No person shall commence or change any use until he shall have obtained a zoning permit from the Zoning Officer. The permit shall issue if the proposed use and lot complies with this Chapter.

No person shall occupy any land or building until he obtains a certificate of occupancy. The certificate shall be issued by the Construction Official only if the Zoning Officer is satisfied that the completed structure or land alteration of which the zoning permit was issued complies with the application for the permit and this Chapter. Applications for permits shall be made on forms approved by the Township Committee.

Any applicant for a variance, conditional use permit, interpretation, approval, or any other decision of the Board, which decision requires or is the result of a hearing, shall pay a fee of $100 plus the deposit of a sum in escrow in the amount of $150 for professional services rendered with respect to the application.

Any person making written inquiry to the Zoning Board of Adjustment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-73.1, the inquiry as to whether a proposed land use is permissible under the Zoning ordinance or Official Zoning Map at a particular location, shall submit a fee of $25 together with the written inquiry. The response of the municipal agency shall be binding on the municipality only and subject to Pinelands Commission review and approval. Applicant may make separate inquiry in accordance with the procedures outlined in the C.M.P. directly to the Pinelands Commission as to whether such use is permitted under the Pinelands Act.

In the event that an application includes a request for more than one type of relief, the fees applicable to each type of relief shall be separately charged and collected and separate application forms shall be submitted even though the applicant may be applying to only one municipal board.

The escrow amount set forth above shall be subject to increase upon demand. Charges against the escrow account shall be made for inspection and professional review fees by the Township's staff such as but not limited to the Township Engineer, Township Planner and Board Attorney. Charges against the escrow account shall be at the same rate that said professional bills the municipality and no applicant shall be charged in excess of that rate. No sums shall be disbursed from the escrow account without receipt by the Township of appropriate vouchers from their professionals. Any balances remaining in the escrow account when the development or action on the application in question has been completed shall be returned to the applicant.

Any variance hereinafter granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment or Planning Board pertaining to the erection or alteration of any structure or structures or permitting a specified use of any premises shall expire unless such construction or alteration shall have been actually commenced on each and every structure permitted by the variance or unless such permitted use has actually been commenced within one year from the date of publication of the notice of the judgment or determination of the Board.