Zoning permits shall hereafter be secured from the Zoning Officer prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction, erection or alteration of any structure or part of a structure or upon a change in the use of land or a structure.

No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected or altered shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Construction Code Official stating that the use and building comply with all the provisions of this chapter and all other ordinances. A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for at the same time as the building permit is applied for and shall be issued upon completion of the building or alteration in accordance with said ordinances. On the serving of notice by the Zoning Officer to the owner of any violation of any of the provisions or requirements with respect to any building or use thereof or of land, as specified in this chapter, the certificate of occupancy shall be void and violation of this chapter, and such use shall be deemed to be in subject to the penalties herein prescribed. A new certificate of occupancy shall be required for any further use of such land or building.

It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to keep a record of all applications for zoning permits, a record of all permits issued and a record of all certificates of occupancy, together with a notation of all special conditions involved. The Zoning Officer shall file and safely keep copies of all plans submitted, and the same shall form a part of the records of his or her office and shall be available for the use of the officials of the Borough of Pennington. The Zoning Officer shall prepare a quarterly report for the Borough Council summarizing for the period since the last report all zoning permits issued and certificates countersigned by him or her and all complaints of violations and the action taken consequent thereon. A copy of each such report shall be filed with the Tax Assessor at the same time it is filed with the Borough Council.

Other procedures regarding development applications are contained in Chapter 34, Land Use Procedures, and Chapter 163, Site Plan Review.