Lansdale City Zoning Code

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Zoning Officer or Code Enforcement Officer or such other person as shall be designated from time to time by the Borough Manager of the Borough of Lansdale shall administer and enforce this chapter, including the receiving of applications, the inspection of premises and the issuing of permits. No permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by him except where the provisions of the chapter have been complied with and the proper fees have been received.

No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered nor shall any work therefor commence until a permit therefor has been issued by the Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter in accordance with Chapter 146, Building Construction, Article I. All applications for such permits shall be in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and the Borough Building Code, and unless upon written order of the Zoning Hearing Board, no such building permit shall be issued for any building where said construction, addition or alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance or regulation of the Borough of Lansdale or of any statute of Pennsylvania or of the United States.

There shall be submitted with all applications for building permits two copies of a layout or plot plan drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the building and accessory buildings to be erected and such other information as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter.

The Borough official charged with the administration and enforcement of this chapter shall retain in a permanent record for the Borough of Lansdale the application plus the layout or plot plan attached thereto as required by § 405-2102 hereof.

One copy of the layout or plot plan shall be returned when approved by the Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter, together with the permit, to the applicant. The applicant shall initial the layout or plot plan retained by the Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter. Said building permit shall be issued upon the payment of the fees as designated by the Borough Council of the Borough of Lansdale in rules and regulations promulgated by it from time to time. The issuance of a building permit by the Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter shall indicate that the proposed building or alteration complies with the provisions of this chapter.

The issuance of a building permit by the appropriate Borough official shall not relieve the owner of the subject premises from the obligation to comply with all of the ordinances, rules and regulations of the Borough of Lansdale or to obtain all other permits required by the ordinances, rules or regulations of the Borough of Lansdale.

The Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter shall make such charge for the issuance of a certificate of occupancy in such amount as the Borough Council may from time to time by resolution provide for. The Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter shall maintain a record of all certificates of occupancy and shall furnish a copy thereof to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. He shall make such charge for service as the Borough Council may from time to time by resolution provide for.

The Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter shall require that the application for a building permit and for a certificate of occupancy be accompanied by such permits, plans and other information as he deems necessary to enable him to properly ascertain whether the proposed building or the alteration, change or use or nonconforming use, as the case may be, complies with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable ordinances and regulations of the Borough of Lansdale. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter until or unless he is satisfied as to such compliance.

The Borough official charged with administration and enforcement of this chapter is herewith given the power and authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter.