The provisions of this Zoning Ordinance shall be enforced by the administrative officer for the purposes of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the administrative officer to issue zoning permits pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the administrative officer to keep a record of all applications for zoning permits and a record of all such permits issued with a notation of any conditions that may have been imposed under the provisions of this chapter. He shall file and safely keep copies of all plans submitted. He shall also keep a records of every identifiable complaint of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and of the action taken consequently on each such complaint. All such records and plans shall form a part of the records of his office and shall be available for the use of the governing body and of other official agencies and officials of the City. Additionally, all such records shall be made available to the general public in conformance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.

No board, agency, officer or employee of the City shall issue, grant or approve any permit, license, certificate or other authorization for any construction, reconstruction, alteration, enlargement or moving of any building or for any use of any land or building that would not be in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Any such permit, license, certificate or other authorization issued, granted or approved in violation of the provisions of this text shall be null and void and of no effect without the necessity of any proceedings for revocation or nullification thereof, and any work undertaken or use established pursuant to any such permit, license, certificate or other authorization shall be unlawful, and no action shall be taken by any board, agency, officer or employee of the City purporting to validate any such violation.

A zoning permit shall be obtained from the administrative officer prior to the construction, erection, alteration or use of any building or part of building or of any stationary sign or property. No excavation for any building or different use of a property shall be begun until application has been made for a zoning permit for such building or use. Every application for a zoning permit shall be made in writing by the owner or his authorized agent and shall include a statement of the use or intended use of the building, structure or property and shall be accompanied by a plan, drawn to scale, showing the proposed building or property in its exact relation to lot and street lines and by a written statement from the City Engineer, or other satisfactory evidence, that the line of the bounding streets has been accurately located on the ground. If the administrative officer refuses to issue a permit hereunder, he shall state in writing the grounds of his refusal. No zoning permit shall be issued for a building or property to be used for any purpose for which a conditional use permit is required pursuant to the regulations set forth in Article VI of this text unless and until approved by the Planning Board and/or Zoning Board.