Penns Grove City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Administration
§ 450-83 Zoning Officer.
[Amended 9-19-1978 by Ord. No. 78-9; 6-17-1986 by Ord. No. 86-5; 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
A.
Appointment. There is hereby created the position of Zoning Officer, who shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by Borough Council.
B.
Duties. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to see to the enforcement of all ordinance provisions relating to zoning to ensure compliance with the Borough ordinances.
C.
Stop order. The Zoning Officer shall have the power to order all work stopped on construction, alteration, repair or use of buildings and property in the Borough when such work or use is in violation of any provision of the zoning ordinances. Such work or use shall not be resumed after the issuance of such an order, except on the written permission of the Zoning Officer, provided that if the stop order is an oral one, it shall be followed by a written stop order within an hour. Such written stop order may be served by a police officer of the Borough of Penns Grove.
D.
Entry powers. The Zoning Officer shall have the power to make or cause to be made an entry into any building or premises for the purpose of making reasonable inspections for probable cause at any reasonable hour.
E.
Exceptions. Permits for uses which are a special exception or variance to requirements of this chapter shall be issued only upon order, or as otherwise provided by law or this chapter, of the Planning Board. Nothing herein contained shall require any change in plans or construction of a lawful use, the construction of which is started before the effective date of this chapter and which is completed within one year of the effective date of this chapter.
§ 450-84 Permit required.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
A permit shall be required prior to the erection or structural alteration of any building, structure or portion thereof and prior to the use or change in use of a building or land and prior to the change or extension of a nonconforming use. Applications for permits shall be made in writing to the Zoning Officer on such forms as may be furnished by the Borough. Such application shall contain all information necessary for the Zoning Officer to ascertain whether the proposed erection, alteration, use or change in use complies with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 450-85 Issuance of permits.
[Amended 6-17-1986 by Ord. No. 86-5; 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
Permits shall be granted or refused within 10 days after the written application has been filed with the Zoning Officer, except where Planning Board site plan review is required.
§ 450-86 Temporary permits.
A temporary permit may be authorized by the administrative officer pursuant to § 450-13.
§ 450-87 Fees.
Fees for permits shall be paid in accordance with a fee schedule to be adopted by Council, and all such fees shall be paid into the Borough treasury. Each applicant for an appeal, special exception or variance shall, at the time of making application, pay a fee in accordance with the aforementioned fee schedule.[1]
§ 450-88 Violations and penalties.
[Amended 9-19-1978 by Ord. No. 78-9; 6-17-1986 by Ord. No. 86-5; 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
For each and every violation of any provision of this chapter, the owner, contractor or other persons interested as general agent, architect, building contractor, owner, tenant or any other persons who commit, take part or assist in any violation of this chapter or who maintain any building or premises in which any violation of this chapter shall exist and who shall have refused to abate said violation after being ordered to do so, or who shall disregard a stop order or any other order issued by the Zoning Officer, shall be subject to any and all fines and penalties set forth in § 1-2 of the Code of the Borough of Penns Grove.
§ 450-89 Additional remedies.
In addition to the remedy or remedies hereinbefore provided, any person, persons, company or corporation violating this chapter or any provision or section thereof may be proceeded against by the Borough of Penns Grove or the appropriate official of the Borough by appropriate action or by proceeding in equity or otherwise to prevent and enjoin any threatened violation of this chapter.[1]