A zoning permit shall be required prior to the construction or structural alteration of any building, structure, pool, garage, shed, fence, deck, sign, parking area, driveway and apron, curbing, sidewalk, or 120 square feet or more of impervious surface. Applications shall be made in writing on forms furnished by the Township. The Building Inspector shall require that the application for a zoning permit shall contain all the information necessary to enable him or her to ascertain whether the proposed building complies with the provisions of this Chapter 27.

All applications for zoning permits shall be accompanied by plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon; the exact size and location of any buildings existing on the lot, or within 50 feet of the side and rear lot lines; the lines within which the proposed building, structure, or any item that requires a zoning permit in § 27-1702 of this Part shall be erected or altered; the existing and intended use of each building or part of a building; the number of families or housekeeping units the building is designed to accommodate; and such other information as may be necessary to determine compliance with this Chapter 27 and all other pertinent ordinances.

Zoning permits shall be granted or refused within 15 days after the written application has been filed with the Building Inspector. No zoning permit shall be issued until the Building Inspector has certified that the proposed construction or alteration complies with all the provisions of this Chapter 27. Upon the completion of the erection or alteration of any building or portion thereof authorized by any zoning permit obtained in compliance with this Chapter 27, and prior to occupancy, use or sale thereof, the holder of such permit shall notify the Building Inspector of such completion and shall apply for a use registration permit, which shall be assignable. The building shall not be occupied, used or sold until a use registration permit has been issued to the owner thereof.

A use regulation permit shall be required for any of the following:

Use registration permits shall be granted or refused within 10 days after the Building Inspector has been notified of the completion of the authorized construction or alteration, or, where no construction or alteration is involved, within 10 days after receipt of written application therefore. Upon written request from the owner, the Building Inspector shall issue a use registration permit for any building or land existing on August 8, 1952, certifying, after inspection, the extent and kind of use or disposition of the buildings or land, and whether such use or disposition conforms with the provisions of this Chapter 27. Pending completion of a building or of alterations thereto, a temporary use registration permit may be issued by the Building Inspector, for the use of a part or all of the building, provided that such temporary occupancy or use would not tend in any way to jeopardize life or property. A record of all use registration permits shall be kept on file in the office of the Township Commissioners, and a copy of any such permit shall be furnished upon request to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or premises affected. Where, under the provisions of Chapter 18, Sewers and Sewage Disposal, of this Code, an owner is required to connect a building to the sanitary sewer system of the Township Municipal Authority, the Building Inspector shall not issue either a use registration permit or a temporary use registration permit until such owner has furnished to him a written certificate from the Secretary of the Authority certifying that such owner has paid to the Authority the required connection fee and the building has been connected to the sewer in a manner satisfactory to the Authority.

Fees for zoning permits shall be paid in accordance with a fee schedule to be adopted by resolution by the Township Commissioners, and all such fees shall be paid into the Township Treasury. Each applicant for a use registration permit, or for an appeal, special exception, or variance, shall, at the time of making application, pay a fee, in accordance with the aforementioned fee schedule, for the cost of administration, or of advertising and mailing notices as required by this Chapter 27 and the rules of the Zoning Hearing Board, provided that there shall be no charge for an original use registration permit.

Whenever a conditional use is authorized pursuant to the terms of this chapter, as amended, the procedures for application and review of requested conditional uses shall be as follows:

A conditional use, special exception, or variance shall expire if the applicant fails to obtain a use permit within 12 months of the date of the granting of the conditional use, special exception, or variance; provided, however, that: