The Zoning Officer shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. If the Zoning Officer shall find that any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, he shall notify, in writing, the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation, and order the action necessary to correct it; or he shall take any other action authorized by this chapter to ensure compliance with or to prevent violation of its provisions.

The Zoning Officer shall administer the zoning permits and make zoning decisions related with the Planning Board, as set forth in this Article.

No building or structure in any district shall be erected, enlarged or altered, nor may land be used or improved, unless and until a zoning permit has been duly issued by the Zoning Officer. No zoning permit shall be issued by the Zoning Officer except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, unless he receives a written order from the Planning Board.

The fee for issuance of a zoning permit shall be $50.

An accurate survey, at the scale of the Borough's Tax Maps, showing shape, dimensions, radii, angles and area of the lot on which the building is proposed to be erected or of the lot on which it is situated if an existing building. Such survey shall be prepared and sealed by a land surveyor licensed by the State of New Jersey.

The block and lot numbers as they appear on the Official Borough Tax Map.

The exact size and location on the lot of the proposed building or buildings or alteration of an existing building, and of other existing buildings on the same lot.

The dimensions of all yards in relation to the subject building and the distances between such building and any other existing buildings on the same lot.

The existing and intended use of all buildings, existing or proposed, or of land and the number of dwelling units a residential building is designed to accommodate.

Such topographic or other information with regard to the building, the lot or neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine that the proposed construction will conform to the provisions of this chapter.

The location, widths and grades of driveways serving any parking areas or loading areas or docks, together with a description of the proposed means of surfacing and draining such areas.

Upon receipt of an application for a zoning permit, the Zoning Officer shall, within five days, determine:

If it is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter and all other ordinances enforced by the Zoning Officer and no further reviews are required, the Zoning Officer shall issue a zoning permit within the five-day period.

If a zoning permit is denied or the application is found to require site plan review, the Zoning Officer shall promptly cause to be sent to the applicant, to the address set forth in the application for the permit, a notice of this action, which shall specify, in writing, the ground or grounds upon which the same is based.

In the case of a denial, the applicant may, within five days thereafter, notify the Zoning Officer, in writing, that he appeals from such determination of the Zoning Officer to the Planning Board, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the Zoning Officer to deliver the plans, specifications, application for permit, certificate of use or intended use of such buildings or proposed building and a copy of his notification to his agent that such building or use is a nonconforming building or use, or both, together with any other papers or information in his possession, to the Planning Board, and the Planning Board shall, within 30 days thereafter and upon five days' notice, in writing, to the owner or his agent, review the determination of the Zoning Officer. The Board shall either affirm the determination of the Zoning Officer, reverse the same or issue a variance from the provisions of this chapter not complied with.

In the case where site plan review by the Planning Board is required, the Zoning Officer shall so notify the applicant, who shall then, if he wishes to proceed with the application, comply with the application requirements for site plan review hereinafter provided for.

If at any time it shall appear to the Zoning Officer that the application or any accompanying plan is in any respect false or misleading or that work is being done upon the premises differing materially from that called for in the application filed with him under existing laws or ordinances, he may forthwith revoke the zoning permit in accordance with due process of law, whereupon it shall be the duty of the person holding the same to surrender it and all copies thereof to the Zoning Officer. After the permit has been revoked, the Zoning Officer may, in his discretion, before issuing a new permit, require the applicant to file an indemnity bond in favor of the Borough with sufficient surety conditioned for compliance with this chapter and all laws and ordinances then in force and in a sum sufficient to cover the cost of removing the structure if it does not comply.

The Zoning Officer shall maintain files of all applications for zoning permits and plans submitted therewith and for certificates of occupancy issued by him, which files and records shall be open to public inspection during regular business hours at the Municipal Building, 148 North Main Street, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520.

Required. Until a certificate of occupancy shall have been applied for and issued by the Housing Officer, the following shall be unlawful:

Application requirements. Application for a certificate of occupancy shall be made on a form furnished by the Housing Officer for a new building or for an existing building which has been altered and shall be made after the erection or alteration of such building or part thereof has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and other relevant Borough ordinances. Pending the issuance of such a certificate, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Housing Officer for a period not to exceed 90 days during the completion of any alterations that are required under the provisions of any law or ordinance or for a part of a partially completed building. Such temporary certificate shall not be construed as in any way altering the respective rights, duties or obligations of the owner or of the Borough respective to the use or occupancy of the land or building or any other matter covered by this chapter. Such temporary certificate shall not be issued except under such restrictions and provisions as shall adequately assure the safety of the occupants of the building and of the adjacent buildings and land, and shall not be issued unless the building conforms with the following:

Issuance.

Fees.

Records. A record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept in the office of the Housing Officer. One copy shall be furnished to the Assessor and, on request, to any agency of the Borough or to any persons having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected.