Collingswood City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Enforcement and Review by Other Agencies
§ 141-9 Effect on outstanding permits, approvals and variances.
Nothing in this chapter shall require any change in a building permit or zoning variance which was approved before the enactment of this chapter, provided that construction shall have been started within six months from the effective date of this chapter and that the project shall be continuously pursued to completion; otherwise said approvals and permits shall be void.
§ 141-10 Zoning Officer to enforce; compliance required prior to issuance of zoning permit and certificate of occupancy.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to administer and enforce the zoning provisions of this chapter.
B.
All requirements of this chapter shall be met at the time of any erection, enlargement, moving or change in use. All developments resulting from approved subdivision plats, approved site plans or variances granted by the approving authority shall comply with all the design and performance standards, including conditions imposed by the approving authority as shown on the approved plat or included in the resolution adopted by the approving authority. No certificate of occupancy for the new occupant shall be issued until a zoning permit has been issued indicating compliance with this provision.
§ 141-11 Violations and penalties; civil actions.
A.
Except as may be provided in New Jersey statute, any person or persons, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000, imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days or a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof, in the discretion of the court. Each day on which any of the provisions of this chapter shall be violated shall constitute a separate offense.
B.
In addition, the Borough may institute and maintain a civil action for injunctive relief to, inter alia, restrain any violation of this chapter, to correct or abate the same, to prevent occupancy of land in violation thereof, to prevent a conveyance in violation thereof or prevent any act in violation thereof or to set aside and invalidate any conveyance made without compliance with this chapter. The Borough shall also have all of the remedies afforded by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-55.
§ 141-12 Compliance required; effect of County Planning Board approval.
The applicant shall comply with reasonable conditions laid down by the approving authority for design, dedication, improvements and the use of the land to conform to the physical and economical development of the municipality and to the safety and general welfare of the future residents/owners in the development and the community at large. Where County Planning Board review or approval is required on a subdivision or site plan, the approving authority shall condition any approval it grants upon either timely receipt of a favorable report by the County Planning Board or approval by the County Planning Board due to its failure to submit a report within the required time period. If the county's report is negative or attaches conditions, the original action by the municipal approving authority shall be null and void and a new resolution shall be adopted which considers the County Planning Board's report.