Hope Township City Zoning Code
§ 20-26.3
Temporary Use Permits.
[1978 Code § 12-413; Ord. # 12/4/85; amended 10-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13]
Recognizing, in certain instances, for the necessity of certain temporary uses, the Board of Adjustment, after hearing, may authorize temporary use permits pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(b).
a.
Such permits may be issued for a period not to exceed one year and on further application to the Board of Adjustment, may be extended, for good cause shown, for an additional period not to exceed one additional year. Thereafter, such temporary use permit shall expire and the use as permitted shall be abated.
Any structures erected in connection therewith shall be removed. Where it deems appropriate, the Board of Adjustment may require such guarantees it deems sufficient to cause such abatement and/or removal.
b.
Where a building permit has been issued, a temporary certificate of occupancy for a dwelling house may be granted to a developer to permit such dwelling house to be used, temporarily, as a sales and management office for the sale of those homes within a subdivision provided all of the following requirements are met:
1.
The house to be used as such office is built upon a lot approved as part of a subdivision that has been approved by the Planning Board.
2.
The house is of substantially the same quality of construction as those homes to be sold within the subdivision.
3.
No other business than that which is accessory to the management and the sale of lands owned by the developer shall be permitted.
4.
The dwelling house shall meet all other requirements of the zone district in which it is located.
c.
Where a building permit has been issued, the Board of Adjustment may grant a temporary use permit for a nonconforming use incidental to construction projects on the same premises such as the storage of building supplies and machinery and/or the assembly of building materials. For example, but not by way of limitation, such temporary use permit may be issued to permit the parking of a "construction trailer" on such a site.
d.
The Board of Adjustment may grant a temporary use permit for the erection and maintenance of temporary structures or buildings for the conduct of permitted uses where such permitted uses have been interrupted by reason of fire or other casualty. Such temporary use permit shall expire at the time the necessary repair or reconstruction of the permanent structures or buildings have been accomplished or within one year, whichever occurs first.
e.
The Board of Adjustment may grant temporary use permits for the location of temporary structures, in connection with permitted uses, on the site of such permitted use, which use is either existing or about to be established, upon the construction of a permanent structure. Such temporary structure shall provide facilities during construction of permanent facilities which are an addition to the permitted use or which will result in permanent facilities to house the permitted use. For example, but not by way of limitation, such temporary use permits may be issued to permit the parking of a trailer housing banking facilities, temporary office space, and/or temporary classroom space on such a site.