Lakehurst City Zoning Code
§ 25-4.2
Development Permits, Site Plan Approval, Subdivision Approval.
[Ord. No. 11/78; Ord. No. 5/24/82 § 401; Ord. No. 12/82 § III; Ord. No. 7/20/89 § 3]
A development permit shall be issued by the duly designated official or agency before the issuance of either a certificate of occupancy to a new occupant of an existing building or portion of an existing building or before the issuance of a building permit, or the commencement of any development as defined herein.
Except as specifically exempted pursuant to subsection 25-4.3 of this chapter, site plan and/or subdivision approval shall be required prior to the issuance of a development permit and the commencement of development as defined herein.
a.
In the Pinelands Area (Lakehurst), the applicant shall notify the Pinelands Commission of the issuance of a development permit. Notice shall be given in accordance with subsection 25-11.8. No development authorized by a development permit shall commence until the requisite period for Commission review and action has elapsed. If, within 15 days of receiving notification of the issuance of a development permit, the Executive Director of the Commission calls up the proposed development for review by the Commission, then no development shall occur until the Pinelands Commission has taken action on the proposed development. If the Pinelands Commission approves the proposed development subject to conditions, the approving authority shall, within 30 days, modify its approval to include all conditions imposed, and the proposed development, shall conform to the conditions. If the Commission disapproves the local approval, the approving authority shall revoke such approval.
b.
The following types of development shall not be subject to Commission notification and review, and permits approved by the duly designated official shall take effect immediately:
1.
The improvement, expansion or reconstruction of any one single-family dwelling or appurtenance thereto;
2.
The improvement, expansion, construction or reconstruction of any structure accessory to a single-family dwelling;
3.
The improvement, expansion, construction or reconstruction of any structure used exclusively for agricultural or horticultural purposes;
4.
The construction, repair or removal of any sign;
5.
The repair of existing utilities and the installation of utilities to serve existing or approved development;
6.
The clearing of less than 5,000 square feet of land not in conjunction with an activity requiring a building permit.