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1. No excavation for the construction of a building or structure to be erected or moved; and no excavation or construction altering or enlarging a building or structure which, when completed, will change the exterior dimensions of the building or structure shall be begun until or unless the person excavating, constructing, enlarging or moving the same shall have first obtained a permit therefor. Such permit shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer, providing the plot and plan accompanying the application for the building permit indicates that the construction, alteration or enlargement will conform with the requirements of this Part. The fee to be charged for said permit shall be in an amount as established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. [Ord. 66]
2. Each application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a plot, in duplicate, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of the building to be erected or, in case of a building already in existence which is being altered or enlarged, its present size and its contemplated size at the completion of alteration or enlargement, together with a set of plans, in duplicate, of the construction excavation, alteration or enlargement, as the case may be, and any other information necessary for the Code Enforcement Officer to determine whether or not the requirements of this Part will be satisfied with respect thereto. A file of such application and plots and plans, together with a notation indicating whether or not a permit was issued, shall be kept in the office of the Code Enforcement Officer. [Ord. 66]
3. After the issue of a permit for any construction as covered by this Part, and before any excavation or construction shall begin, the permit for said construction shall be posted conspicuously at the front of said construction and the permit shall remain posted until the construction is completed.
4. If it is determined that the building site is located within a floodplain as defined by the Floodplain Ordinance [Chapter 8], the provisions of the Floodplain Ordinance will also be applicable. [Ord. 66]
5. Upon completion of the construction, occupancy or use of the new construction shall not take place until an occupancy permit is issued by the Township. [Ord. 64]
(Ord. 13, 12/15/1970; as amended by Ord. 20, 8/6/1974; by Ord. 36, 5/3/1984; by Ord. 64, 7/5/2001, § 1; and by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
The minimum requirements as to lot area requirements for a dwelling house or other building to be built or erected shall be as follows:
A. Lots where private well and septic tanks are provided shall have a minimum width of 100 feet at the building line and a minimum area of 20,000 square feet per single family dwelling unit.
B. Lots served by either public water or sanitary services shall have a minimum of 80 feet at the building line and a minimum area of 10,000 square feet per single family dwelling unit.
C. Lots where both public water and sanitary sewers are provided shall have a minimum width at building line of 75 feet and a minimum area of 7,500 square feet per single family dwelling unit. Provided, however, that if the land affected be an unplotted lot having area or frontage less than that stated herein and held under separate ownership, the area of such unplotted and so held under separate ownership from the adjoining land at the time of adoption of this Part shall be the minimum requirement for such unplotted land and provided that, further, a lot in a recorded plan of lots divided at the time of the adoption of this Part having area and frontage of less than that stated herein shall constitute the minimum area requirement for such plotted ground. That portion of a lot on which is located the right-of-way for a road shall not be included in the determination of minimum requirements as to the area of the lot.
(Ord. 13, 12/15/1970)
1. Buildings erected or to be erected, altered or enlarged shall not be placed so that any portion of the structure shall be nearer to the edge of the road right-of-way than 40 feet on a State highway or more than 30 feet on all other roads except that where existing buildings within 250 feet on either side of the location of a proposed building is closer to the highway or road right-of-way than the distance specified herein, this closer distance shall constitute the minimum setback for the proposed building.
2. Buildings erected or to be erected, altered or enlarged shall not be placed nearer to the property line than 10 feet except that for a lot recorded or held under separate ownership at the time of the adoption of this Part having less than 56 feet, this setback shall be decreased by 1 foot for each 3 feet of width less than 36 feet except that in no circumstance shall the setback be less than 6 feet. This provision applies only to buildings or structures to be located within the distance of 80 feet from the edge of the highway or road right-of-way. [Ord. 66]
3. A dwelling to be erected, altered or enlarged on a lot on which there previously exists one or more dwellings shall be so located that the aforesaid lot can be subdivided into a manner consistent with § 103 of this Part in such manner consistent with the minimum setback regulation set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this Section.
(Ord. 13, 12/15/1970; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
Except when erected upon solid rock, foundation walls and other permanent improvements shall be carried not less than 3 feet below the finish grade ground level. Provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to trailers, hunting camps or other buildings used as temporary residences.
(Ord. 13, 12/15/1970; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
1. All setback provisions of § 104, above, shall apply to any manufactured homes used as a home or residence or for commercial purposes. All of the forgoing provisions of this Part shall apply to manufactured homes.
2. The construction or alteration of any storage building used as an adjunct to, or in conjunction with, a manufactured home used as a home or residence shall be subject to the provisions of this Part.
(Ord. 13, 12/15/1970; as amended by Ord. 18, 11/1/1973, § 1; and by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
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