[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Maywood 9-6-1977 by Ord. No. 729. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
There is hereby created an Agency within the
Borough of Maywood for the enforcement of the New Jersey State Uniform
Construction Code,[1] which shall be known and designated as the "Enforcing
Agency."
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.
A.
There is hereby created the position of Construction
Official within the Enforcing Agency. The Construction Official shall
be the chief administrator of the Enforcing Agency and shall perform
such other duties and functions as may be provided by law.
B.
There are hereby created the positions of Building
Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode Official,
Fire Protection Subcode Official and such other subcode officials
as may be required for such additional subcodes as the Commissioner
of the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey
shall hereafter adopt as part of the State Uniform Construction Code.
Each subcode official shall be responsible for the administration
and enforcement of the particular subcode for which he had been designated,
subject to the procedure of the Enforcing Agency as required by N.J.A.C.
23.5. Each subcode official shall be responsible to the Construction
Official and shall perform such other duties and functions as required
by N.J.A.C. 23.5.
C.
Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the Construction
Official and subcode officials shall be appointed by the Mayor and
Council for a term of four years. Any person appointed to the position
of Construction Official or subcode official shall have such qualifications
as are required by law. Nothing contained herein shall require that
each such position be filled by separate persons; provided, however,
that any person holding more than one position shall be qualified
in all such positions which he holds. No more than one person, however,
shall be appointed concurrently to hold any position as either Subcode
or Construction Official created herein.
[Amended 6-23-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
D.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections B and C above, the Borough of Maywood may retain a private on-site inspection or plan review agency in lieu of any particular subcode official with respect to the administration and enforcement of one or more of the subcodes contained in the State Uniform Construction Code. Electrical inspection authorities may continue to operate under authority of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, Department of Public Utilities, as per N.J.A.C. 14:5-7.1 et seq. until such time as the Mayor and Council contracts directly with an on-site electrical inspection agency for exclusive services in the Borough of Maywood or appoints an Electrical Subcode Official. In no instance, however, may such electrical inspection authorities continue to operate in such a manner after January 1, 1978.
E.
There is hereby established a central permit office
which shall be under the direction and supervision of the Construction
Official. Except for emergencies and other unforeseen or unavoidable
circumstances, the public shall have the right to process all applications
under the Uniform Construction Code at this office irrespective of
the dispersal of the code enforcement personnel. Said office shall
receive applications for construction permits and plan review, issue
construction permits and certificates of occupancy, issue notices
and orders, collect fees, penalties and fines and perform such other
functions as may be determined by the Construction Official. Said
office shall be open during the normal business hours of the Borough
of Maywood.
[Amended 12-29-1987 by Ord. No. 15-87]
A.
All fees required for plan review and the issuance of any permit or certificate shall be collected prior to the review or the issuance of the permit or certificate. Fees shall be computed in accordance with the requirements and standards set forth in the State Uniform Construction Code and in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in Chapter 169, Fees, a copy of which shall be posted in the central permit office.
B.
No person shall be charged a construction permit surcharge
fee or Enforcing Agency fee for any construction, reconstruction,
alteration or improvement designed and undertaken solely to promote
accessibility by disabled persons to an existing public or private
structure or any of the facilities contained therein. For the purposes
of this subsection, "disabled person" means a person who has the total
and permanent inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity
by reason of any medically determinable, physical or mental impairment,
including blindness, and shall include, but not be limited to, any
resident of this state who is disabled pursuant to the Federal Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 416), or the Federal Railroad
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. § 231 et seq.), or is
rated as having a 60% disability or higher pursuant to any federal
law administered by the United States Veterans' Act. For purposes
of this subsection, "blindness" means central visual acuity of 20/200
or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye
that is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that
the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater
than 20° shall be considered as having a central visual acuity
of 20/200 or less.
[Added 8-11-1998 by Ord. No. 12-98]
Pursuant to the requirements of the State Uniform
Construction Code, the following streets shall be considered within
the fire limits:
A.
The north and south sides of West Pleasant Avenue
from Maywood Avenue west to the east corner of Lincoln Avenue.
B.
East Pleasant Avenue: Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12 and Block
116; Block 117, Lots 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58; also Lots 32, 33, 34 and
35.
C.
Essex Street from Maybrook Drive east to the Hackensack
City line.
D.
Block 189, Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
E.
Block 185, Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4.
F.
Block 186, Lots 1 and 2.
The Bergen County Construction Board of Appeals
is hereby designated as the agency to hear and decide appeals from
the Enforcing Agency as provided by law.
All buildings or parts of buildings which antedate
the State Uniform Construction Code Act[1] and are not in compliance with the State Uniform Construction
Code shall be subject to and maintained under the existing codes and
ordinances, the 1967 National Building Code, the Electrical Control
Ordinances and other applicable ordinances.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.
Penalties for violation of this chapter and
the State Uniform Construction Code shall be enforced in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-138.
[Added 4-14-2020 by Ord. No. 7-20]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Prefabricated l-joists, truss joists, truss rafters and laminated
beams and studs.
An emblem made of reflective material containing information
identifying a structure as containing engineered lumber.
A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy,
use or ornamentation, whether installed on, above or below the surface
of a parcel of land.
A.
All structures built after the adoption of this article containing
engineered lumber must have a reflective symbol affixed to an electrical
meter serving the structure.
B.
Any licensed contractor that discovers in the normal course of a
project requiring permits that a structure contains engineered lumber
must report to the Building Department to have a reflective symbol
affixed to an electrical meter serving the structure.
C.
The Building Official or his designee may, at his/her discretion,
require a reflective symbol affixed to an electrical meter serving
the structure upon his/her determination that a structure contains
engineered lumber.
D.
The Building Official or his designee may, at his/her discretion,
require a reflective symbol affixed to an electrical meter serving
the structure upon his/her determination and review of any permit
application that will utilize engineered lumber in construction.
E.
Any home or business owner that is aware that their structure contains
engineered lumber may contact the Building Department to have a reflective
symbol affixed to an electrical meter serving the structure.
A.
The reflective symbol shall be applied by the Construction Official
or designee and shall be a condition of the issuance of a UCC certificate
of occupancy.
B.
The reflective symbol shall be in the form designed by the Borough
of Maywood Building Department and will contain lettering to identify
the location of any engineered lumber in the structure. The following
letters, of a size and color to make them conspicuous, shall be printed
on the emblem: "F" to signify a floor with truss construction, "R"
to signify a roof with truss construction, or "F/R" to signify both
a floor and roof with truss construction.
C.
The reflective symbol, once attached, must be maintained and/or replaced
as necessary to assure maximum visibility.
Any person violating this article by refusing to use the reflective
symbol or by removing or tampering with the reflective symbol shall
be subject to a fine in an amount of $25 per violation. Each day that
a violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct
offense.
