[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Stafford 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 85-33. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-21]
The Department of Building Inspection of the
Township of Stafford shall consist of a Construction Official and
such subcode officials, assistants and other personnel as are appointed
by the Township Council to administer and enforce the provisions of
State Uniform Construction Code. Nothing herein, however, shall prevent
the Township from accepting inspections as to compliance with the
State Uniform Construction Code or any subcode thereof made by an
inspection authority approved by the State of New Jersey pursuant
to law.
A.
The duties of the Construction Official shall be to
administer and enforce the State Uniform Construction Code pursuant
to the provisions of the fact. The Construction Official shall be
the chief administrator of the Township Department of Building Inspection.
He shall establish the day-to-day operating routines of the office
and coordinate the activities of the subcode officials and other departmental
personnel.
[Amended 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-21]
B.
The Construction Official may serve as a subcode official
for any subcode which he is qualified to administer under the State
Uniform Construction Code Act.
A.
Subcode officials shall enforce the provisions of
the subcodes for which they are responsible, in accordance with the
provisions of the act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
B.
One person may hold more than one subcode official
position, provided that such person is qualified to hold each such
position, pursuant to the act and regulations adopted thereunder.
Each subcode official shall be responsible for the administration
and enforcement of the appropriate subcode, subject to the procedures
of the Department of Building Inspection as established by the Construction
Official.
[Amended 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-21]
C.
The Construction Code Official shall have the power
to overrule a determination of a subcode official based on an interpretation
of a substantive provision of the subcode, which such subcode official
administers only if he is qualified, pursuant to the act, to act as
subcode official for that subcode. However, each subcode official
shall have exclusive decision-making authority with respect to the
technical provisions of the subcode for which he has been appointed
the official.
[Amended 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-21]
The Township Council may appoint such other
assistants and personnel as it deems necessary for the proper functioning
of the Department of Building Inspection. Such assistants and personnel
shall be under the supervision of the Construction Official or the
appropriate subcode official.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 12-5, Appointments;
qualifications, was repealed 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-21.
[Amended 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-21]
A.
The Department of Building Inspection shall maintain
a central permit office at the Stafford Township Municipal Building,
260 East Bay Avenue, Manahawkin, New Jersey. This office shall be
open during normal business hours and shall receive applications for
construction permits and plan review; issue construction permits and
certificates of occupancy; collect fees, penalties and fines; and
issue notices and orders in accordance with the provisions of the
act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
B.
The public shall have the right to do business with
the Department of Building Inspection at its office, except in the
case of emergencies or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
[Amended 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-21]
The Building Administrator shall, with the advice
of the subcode officials, prepare and submit biannually to the Township
Council a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operation
expenses of the Department of Building Inspection.
[Amended 5-19-1992 by Ord. No. 92-30; 12-16-1997 by Ord. No. 97-102; 8-3-1999 by Ord. No. 99-39; 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-21]
The fee schedule shall be adopted by the Township
Council by ordinance. The latest copy of the fee schedule is on file
at the Department of Building Inspection.
