Certificate Required.
No land or buildings shall be occupied by a use or changed from one use to another, and no building or structure hereafter erected, constructed, altered, or extended shall be occupied or used until a certificate of use and occupancy shall have been issued by the Zoning Officer stating that the building and/or proposed uses fully comply with the provision of this chapter, the provisions of the Building Permit Ordinance of Shrewsbury Township, the provision of the Building Code of Shrewsbury Township, and the provisions of all other ordinances. Uses requiring review and approval as a land development under the Shrewsbury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance shall not be issued a certificate of use and occupancy by the Zoning Officer until approval of any such land development by the Shrewsbury Township Board of Supervisors.
Application Requirement.
Applications for certificates of use and occupancy shall be made in writing by the owner or authorized agent on forms approved by the Zoning Officer setting forth such information and data as the Zoning Officer may require including, but not limited to, the name of the owner of the property, the proposed use of the land or structure, and an itemized list of other uses and structures on the property, and shall be accompanied by a filing fee as established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The resolution may establish additional fees, if more than one inspection is required.
Certificate Procedures.
1. Construction. In cases where a building permit is required, all certificates of use and occupancy shall be applied for coincident with the application for the building permit. The Zoning Officer shall retain the certificate until he is notified that construction has been completed. Upon notification, the Zoning Officer shall make a final inspection to determine compliance with this and other applicable Township ordinances. (See §
27-1811.)
2. Change of Use. In cases involving establishment of a use on land or a change of use on land or within a structure, application for a certificate of use and occupancy alone shall suffice. The Zoning Officer shall issue a certificate of use and occupancy granting such use, or by letter directed to the applicant at the address shown on the application, deny such use within five days following application, except in cases of special exception where further proceedings are necessary.
3. Such certificate of use and occupancy shall be sufficient authorization to occupy the premises. If denied, the Zoning Officer shall state in writing the cause for such denial.
4. Immediately following occupancy, the applicant shall notify the Zoning Officer, upon a form provided by the Zoning Officer at time of application, that occupancy has been completed. The Zoning Officer shall subsequently make an on-site inspection to determine compliance with the terms of all applicable Township ordinances and with statements and plans submitted by the applicant.
1. If the Zoning Officer finds during his inspection that all work is in conformity, a certificate of use and occupancy shall be granted within five days following such inspection. If any part of the construction is found in violation of any Township ordinance, then the applicant shall be notified in writing within five days following the inspection as to the specific points of violation.
2. Subsequent final inspections shall follow the same procedures outlined above. The Zoning Officer may, however, require an additional fee for any additional inspections caused by violations found by the Zoning Officer upon the site in question during any required inspection. Such additional fee shall be in accordance with the resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
