Rockaway Township City Zoning Code
§ 54-16.2
Request for interpretation or other special questions.
[Ord. No. 95-24 § 54-33]
The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide requests for interpretation of the Zoning Map or zoning regulations, Section 54-30, or for decisions upon other special questions upon which the Board is specifically authorized to pass by this chapter. The following provisions shall apply to such requests:
A.
An application form shall be completed and shall be accompanied by a specific written request which outlines that part of the Zoning Map, zoning regulations or Official Map for which an interpretation is sought, or outlines the special question that the Board is asked to consider.
B.
Fifteen copies of the application form and all accompanying documentation shall be submitted to the Administrative Officer for the Board.
C.
Fees required by this chapter shall be submitted with the request, as well as proof of payment of taxes and assessments.
D.
A public hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions for hearings in this chapter.
E.
The appellant shall publish notice of the hearing on the request in the official newspaper of the Township, if there be one, or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township. If the request for interpretation or special question concerns a specific property, the appellant shall also give public notice of the hearing in the manner specified for development applications in this chapter; provided that the parties entitled to notice shall be as specified in Subsection 54-14.4B(1). If the request is made by a person other than the owner of the specific property which is the concern of the interpretation or special question, notice shall also be sent to the property owner. Affidavits of proof of service of notice shall be submitted at least two business days prior to the hearing.
