[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Wallington 1-2-1977 by Ord. No. 76-12 (Ch. 157 of the 1992
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established in the Borough of Wallington a State
Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as the "Wallington
Construction Code Department," 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.
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 and supplemented,[1] and N.J.A.C. 5:23 et seq., 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 the above-cited laws and regulations to hold
each such position.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
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.
A.
There is hereby established a Construction Board of Appeals to hear
appeals from decisions by the enforcing agency. Such Board shall consist
of five members, at least one of whom shall be a registered architect
or licensed professional engineer of building construction experience.
At least one member shall be qualified as a plumbing subcode official,
and at least one member shall be qualified as an electrical subcode
official. No more than two Board members shall be selected from the
same business or profession. Each Board member shall have at least
three years' experience in construction, design or supervision as
a licensed engineer or registered architect or, in the alternative,
five years' experience in construction, design or supervision as an
architect or engineer, with a bachelor's degree in architecture or
engineering, respectively, from an accredited institution of higher
education or, as a further alternative, 10 years of experience in
construction, design or supervision as a journeyman in a construction
trade or as a construction contractor, subcontractor or inspector.
B.
The Borough Council shall appoint the Board members and any alternate
members. For the members first appointed, the Borough Council shall
designate the appointees' terms so that one shall be appointed for
a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of
three years and two for terms of four years. At the expiration of
such terms and thereafter, appointments shall be made for terms of
four years each. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
The Borough Council shall appoint such number of alternates as may
be appropriate for terms not to exceed four years or, in the alternative,
may appoint alternates on a case-by-case basis. No regular or alternate
Board member may be a member of the enforcing agency, the decisions
of which are subject to the review of the Board.
C.
The members of the Board shall receive no compensation but shall
be reimbursed for all expenses incurred as a result of their duties.
D.
Until such time as members are appointed to the Board mentioned above,
the applicant may appeal directly to the Construction Board of Appeals,
County of Bergen.
[Added 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 93-19]
[Amended 8-18-1988 by Ord. No. 88-4; 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 93-19; 2-24-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04; 7-26-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-7]
The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode
fees listed in Subsections A through D hereof and shall be paid before
the permit is issued.
A.
B.
The plumbing subcode fee shall be:
(1)
The plumbing subcode fees for fixtures, devices, plumbing stacks
and utility service connections, including sewer connections and water
service connections, shall be:
(a)
Water closet/bidet/urinals; bathtub/lavatory/sink; shower/floor
drain; washing machine/dishwasher; hose bibs/water coolers; garbage
disposal indirect connection; vent stacks: $15 for each of the above.
(b)
Special devices: grease traps/oil separators; water/cooled air
conditioners; refrigeration units; water heaters; water and sewer
utility connection; sewer pump/back flow preventers; steam boilers/gas
piping/hot-water boilers; active solar systems; interceptors/fuel
oil piping; swimming pool heater; lawn sprinklers: $85 for each of
the above.
(2)
Minimum plumbing fee: $60.
C.
The electrical subcode fee shall be:
(1)
The electrical subcode fees for electrical fixtures and devices shall
be:
(2)
Minimum electrical fee: $60.
D.
The fire subcode fees shall be:
(3)
The fee for each standpipe shall be $320.
(4)
The fee for each yard hydrant shall be $50.
(5)
The fee for each independent preengineered system shall be $125.
(6)
The fee for each gas- or oil-fired appliance that is not connected
to the plumbing system shall be $65.
(7)
The fee for each kitchen exhaust system shall be $65.
(8)
The fee for each incinerator shall be $510.
(9)
The
fee for each crematorium shall be $510.
(12)
Minimum fire fee: $60.
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
[Amended 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 93-19]
In order to provide for the training, certification and technical
support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
the regulations promulgated thereunder, the enforcing agency shall
collect, in addition to the fees specified above, the current surcharge,
as mandated by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and
as published in the New Jersey Register, per cubic foot.
The Construction Official shall prepare and submit to the Borough
Council biannually a report reevaluating the delineation of the fire
limits within the Borough. This report shall indicate the recommendations
of the Construction Official, the Building Subcode Official and the
Fire Subcode Official regarding those areas which should be designated
as within fire limits, with the reasons therefor. Such report and
evaluation or reevaluation shall list boundaries of closely built
commercial areas as they exist or are developing, and the governing
body, by ordinance, may establish such fire limits thereafter.
[Added 11-12-1998 by Ord. No. 98-19]
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 private residential structure.