which forms part of a subdivision may apply in writing to the administrative officer for the issuance of a certificate certifying whether such subdivision has been approved by the appropriate municipal agency pursuant to this chapter. Such application shall contain a diagram showing the location and dimensions of the land to be covered by the certificate and the name of the owner thereof.

B. The administrative officer shall make and issue such certificate within 15 days after receipt of such written application and the fees therefor. Such officer shall keep a duplicate copy of each certificate, consecutively numbered, including a statement of the fee charged, in a binder as a permanent record.

C. Each such certificate shall be designated a "certificate as to approval of subdivision of land" and shall certify:

(1) That there exists in the municipality a duly established Planning Board, and whether there is an ordinance controlling subdivision of land adopted under the authority of the MLUL;

(2) That the subdivision, as it relates to the land shown in the application, has been approved by the appropriate municipal agency, and if so, stating the date of such approval and any extensions and terms thereof, and that the subdivision of which the lands are a part is a validly existing subdivision; and

(3) That such subdivision, if the same has not been approved, is statutorily exempt from the requirement of approval as provided herein.

A. Any person who shall acquire for a valuable consideration an interest in the lands covered by a certificate described in § 250-96 hereof in reliance upon the information therein contained shall hold such interest free of any right, remedy or action, which could be prosecuted or maintained by the municipality pursuant to § 250-95.

B. If the administrative officer fails to issue any such certificate within 15 days after receipt of an application and the fees therefor, any person acquiring an interest in the lands described in such application shall hold such interest free of any right, remedy or action, which could be prosecuted or maintained by the municipality pursuant to § 250-94.

C. Any such application addressed to the Township Clerk shall be deemed to be addressed to the administrative officer, and the Township shall be bound thereby to the same extent as though the same was addressed to the administrative officer.

In case any development is undertaken, occupied or used in violation of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order made under the authority of this chapter, or in case such violation is threatened, the Zoning Officer, in his own official behalf, or on behalf of the municipality or any municipal agency or interested party, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such violation, or to restrain, correct or abate such violation or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, occupancy or use, in or about the premises that are the subject of the development; provided that no such action or proceeding shall be instituted by the Zoning Officer in any court, other than the Municipal Court, except in case of emergency, unless the governing body shall first have authorized such by resolution.

The Zoning Officer, or his representative, shall have the right to enter any premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections in the course of his duties, or as permitted by law, to investigate violations of this chapter.

A. Except as otherwise provided in § 250-94, any person who received a notice of violation pursuant to § 250-93, and fails to correct the violations cited within the time period set forth therein shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof; and in the case of continuing violations, each day that such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Any complaint to impose such penalty may be filed in Municipal Court on behalf of the municipality, by the Zoning Officer, any municipal police officer or any interested party.

B. If the Township chooses to impose a fine in an amount greater than $1,250 upon an owner for violations of housing or zoning codes, the Township shall provide a thirty-day period in which the owner shall be afforded the opportunity to cure or abate the condition and shall also be afforded an opportunity for a hearing before a court of competent jurisdiction for an independent determination concerning the violation. Subsequent to the expiration of the thirty-day period, a fine greater than $1,250 may be imposed if a court has not determined otherwise or, upon reinspection of the property, it is determined that the abatement has not been substantially completed.

The Zoning Officer shall maintain in his office a record of all zoning permits, all actions, proceedings or complaints taken, instituted or filed by him.

The Zoning Officer shall monitor and enforce the required implementation of subdivisions, site plans and zoning variances approved under laws or ordinances in effect prior to the adoption of this chapter and superseded hereby, and for such purpose the Zoning Officer shall have all of the powers and duties prescribed in this article.

[Added 1-27-1994 by Ord. No. 5-94]

Whenever the Planning Board of the Township of Old Bridge or the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Old Bridge imposes a condition of approval upon a developer which requires the developer to convey a conservation easement, such easement shall be both depicted on the approved plan and conveyed in deed form. The form of conveyance made shall be approved by the Board Attorney and the Township Attorney before recordation. Upon approval of the form of such conveyance and simultaneous with the forwarding of such deed to the County Recording Office, copies of such conveyance shall be forwarded to the Township Clerk, the Township Zoning Officer, the Construction Code Official, the administrative officer of the respective board.