In accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.3 et seq.:
A. There is hereby established in South Plainfield a State Uniform Construction
Code enforcing agency to be known as the "Code Enforcement Agency,"
consisting of a construction official, building subcode official,
plumbing subcode official, electrical subcode official and/or agency,
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 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 Code Enforcement
Agency at the Borough Hall, 2480 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield,
New Jersey, except for emergencies and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
[Amended 7-14-1994 by Ord. No. 1363; 9-12-1996 by Ord. No. 1431; 7-17-1997 by Ord. No. 1455; 8-14-1997 by Ord. No. 1459; 10-10-2002 by Ord. No. 1603; 10-2-2007 by Ord. No. 1801; 6-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1894; 4-2-2012 by Ord. No. 1953]
In accordance with the
provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18, there are hereby established the
following fees:
A. Plan review fee.
(1) The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode
fees and shall be paid before the permit is issued.
(2) The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the construction permit fee
and shall be paid at the time of submission of an application for
a permit. The amount of the plan review shall be deducted from the
amount of the fee due for a construction permit when the permit is
issued. Plan review fees shall not be refundable.
B. Subcode fees established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.25.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2018; 9-8-2015 by Ord. No. 2030; 7-31-2018 by Ord. No. 2081; 6-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2143; 9-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2210]
(1) Building.
(a)
New construction.
[1]
Residential R-3 and R-5.
[a] $0.025 per cubic foot volume as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28;
minimum fee $75.
[b] Certificate of occupancy R-3, R-4 & R-5: $125
per dwelling unit.
[c] State permit surcharge fee per cubic ft volume
as per NJ DCA fee schedule.
[2]
All other use groups.
[a] $0.035 per cubic foot volume as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28;
minimum fee $125.
[b] Certificate of occupancy: 10% of permit fee; minimum
fee $250.
[c] State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance
with NJ DCA fee schedule.
(b)
Additions.
[1]
Residential R-3 and R-5.
[a] $0.025 per cubic foot volume as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28;
minimum fee $75.
[b] Certificate of occupancy R-3, R-4, and R-5: $125.
[c] State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance
with NJ DCA fee schedule.
[2]
All other use groups.
[a] $0.035 per cubic foot volume as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28;
minimum fee $125.
[b] Certificate of occupancy: 10% of permit fee; minimum
fee $250.
[c] State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance
with NJ DCA fee schedule.
(c)
Alterations, renovations, reconstruction and repairs.
[1]
Residential R-3 and R-5.
[a] $25 per $1,000 construction cost. Minimum fee:
$75.
[b] State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance
with NJ DCA fee schedule.
[c] Above ground swimming pools: $100 minimum fee.
[d] In ground swimming pools: $500 fee.
[e] Reconstruction certificate of occupancy: $100.
[2]
All other use groups.
[a] $30 per $1,000 construction cost. Minimum fee:
$100.
[b] State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance
with NJ DCA fee schedule.
[c] In ground swimming pools: $750 Minimum fee.
[d] Reconstruction certificate of occupancy: $250.
(d)
Fees for combination of (a), (b) and (c) shall be calculated
separately.
(2) Plumbing and mechanical.
(a)
$20 per fixture, piece of equipment or appliance connected to
the plumbing system.
(b)
Residential minimum fee: $75 commercial minimum fee: $100.
(c)
Residential: $75 per special device. Commercial: $100 per special
device: Furnaces, boilers, hot water heaters, gas/oil piping, sewer
connection, water service connection, sewer pumps, grease traps, oil
separators, refrigeration units, backflow preventers, active solar
systems, annual sprinkler inspection, quarterly or annual cross connection
permits and interceptors.
(d)
South Plainfield residents 65 or older may have the water heater
replacement fee waived.
(3) Fire: residential minimum fee: $75; commercial minimum fee: $100.
(a)
Smoke detectors:
1 to 6
|
$75
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7 to 20
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$125
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Each additional 25 detectors
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$50
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(b)
Sprinkler heads:
1 to 10
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$100
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11 to 50
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$150
|
51 to 200
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$275
|
201 to 400
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$800
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401 to 1,000
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$1,000
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Over 1,000
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$1,500
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(c)
Solar PV systems: $75 minimum residential fee; $100 minimum
commercial fee.
(d)
Kitchen exhaust systems: $125.
(e)
Pre-engineered systems: $125.
(f)
Gas or oil appliances: $75 (not connected to plumbing system).
(g)
Crematoriums: $365; incinerators: $365; standpipes: $365.
(4) Electrical: $75 minimum residential fee; $100 minimum commercial
fee.
(a)
Receptacles, lights, switches: $75 fee for 1-25 devices, $1
fee for each additional device thereafter.
[1]
Includes: Intercom Devices, Smoke Detector Commercial, Thermostats,
Heat Detectors Commercial, Communication Outlets, Circuit outlets,
Burglar Alarm Commercial, Light Standards eight feet or less, Commercial
Pools.
[2]
Light standards. [Editor's Note: No fee specified.]
(c)
Transformers-generators-HVAC units:
(d)
Service: each-main pane-disconnect-sub-panel:
[2]
226 AMP to 1,000 AMP: $120.
(e)
Alarms-burglary-security: commercial only: fee $75.
(f)
Private pools, spas and hot tubs: fee $75.
(h)
Commercial pools annual inspections: $175 fee.
(5) Demolition of structures.
(a)
Five thousand square feet or less: $250 fee.
(b)
Over 5,000 square feet: $1,000 fee.
(6) Fire repair.
(a)
$25 per thousand cost of construction. Minimum fee: $100.
(b)
R-3 and R-5 Maximum fee $1,000.
(7) Elevators.
(a)
Enforced by the department of community affairs-elevator safety
unit.
(8) Signs.
(a)
Signs to up to 50 square feet: $85 per sign.
(b)
Signs 51 to 100 square feet: $150 per sign.
(c)
Signs 101 to 250 square feet: $250 per sign.
(d)
Does not include cost for sign footing/foundation if applicable.
(9) Tank removal and installation.
(a)
Residential tanks: $100 per tank.
(b)
All other tanks: $275 per tank.
(c)
No state fee for tank removal.
(10)
Commercial change of owner/commercial tenant certificate of
use:
(a)
Change of owner fee: $250.
(b)
Tenant certificate of use fee: $100.
(11)
Certificate of municipal compliance for smoke detector and carbon
monoxide.
(a)
One to four families between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.: $65
per dwelling unit.
(b)
Multifamily between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.: $50 per dwelling
unit.
(c)
One to four families at a special time: $125 per dwelling unit.
(d)
Multifamily at a special time: $100 per dwelling unit.
(e)
Reprint of any issued certificate: $25.
(f)
First re-inspection for failed or missed inspection: $35 per
dwelling unit.
(g)
Second re-inspection for failed or missed inspection: cost of
initial inspection.
(12)
Other uniform construction code fees.
(a)
Certificate of continued occupancy issued pursuant to N.J.A.C.
5:23-2.23.
[2]
All other use groups: $250.
(b)
Change of use.
[2]
All other use groups: $250.
(c)
Variation.
[2]
All other use groups: $150.
(d)
Renewal of temporary certificate of occupancy:
(e)
Asbestos abatement project pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.5.
[2]
Certificate of occupancy fee: $21.
(g)
Lapsed permit reinstatement.
[2]
All other use groups: $125.
(h)
Lead hazard abatement work.
[2]
Clearance certificate: $50.
(i)
Application to Construction Board of Appeals:
(14)
Zoning ordinance with map or master plan: fee $50.
(15)
Development review ordinance: fee $35.
(16)
Bounced or returned check fee: $20.
(17)
Zoning verification letter: $35.
C. Exemption
from construction fees.
(1) Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-126e, no person shall
be charged a construction permit surcharge or enforcing agency fee,
except those fees for subcode inspections not performed by Borough
employees, for any construction, reconstruction, alteration or home
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.
(2) A disabled person, as defined herein, or a parent or sibling of a
disabled person shall not be required to pay any municipal fee or
charge in order to secure a construction permit for any construction,
reconstruction, alteration or improvement which promotes accessibility
to his or her own living unit.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "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 person 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 sixty-percent disability or higher pursuant to any federal
law administered by the United States Veterans Administration. For
purposes of this subsection, "blindness" means central visual acuity
of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of correcting lenses.
An eye which is accompanied by a limitation in the field 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.