1. It shall be the duty of the Township Engineer to monitor all land disturbances and all land improvements undertaken in the Township pursuant to approval of a subdivision and/or site plan in accordance with the applicable provisions of this ordinance.

2. Prior to the commencement of any land disturbance or any land improvement, the developer shall arrange for and attend a pre-construction meeting with the Township Engineer. At said meeting, the subject subdivision plat and/or site plan shall be identified, marked and dated by the Township Engineer with an acknowledgement as to its conformity to the subdivision and/or site plan approved by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, including any conditions of approval written in the approval resolution. Thereafter, the marked and dated subdivision and/or site plan shall be filed in the office of the Township Clerk.

3. The Township Engineer shall issue a written communication to the developer within 10 days after the pre-construction meeting, either:

a. Authorizing the commencement of land disturbance and/or land improvement in accordance with the approved plat or plan, including any conditions of approval written in the approval resolution, and in accordance with any and all limitations and/or conditions as deemed appropriate by the Township Engineer specifically enumerated; or

b. Denying the commencement of land disturbance and/or land improvement, with the reasons for such denial specifically enumerated.

 

4. In accordance with § DR-902F of this Land Development Ordinance, all improvements for both site plans and subdivisions shall be inspected during the time of their installation under the supervision of the Township Engineer. At the time of inspection, in addition to an evaluation and determination of the sufficiency of the engineering aspects of the improvements, the Township Engineer shall evaluate and determine the correctness of the improvements relative to all aspects of the approved subdivision and/or site plan. Should any improvement, whether completed or under construction, be found by the Township Engineer to be contrary to the subdivision and/or site plan as approved by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, including any imposed conditions, such fact shall immediately be orally communicated to the developer or his/her appropriate representative on-site and, thereafter, shall be communicated by the Township Engineer in writing to the developer or his/her attorney.

A copy of the written communication shall be immediately filed in the office of the Township Clerk, and additional copies shall be immediately forwarded to the Chairman of the Planning Board or to the Chairman of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, and to the Board's Attorney.

5. On the day following the oral communication to the developer or his/her representative, the improvement found by the Township Engineer to be contrary to the subdivision and/or site plan shall be corrected so as to conform to the approved subdivision and/or site plan, or the Township Engineer shall:

a. Issue a 'stop work' order pending the correction of said improvement or the resolution of any dispute; and/or
b. Refer the matter via a written communication to the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, for its review of the matter and reconsideration of its prior approval(s).

6. The developer immediately shall comply with any issued 'stop work' order and/or any other conditions imposed by the Township Engineer; otherwise the Township Engineer shall communicate in writing within two working days the particulars of the developer's non-compliance to the Attorney of the Planning Board or to the Attorney of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be.

B. Construction Official.

1. It shall be the duty of the Construction Official to monitor the construction of any building or structure in the Township. No new structure and no improvement to the interior of any existing structure shall be undertaken until a construction permit is obtained from the Construction Official in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14 and § 1002.D of this ordinance.

2. It shall be the duty of the Construction Official in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.5 to keep a record of all applications and all construction permits which are either issued or denied, with notations of any conditions involved, including the actual elevation (NGVD) of the lowest floor area of any structure and/or the elevation to which a structure has been flood-proofed in floodplain areas, which data shall form a part of the Township public records. A monthly report of construction permits shall be filed with the Township Manager and continuous reports of construction permits shall be filed with the Tax Assessor.

3. Should any construction, whether completed or in process, be found by the Construction Official to be contrary to the approved construction plans and/or the Uniform Construction Code of the State of New Jersey, such fact shall immediately be noticed to the landowner or his/her appropriate representative on-site. The Construction Official shall issue in writing to the landowner or his/her attorney a notice of violation and orders to terminate, directing the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the correction of the violation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.30.

4. The construction improvement found by the Construction Officer to be contrary to the approved construction plans and/or the Uniform Construction Code shall be corrected so as to conform to the applicable construction requirements, or the Construction Official shall, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.31:

a. Issue a 'stop construction' order pending the correction of said construction or the resolution of any dispute; and/or
b. Assess a monetary penalty.

5. The landowner immediately shall comply with any issued 'stop construction' order and/or any other conditions imposed by the Construction Official; otherwise the Construction Official may communicate in writing the particulars of the landowner's non-compliance to the Township Attorney pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.31.

C. Zoning Officer.

1. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to inspect the uses, land and structures in the Township and order the owner in writing to remedy any condition found to exist in violation of any provision of this ordinance and/or any approved subdivision and/or site plan by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, including any conditions of approval written in the approval resolution; no structure or land shall be used in violation of this ordinance and/or any approved subdivision and/or site plan.

2. Should any use, land or structure be found by the Zoning Officer to exist in violation of any provision of this ordinance and/or any approved subdivision and/or site plan, such fact shall immediately be orally communicated to the landowner or his/her appropriate representative on-site and, thereafter, shall be communicated by the Zoning Officer in writing to the landowner or his/her attorney.
A copy of the written communication shall be immediately filed in the office of the Township Clerk, and additional copies shall be immediately forwarded to the Township Attorney and to the Chairman of the Planning Board or to the Chairman of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, and to the Board's Attorney.

3. On the day following the oral communication to the landowner or his/her representative, the use, land or structure found by the Zoning Officer to exist in violation of any provision of this ordinance and/or any approved subdivision and/or site plan, shall be corrected so as to conform to this ordinance and any subdivision and/or site plan approval, or the Construction Official, at the Zoning Officer's request, may revoke the Certificate of Occupancy and, in any case, shall notify the Township Attorney and the Township Engineer of the violation via a written communication.