1. Direct issuance of a construction permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 for the construction of a building or structure within the bed of a mapped street or public drainageway, flood control basin or public area as shown on a duly adopted Official Map, if an Official Map is adopted by the Township, whenever one or more parcels of land within said bed cannot yield a reasonable return to the owner unless a construction permit is granted. The Board may grant such relief only by affirmative vote of a majority of the full authorized membership of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, ensuring that such relief will tend to cause a minimum change of the Official Map and will not significantly add to the cost of opening any proposed street. The Board shall impose reasonable requirements as a condition of granting the construction permit so as to promote the health, morals, safety and general welfare of the public.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall not exercise the power otherwise granted herein if the proposed development requires approval by the Planning Board of a subdivision, site plan or conditional use in conjunction with which the Planning Board has power to direct the issuance of the permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-60b and
§ DR-705J.2 of this ordinance.
2. Direct issuance of a construction permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36 for the construction of a building or structure on a lot not abutting a street which is shown on a duly adopted Official Map, if an Official Map is adopted by the Township, or which is (a) an existing State, County or municipal street or highway; or (b) a street shown upon a plat approved by the municipal Planning Board; or (c) a street on a plat duly filed in the office of the County Recording Officer. The Board may grant such relief only when the enforcement of the statute requirement that a building lot abut a street would entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, or where the circumstances of the case do not require the building or structure to abut a street. The Board shall impose requirements or conditions that will provide adequate access for fire fighting equipment, ambulances and other necessary emergency vehicles for the protection of the health and safety and that will protect any future street layout on the Official Map or on the Traffic Circulation Plan element of the municipal Master Plan.
Construction Permits (
§ DR-1002D)
1. Every application for a construction permit shall be accompanied by two sets of plans drawn in ink or a blueprint showing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon; the exact location, size and height of all existing and proposed structures and substructures; all existing easements; a delineation and description of any proposed extension(s) of public utilities; the existing or intended use of each structure; the number of dwelling units the structure is designed to accommodate; the number and location of off-street parking spaces and off-street loading areas; and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this Land Development Ordinance. Additionally, all requirements for construction permits contained in the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.15) shall be met. All dimensions on these plans relating to the location and size of the lot to be built upon shall be based on an actual survey of the lot by a licensed surveyor in the State of New Jersey.
2. The fee for each construction permit shall be governed by the terms of the ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the Township of Medford in the County of Burlington establishing a State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency and A Construction Fee Schedule, pursuant to Chapter 217, Laws of New Jersey 1975 and Title 5, Chapter 23 of the New Jersey Administrative Code," including any amendments or supplements which may from time to time be adopted.
3. A construction permit shall be granted or denied in writing within 20 working days of a complete application unless additional time is agreed upon in writing by the applicant. One copy of such plans shall be returned to the owner when such plans have been approved or denied by the Construction Official together with such permit as may be granted.
4. The lot and the location of the structure(s) thereon shall be staked out on the grounds before construction is started and a copy of the construction permit shall be posted conspicuously on the premises affected whenever construction work is being performed thereon. Additionally, all other requirements for construction permit procedures set forth in the Uniform Construction Code at N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.16 shall be met.
5. No construction permit shall be issued for any structure until prior site plan, subdivision and variance approvals, as may be necessary, have been granted by the appropriate Federal, State, County, or municipal agency or agencies in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and until all review and inspection fees and all local taxes and assessments on the property have been paid.
Additionally, any proposed extension(s) of public utilities shall be reviewed and approved by the Township Engineer prior to the issuance of a construction permit, and a written communication of the results of such reviews and a statement of approval or denial shall be provided by the Township Engineer to the Construction Official; the application for the construction permit shall be accompanied by an additional fee of $500 for such a review when applicable.
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