Phillipsburg City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIX
Administration
§ 625-92 Zoning permits.
[Amended 4-9-2025 by Ord. No. O:2025-06]
Zoning permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or agent to construct, move, alter or change the use of any building or use any land without first applying for a zoning permit.
Any violation of this section to which the defendant chooses to plead “guilty” shall result in a fine as follows:
Plea of guilty: $50.
Administrative officer and issuance of permits.
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Zoning Officer of the Town of Phillipsburg. In no case shall a permit be granted for the construction or alteration of any building nor to alter the use of any land, where the proposed construction, alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any provision of this chapter.
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to issue the proper zoning permit when he is satisfied that the structure, parking area or other use requiring a permit conforms to all requirements of this chapter. The Zoning Officer shall have the right to enter any premises or building during the daytime in the course of his duties.
Records. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to keep a record of all applications for permits and all permits issued, with a notation of all special conditions involved.
Existing permitted uses. Upon written request from the owner, tenant, occupant or purchaser under contract, the Zoning Officer after inspection shall issue a zoning permit for any legally existing uses on the property, certifying the extent and type of use and whether any such existing use conforms to the provision of this chapter.
Denial. Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter shall result in the denial of a zoning permit.
Revocation. Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter shall result in the revocation of a previously issued zoning permit.
§ 625-93 Certificates of occupancy.
New uses. No structure or land shall be occupied or used until such time as a certificate of occupancy is issued by the appropriate official. Such certificate shall be issued upon application by the owner, prospective applicant or purchaser only after the Land Use Enforcement Officer determines that the facts represented on the application are correct and that the building, structure or use is in conformance with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable chapters.
Scope of certificate of occupancy. The certificate of occupancy shall contain sufficient information as to the extent and kind of use, such that any future investigation of the premises would disclose the extent to which the use was altered. It shall also indicate whether such use is a permitted or nonconforming use and the extent to which the use does not conform to the provisions of this chapter.
§ 625-94 Enforcement.
Hereafter, no land shall be used or occupied and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, used or occupied except in conformity with the regulations herein established for the district in which such land, building or structure is located.
In cases of mixed occupancy, the regulations for each use shall apply to the portion of the building or land so used.