Woodcliff Lake City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
Administration; Enforcement
§ 380-101 Interpretation.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, these shall be deemed the minimum requirements for the promotion of the purposes of this chapter.
§ 380-102 Zoning Officer.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer, who shall be responsible for all records under this chapter. The Zoning Officer shall be appointed annually by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council at the reorganization meeting of the governing body and shall serve for a term of one year or until the succeeding reorganization meeting or until such time as his successor is appointed and qualified.
§ 380-103 Building permits.
[Amended 3-6-1995 by Ord. No. 95-2]
A.
A building permit shall be required for the erection or alteration of any building or structure or part of a building or structure in the municipality. All applications for building permits shall be made in writing with a statement of the use and/or intended use of the property by the owner.
(1)
In addition to the foregoing, no building permit shall be issued with regard to the construction of new residential homes unless the Borough Engineer has reviewed the application and the plans submitted for the proposed structure with particular attention to the height of the structure, drainage, soil movement, driveway location and access as defined by this chapter. All plans, sections and views necessary to perform the calculations used in arriving at the height of the building shall be made available by the applicant, together with the topography of the land upon which the proposed structure or building is to be located, as well as such other information deemed necessary by the Borough Engineer to assure compliance with Borough ordinances.
(2)
The Borough Engineer, upon completion of his review, shall append his approval or disapproval in writing upon the application and building plans, together with date when so approved or disapproved.
(3)
A suitable fee sufficient to cover the time and effort of the Borough Engineer shall be paid by the applicant to the Borough prior to the Engineer undertaking his review of the application and plans submitted by the builder.
B.
Building permits shall be issued only for uses permitted under the provisions of this chapter.
§ 380-104 Certificate of occupancy; zoning certificate.
[Amended 12-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-13]
A.
No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected or altered shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued stating that the building, structure and lands conform with all of the provisions of this chapter.
B.
No change or extension of use and no alteration shall be made in a nonconforming use premises without a certificate of occupancy having first been issued stating that such change, extension or alteration conforms with all of the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Certificates of occupancy or zoning certificates shall be required for all nonresidential uses and for each change of ownership or tenancy of such premises.
D.
When a building or structure is occupied by multiple users, a certificate of occupancy shall be required for each change of ownership or tenancy for each such user.
§ 380-105 Violations and penalties.
A.
Any owner, lessee, occupant, builder or other person who shall construct, alter, repair, convert, maintain or use any building, structure or premises in violation of any provision of this chapter or who shall in any manner violate any such provision shall, upon conviction, be subject for each such offense by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or by a fine not to exceed $500 per day, or both.
[Amended 1-2-2001 by Ord. No. 00-7]
B.
The Mayor, upon the recommendation of the Zoning Officer, or the Mayor and Council by resolution, in addition to other remedies, may institute an appropriate action or legal proceeding to restrain, prevent, correct or abate any violation or threatened violation.