[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Palmyra as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Unsafe or unfit buildings — See Ch. 86.
Certificates of occupancy — See Ch. 93.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 121.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 126.
Housing standards — See Ch. 142.
Land development — See Ch. 158.
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 181.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 203.
Sewers — See Ch. 215.
Soil removal — See Ch. 226.
Plumbing standards — See Ch. 285.
Sewer connections — See Ch. 297.
[Adopted 7-19-1961 (Ch. 16 of the 1971 Code)]
[Amended 5-10-1971[1]]
A.
There is hereby established, in the Borough of Palmyra,
a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as
the "Palmyra Borough Code Enforcement Agency," consisting of the Construction
Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical
Subcode Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official and such other
subcode officials for such additional subcodes as the Commissioner
of the Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey, shall
hereafter adopt as part of the State Uniform Construction Code. The
Construction Official shall be the chief administrator of the enforcing
agency. The Fire Protection Subcode Official shall be appointed by
the Mayor and Council as recommended by the Fire Chiefs.
B.
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), as amended, and N.J.A.C. 5:23, provided that, in lieu of any particular subcode official, an on-site inspection agency may be retained by contract pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23. More than one such official position may be held by the same person, provided that such person is qualified pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217, and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.
C.
The public shall have the right to do business with
the enforcing agency at one office location, except for emergencies
and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
[1]
Editor's Note: At the Borough's direction pursuant to the
State of New Jersey, the text of this section was updated in February
2016.
Three copies of said code (similarly marked)
have been placed on file in the office of the Borough Clerk upon the
introduction of this article and will remain on file in said office
until final action is taken on said article, for the use and examination
of the public.
The code annexed hereto will not be published
either before or after final passage of this article.
After final passage of this article, three copies
of the code annexed shall remain on file in the office of the Borough
Clerk as long as said article shall be in effect, and three additional
copies will be placed on file and shall remain on file in the office
of the Building Inspector as long as this article is in effect, for
the use and examination of the public.
The code annexed hereto shall be construed to
be a part of this article as fully as though it had been set forth
at length herein.
[Amended 12-13-1965; 2-11-74 by Ord. No. 1-74; 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-9; 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-9]
Before any person or persons shall erect, construct, alter or repair or commence to erect, construct, alter or repair any building or structure within the Borough of Palmyra, such person shall first apply for and obtain from the Building Official a permit and shall pay for such permit the following fee. Such application and all fees provided for herein shall be filed and paid at the office of the Borough Clerk with and to the Clerk, and all annual fees shall be payable on or before the first day of January in each year hereafter. See § 95-14, Fees, for building construction fees.
No person shall erect, install, remove or rehang
any sign or advertising structure for which a permit is required under
the provisions of this article until a bond, with corporate surety,
shall have been filed in the sum of $10,000, conditioned to protect
and save harmless the Borough of Palmyra from any and all claims or
demands for damages by reason of any negligence of the sign hanger,
contractor or his agents, or by reason of defects in the construction
or damages resulting from the collapse or failure of any sign or part
thereof, which obligation shall remain in force and effect during
the life of every sign and shall not be cancellable by the principal
or surety until the sign has been removed. Said amount shall be the
minimum required for the bond, and when in the Building Official's
judgment the amount is deemed to be inadequate to afford protection
to person or property by reason of the size, location or other hazards
incident to the sign, then it may be increased to such sum as the
Building Official shall deem adequate, and upon notification thereof
the permittee shall, within 30 days, provide a new bond in the increased
amount or remove the sign or structure for which the bond is provided.
A certificate of insurance in the sum of $10,000, or larger when required,
may be furnished in lieu of the bond required in this section.
The following section of Article 14, Signs and
Outdoor Display Structures, of the Basic Building Code, 1960 edition,
is deleted and not adopted as part of this article: Section 1408.0.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 16-9,
Existing signs, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
5-10-1971.
Before any owner, agent or contractor shall
move any house or building across or over any public highway in the
Borough, said owner, agent or contractor shall first enter into a
bond with the Borough of Palmyra, with corporate surety, in the amount
of $2,000 to indemnify said Borough against any damages which it may
sustain to its said public highway or any pipes, wires, conduits or
trees of said Borough in, on, under or along any such highway. A certificate
of insurance may be furnished in the sum of $2,000 in lieu of such
bond.
Fire district limits are hereby established
or reestablished and shall be as established by the Building Code
of the Borough adopted on October 26, 1937.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: The fire limits established
by Section 400 of the Building Code, adopted 10-26-1937, as amended
on 11-9-1937, were as follows: "The fire limits within the Borough
are hereby established, fixed and defined as follows: FIRE LIMITS
NO. 1: Beginning at the intersection of the Riverton Borough Line
(which is also the center line of Elm Avenue) and the center line
of Fifth Street, thence (1) in a southwesterly direction along the
center line of Fifth Street 1,854 feet more or less to an angle in
Fifth Street 175.52 feet southwest from southwest side of Leconey
Avenue, thence (2) still along the center line of Fifth Street in
a southerly direction 518.15 feet to the intersection of the center
line of Delaware Avenue, thence (3) in a northwesterly direction along
the center line of Delaware Avenue 202 feet more or less to the intersection
of the center line of Sixth Street, thence (4) in a southwesterly
direction along the center line of Sixth Street 345 feet more or less
to an angle in the same, thence (5) still along the center line of
Sixth Street in a southwesterly direction 35 feet more or less to
the intersection of center line of Weart Boulevard, thence (6) along
the center line of Weart Boulevard in a southeasterly direction 300
feet more or less to the intersection of the northwesterly right-of-way
line of the Pennsylvania Railroad (Trenton Division), thence (7) in
a northeasterly direction along the northwesterly right-of-way line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad 2,870 feet more or less to the intersection
of the Riverton Borough Line (which is also the center line at Elm
Avenue), thence (8) in a northwesterly direction along the Riverton
Borough Line, which is also the center line of Elm Avenue, 613 feet
more or less to the intersection of the center line of Fifth Street
and the place of beginning. FIRE LIMITS NO. 2 Beginning at the intersection
of the center line of Park Avenue and the center line of Spring Garden
Street, thence (1) in a southwesterly direction along the center line
of Spring Garden Street 1,483.39 feet to point of curve, thence (2)
still along the center line of Spring Garden Street in a southwesterly
direction and curving to the left with a radius of 600 feet, 411.5
feet to point of tangency, thence (3) still along the center line
of Spring Garden Street in a southwesterly direction 246 feet more
or less to the intersection of the New Jersey State Highway, Route
S-41, thence (4) in a northerly direction along the center line of
State Highway Route S-41 137 feet more or less to the intersection
of the center line of River Road, thence (5) along the center line
of River Road in a southwesterly direction 525 feet more or less to
the center line of Pennsauken Creek (which is also the Pennsauken
Township and Camden County Line), thence (6) along the center tine
of Pennsauken Creek (which is also the Pennsauken Township and Camden
County Line) in a northwesterly direction, its various courses and
distances, to the intersection of the southeasterly right-of-way line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad (Trenton Division), thence (7) along
the southeasterly right-of-way line of the Pennsylvania Railroad 2,630
feet more or less to the intersection of the center line of Park Avenue,
thence (8) along the center line of Park Avenue in a northeasterly
direction 575 feet to the intersection of the center line of Spring
Garden Street and the place of beginning."
[Amended 5-10-1971]
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect,
use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in violation of
any provision of said code or this article or cause, permit or suffer
any such violation to be committed. Any such person shall, upon conviction,
be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for not
more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each
provision thus violated. It shall be the responsibility of the offender
to abate the violation as expeditiously as possible, and each day
that such violation is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense.
An ordinance establishing a code for the construction
of buildings adopted August 20, 1952, and an ordinance amending and
supplementing said ordinance adopted July 20, 1960, are hereby repealed,
but such repeal shall not affect the validity of permits issued pursuant
thereto, except as otherwise herein provided with respect to signs
erected and licensed prior to July 20, 1960.
[Adopted 3-14-1977 by Ord. No. 4-77 (Ch.
21 of the 1971 Code)]
A.
There is hereby established in the Borough of Palmyra
a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, to be known as
the "Palmyra Code Enforcement Agency," consisting of a Construction
Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical
Subcode Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official and such other
subcode officials for such additional subcodes as the Commissioner
of the Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey, shall
hereafter adopt as part of the State Uniform Construction Code. The
Construction Official shall be the chief administrator of the enforcing
agency. The Fire Protection Subcode Official shall be appointed by
the Borough Council upon nomination by the Mayor of the person recommended
by the Fire Chief.
B.
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217, as amended,[1] and N.J.A.C. 5:23, provided that, in lieu of any particular
subcode official, an on-site inspection agency may be retained by
contract pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23. More than one such official position
may be held by the same person, provided that such person is qualified
pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217 and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such
position.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.
A.
The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees listed in Subsection A(1) through (18) hereof plus all applicable special fees and other lawful charges and shall be paid in full before a permit is issued.
[Last amended 6-20-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-9[1]]
(1)
The building subcode permit fee shall be as follows:
(a)
Minimum fee: $58.
(b)
For new construction, including new additions, the fees shall be
determined by column for use groups, as follows:
[1]
B, H, I-1, I-3, M, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, U and E: $0.034 per foot of
volume.
[2]
A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, F-1, F-2, S-1 and S-2: $0.019 per cubic foot
of volume.
[3]
For structures on farms including commercial farm buildings under
N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.2(d): $0.0010 per cubic foot of volume not to exceed
$1,443.
(e)
For combinations of renovations and additions, the fee shall be
the sum of the fees computed separately.
(f)
For a permit for demolition or removal of an R-3 or R-5 residence
and for farm buildings, the fee shall be $92. The fee shall be $168
for all other use group structures.
(g)
For a permit to remove a building or structure from one lot to another or to a new location on the same lot, the fee shall be the same as the demolition fee(s), plus the fee for new foundations which shall be based upon volume as per Subsection A(1)(b).
(h)
Additional fees:
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Residential roofing
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$65
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Commercial roofing
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$34
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Residential siding
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$65
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Asbestos permits
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$77
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Lead permits
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CO Asbestos Hazard Abatement
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$15
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Clearance Certificate
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$39
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Radon Remediation
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Renewal temporary certificate of occupancy - first issue
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$30
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Certificate of approval
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$0
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Certificate of compliance
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$0
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(2)
The plumbing subcode permit fee shall be $15 per each new plumbing
fixture, water closet, urinal/bidet, bathtub, shower, sink, washing
machine, drinking fountain, lavatory, indirect waste trap, floor drain,
dishwasher, watercooler, garbage disposal, plumbing vent, hose bibb,
water heater, condensate drip line, or clothes washer trap to be installed.
(a)
Minimum fee: $58.
(b)
For grease traps, oil separators and interceptors, backflow
preventers and water-cooled air-conditioning units, the fee shall
be $91.
(c)
For the issuance of a permit for the construction, extension,
or rearrangement of a building sewer, the fee shall be $91.
(d)
For the issuance of a permit for a proposed new water service
to a building, the fee shall be $91.
(e)
For the issuance of a permit for a steam boiler, hot water boiler
(except those used for domestic hot water), gas piping, gas service
entrance, active solar system, sewer pump, fuel oil piping, or refrigeration
unit, the fee shall be $91.
(f)
Additional fees:
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Backflow preventors
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$91
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Backflow preventors, annual inspection
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$75
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Water-cooled AC
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$91
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Sewer connection
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$91
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(3)
The electrical subcode permit fee shall be set forth in the following
schedule:
(a)
Minimum fee: $58.
(b)
For one to 25 receptacles, switches and fixtures, the fee shall
be in the amount of $50. For each additional 25 receptacles or fixtures,
the fee shall be an additional $98. For the purpose of computing this
fee, receptacles or fixtures shall include lighting outlets, wall
switches, fluorescent fixtures, convenience receptacles or similar
fixtures and motors or devices of up to one horsepower or one kilowatt.
(c)
Motors or electrical devices:
[1]
For each motor or electrical device of more than one horsepower
or one kilowatt, the fee shall be as follows:
[a]
One kilowatt to 10 kilowatts or one horsepower to 10 horsepower:
$15 each.
[b]
Over 10 kilowatts to 45 kilowatts or over 10 horsepower to 50 horsepower:
$65 each.
[c]
Over 45 kilowatts to 112.5 kilowatts or over 50 horsepower to 100
horsepower: $129 each.
[d]
Over 113 kilowatts or over 100 horsepower: $640 each.
[2]
For the purpose of computing this fee, all motors shall be counted
except those plug-in appliances, including control equipment, generators,
transformers, and all heating, cooking or other devices consuming
or generating electrical current.
(d)
For each service panel of 200 amperes' capacity or less, the
fee shall be $65. For each service greater than 200 amperes' capacity
to 1,000 amperes, the fee shall be $129. For each service greater
than 1,000 amperes, the fee shall be $640.
(f)
Additional fees:
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Central A/C unit, space heater/air handler, baseboard heat,
transformer/generator, AMP motor control center
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$65
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Electrical Sign/Outline Light
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$58
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Greater than 50 amps/or device top
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$65
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(4)
The fire protection subcode permit fee shall be as
set forth in the following schedule:
(a)
Minimum fee: $65.
(b)
The fee for a hydraulic fire suppression system
shall be as follows:
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Sprinkler Heads
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Fee
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1 to 20
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$91
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21 to 100
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$168
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101 to 200
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$321
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201 to 400
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$831
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401 to 1,000
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$1,150
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Over 1,000
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$1,469
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(c)
The fee for an automatic fire alarm system shall
be as follows:
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Heat/Smoke Detectors
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Fee
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1 to 20
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$76
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21 to 100
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$131
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101 to 200
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$240
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210 to 400
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$605
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401 to 1,000
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$833
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Over 1,000
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$1,061
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(d)
Each standpipe: $321.
(e)
Each independent dry manufactured suppression
system: $129.
(f)
Each gas- or oil-fired appliance that is not
connected to the plumbing system: $65.
(g)
Each incinerator/crematorium: $511.
(h)
Additional fees:
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Panel only
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$65
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Suppression systems
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Fire pump
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$92
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Dry pipes/alarm valves
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$116
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Pre-action vales
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$116
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Pre-engineered systems
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$129
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CO2 suppression
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$129
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Dry chemical
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$129
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Wet chemical
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$129
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Foam suppression
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$129
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FM200 suppression
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$129
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Flammable/combustible tanks
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$58
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Alarm systems:
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System
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110V interconnected, CO detectors/110V, alarm devices (smokes,
pulls, heat), supervisory devices, signaling devices, other devices
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$35
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Kitchen hood exhaust system
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$65
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Smoke control system
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$65
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Chimney liner
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$58
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Fireplace venting/metal chimney
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$58
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(5)
(6)
Certificates of occupancy and/or approval.
(a)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy shall
be a minimum fee of $55 for residential and a minimum fee of $125
for commercial/industrial/assembly.
(b)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy granted
pursuant to a change of use shall be $168.
(c)
The fee for a certificate of continued occupancy
shall be $168.
(7)
The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the estimated
amount to be charged for the construction permit and shall be credited
toward the amount of the fee to be charged for the construction permit
but is not refundable if the permit is not issued.
(9)
The fees for the periodic reinspection of equipment
and facilities granted a certificate of approval for a specified duration
in accordance with the N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23 shall be as follows:
(a)
For hazardous uses and places of assembly requiring
reinspection every three months, the fee shall be $46 for occupancies
up to 12,000 square feet and $10 for each additional 10,000 square
feet.
(b)
For cross-connections and backflow preventers
that are subject to testing, requiring a reinspection every three
months, the fee shall be $46 for each device when they are tested
(thrice annually) and $120 for each device when they are broken down
and tested (once annually).
(10)
Annual construction permits. The fee to be charged
for an annual construction permit shall be charged annually and based
upon a flat fee multiplied by the number of maintenance workers employed
by the facility and who are primarily engaged in work that is governed
by a subcode. Managers, engineers, and clerical workers shall not
be considered maintenance workers for the purpose of establishing
the annual construction permit fee. Annual permits may be issued for
the building, fire protection, electrical and plumbing.
(b)
Prior to the issuance of the annual permit,
a training registration fee of $140 shall be submitted by the applicant
to the Department of Community Affairs, Bureau of Technical Assistance,
Training Section along with a copy of the construction permit (Form
170-A). Checks shall be made payable to "Treasury, State of New Jersey."
(11)
Department of Community Affairs (DCA) training
fees. In order to provide for the training, certification and technical
support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
the regulations, the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to
the fees specified above, a surcharge fee of $0.0016 per cubic foot
of volume of new construction. The fee for all other construction
shall be $0.80 per $1,000 of the value of construction.
(12)
Minimum fee. The minimum fee for a construction
permit shall be $58.
(13)
Administrative surcharge. The local enforcing
agency shall charge an administrative surcharge which will be levied
at 15% on the sum of the permit fees of each subcode which is serviced
by a private, on-site inspection and plan review agency, with a minimum
charge of $5.
(14)
(15)
Elevators.
(a)
Plan review fees.
[1]
The fee for plan review for elevator devices
in structures in Use Groups R-3 and R-4 shall be $50 for each device.
For single-family access R-2 the fee shall be $50.
[2]
The fee for plan review for elevator devices
in structures in Use Groups other than R-3 and R-4 shall be $285 for
each device.
(b)
Registration fees. The initial registration
fee for each elevator device in any structure that is not in Use Group
R-3 or R-4 shall be $50. A reregistration fee of $50 shall be required
for each structure containing one or more elevator devices, upon change
of ownership.
(c)
Test and inspection fees. The fees for witnessing
acceptance tests and performance inspections shall be as follows:
[1]
The basic fees for elevator devices in structures
not in Use Group R-3 or R-4 shall be as follows:
[3]
The fee for elevator devices in structures in
Use Group R-3 or R-4 shall be $162. This fee shall be waived when
signed statements and supporting inspection and acceptance test reports
are filed by an approved, qualified agent or agency in accordance
with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.19 and 5:23-2.20.
[4]
The fee for witnessing acceptance tests of and
performing inspections of alterations shall be $54.
[5]
The fees for routine and periodic tests and
inspections for elevator devices in structures not in Use Group R-3
or R-4 shall be as follows:
[b]
The fee for the one-year periodic
inspection and witnessing of tests of elevator devices, which shall
include a six-month routine inspection, shall be:
[d]
The fee for the three-year or five-year
inspection of elevator devices shall be as follows:
(d)
Administrative surcharge. An administrative
fee will be levied at 15% on the sum of the fees above with a minimum
charge at $5.
(e)
Code-flood letter. Administrative fee will be
levied at $10 per request.
(16)
Electrical bonding.
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Storable pool, spa, hot tub-pool permit
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$77
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Pool permit with UW lights underwater
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$15
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Fountain, satellite antenna
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$50
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Annual pool/hot tub inspections
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First
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$75
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Additional
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$34
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(17)
Home
safety inspection, each tech: $58.
(18)
Mechanical.
The fee for a mechanical inspection in a structure of Group R-3 or
R-5 by a mechanical inspector shall be $58 for the first device (furnace
or boiler) and $25 for each additional device. The fee for a water
heater shall be $15; the fee for an oil or LPG tank shall be $91 for
each tank. The fee for a pre-fabricated fireplace, gas piping or fuel
oil piping shall be $91. The minimum fee shall be $58.
[Added 5-21-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-6]
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.
B.
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of
the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Borough Council,
biannually, a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operating
expenses of the agency and any other expenses of the municipality
fairly attributable to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction
Code Act.[2]
C.
The enforcing agency shall report annually, at the
end of each fiscal year, to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, and
not later than July 31, the total amount of the surcharge fee collected
in the fiscal year. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first
become effective, said report shall be for the third and fourth quarters
only.
A.
The following fire limits are established pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 5:23:
B.
The Construction Official shall prepare and submit
to the Borough Council, biannually, a report reevaluating the delineation
of the fire limits. This report shall indicate the recommendations
of the Construction Official, the Building Subcode Official and the
Fire Protection Subcode Official regarding those areas which should
be designated as within fire limits, with the reasons therefor.
