Roselle Park City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXXI
Administration and Enforcement
§ 40-3101 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
[1980 Code § 128-118]
The Construction Code Official shall enforce the provisions of Part 3, Zoning, of this chapter, and any supplements and amendments thereto, and the provisions of any and all resolutions relating to Part 3, Zoning, of this chapter. He shall not issue a permit for the construction, alteration, enlargement, extension or reconstruction of any building or structure or for the change or extension of use on any premises until satisfied that the proposed construction, alteration, enlargement or extension of use of any premises complies with the provisions of Part 3, Zoning, of this chapter.
§ 40-3102 APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS.
[1980 Code § 128-144; amended by Ord. No. 2168]
A.
No one shall construct, alter, enlarge, extend or reconstruct any building or structure unless a building permit is issued by the Construction Code Official, pursuant to § 40-3101.
B.
All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a plan in triplicate drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions, radii and angles of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the building to be erected, and such other information as necessary to provide for the enforcement of Part 3, Zoning, of this chapter.
C.
Topographic or plot plans, including existing grades, are to be submitted at the time of submission of the application for the permit. A foundation location plan is required before the framing inspection is scheduled.
D.
All construction, new or rehabilitation must be in compliance with Somerset Union Soil Conservation District prior to issuance of permit.
§ 40-3103 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
[1980 Code § 128-120; amended by Ord. No. 1140; Ord. No. 1329; Ord. No. 2095; Ord. No. 2153; Ord. No. 2461-2016]
A.
A certificate of occupancy duly issued by the Construction Code Official of the Borough which establishes that a building, structure, premises or lot, or a part thereof, which has been improved in any manner whatsoever, as well as the current or proposed use thereof, conforms to the provisions of Part 3, Zoning, of this chapter shall be required in accordance with the terms of this section.
B.
No building structure, premises or lot, or part thereof, shall hereafter be constructed, erected, created, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly, in its use or structure, unless a certificate of occupancy, as hereinabove defined, has been issued by the Construction Code Official of the Borough.
C.
A certificate of compliance shall be required upon the sale of any land or building located within the Borough and upon the lease of any premises devoted to a nonresidential use.
D.
The Construction Code Official of the Borough shall approve or deny an application for a certificate of occupancy and/or certificate of compliance within ten (10) days after a request for same has been filed in this office. The Construction Code Official shall issue a certificate of occupancy only upon a finding that the building, structure, premises or lot or part thereof, and upon the finding that the current or proposed use thereof conforms to this chapter, as well as the current or proposed use thereof, conforms to this chapter and all other applicable codes and ordinances of the Borough. A certificate of compliance shall only be issued by the Construction Code Official in accordance with § 40-3006 and upon the finding that the current or proposed use thereof conforms to this chapter.
E.
Should the Construction Code Official decline to issue a certificate of occupancy and/or certificate of compliance, the basis for denial shall be stated on two (2) copies of the application. One (1) copy thereof shall be returned to the applicant.
F.
In the event that the use or structure of property on which a certificate of occupancy has been granted is changed or altered, a new certificate of occupancy shall be required.
G.
A temporary certificate of occupancy for a part of a building or structure may be issued by the Construction Code Official at his discretion, provided that the same shall be valid for no more than sixty (60) days and shall not be renewed more than one (1) time.
H.
The fee for the issuance of a smoke detector certificate shall be seventy ($70) dollars for single-family homes, and twenty-five ($25) dollars per unit, with the minimum of one hundred ($100) dollars for a multifamily residence.
§ 40-3104 FEES.
[1980 Code § 128-121; added by Ord. No. 1348]
Upon the filing of any appeal or application to the Board of Adjustment, or to the Planning Board where applicable, by any person other than an officer, department, board or agency of the Borough of Roselle Park, the appellant or applicant shall pay the following fees:
§ 40-3105 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
[1980 Code § 128-122]
For any and every violation of the provisions of Part 3, Zoning, the owner, general agent or contractor of a building or premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist and the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist and the owner, general agent, contractor, lessee or tenant of any part of a building or premises in which part such violation has been committed or shall exist and the general agent, architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist, shall, for each and every violation, and for each and every day that such violation continue, be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred ($500) dollars or to imprisonment in the County jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.