[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Cresskill 1-1-1981 by Ord. No. 80-23-780 as Ch. 69 of the
1981 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established in the Borough of Cresskill
a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as
the "Borough of Cresskill State Uniform Code Construction 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.
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 enforcing agency at one office location, except for emergencies
and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
D.
In determining appeals, the Construction Board of
Appeals shall proceed in accordance with N.J.A.C. Title 5, Chapter
23A, the rules governing Construction Boards of Appeals.
[Added 4-2-2008 by Ord. No. 08-06-1348]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 101-2, Construction Board
of Appeals, was repealed 10-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-16-1598.
[Amended 5-1-1990 by Ord. No. 90-6-1029; 9-24-1991 by Ord. No. 91-11-1055; 12-16-1992 by Ord. No. 92-16-1079; 5-21-2008 by Ord. No. 08-11-1353; 5-5-2010 by Ord. No. 10-10-1389; 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 10-18-1397; 5-2-2018 by Ord. No. 18-10-1522; 9-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-11-1543; 8-10-2022 by Ord. No. 22-14-1596]
The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode
fees listed herein and shall be paid before the permit is issued.
Such fees shall be waived for construction permits and inspections
where the application is for the repair or replacement of damage consequential
to a county, state or national declared natural disaster. However,
in no event will inspection(s) of the construction be waived.
A.
The building subcode fee shall be:
(1)
For new construction, all use groups (based on cubic footage): $0.07
per cubic foot with a minimum fee of $950.
(2)
State fees: $0.00371 per cubic foot; $1.90 per $1,000 of value of
construction.
(6)
Swimming pools.
(a)
Aboveground: $100.
(b)
In-ground: $25 per $1,000 of cost of construction. Borough Engineering
plan review, soil moving application review and inspection of elevations
fee: $1,000 escrow deposit and soil moving permit fee calculated as
$0.30 per cubic yards of soil with a minimum fee of $100.
(c)
Pool barrier fence: $25 per $1,000 or fraction thereof of the
estimated cost of the work, provided that the minimum fee shall be
$85 for use groups R-3 and R-5 and the minimum fee for all other use
groups shall be $125.
B.
Plumbing subcode fees.
(1)
Fixtures which include the following:
(a)
Water closet/bidet/urinal: $25 each.
(b)
Bathtubs: $25 each.
(c)
Lavatory/sink: $25 each.
(d)
Shower/floor drain: $25 each.
(e)
Washing machine: $25 each.
(f)
Dishwasher, residential: $50 each.
(g)
Dishwasher, commercial: $100 each.
(h)
Water heater, all fuels (residential), new install, otherwise
mechanical: $100 each.
(i)
Water heater (commercial), all fuels, new and replacement: $150
each.
(j)
Hose bibs: $30 each.
(k)
Water cooler: $30 each.
(l)
Garbage disposal: $30 each.
(m)
Indirect connection: $30 each.
(n)
Stacks: $40 each.
(o)
Drinking fountain: $25 each.
(2)
Special devices.
(a)
Grease trap: $100 each.
(b)
Oil separators: $100 each.
(c)
Water-cooled air conditioners: $100 each.
(d)
Refrigeration units: $75 each.
(e)
Water service connection: $100 each.
(f)
Sewer service connection: $100 each.
(g)
Backflow preventer (residential): $75 each.
(h)
Backflow preventer (commercial): $100 each.
(i)
Hot water boiler/steam boiler (residential), new install, otherwise
mechanical: $100 each.
(j)
Hot water boiler/steam boiler (commercial), new and replacement:
$175 each.
(k)
Gas connection (per connection): $50 each.
(l)
Active solar systems: $50 each.
(m)
Sewer pump, residential: $75 each.
(n)
Sewer pump, commercial/industrial: $125 each.
(o)
Interceptors, residential: $75 each.
(p)
Interceptors, commercial/industrial: $125 each.
(q)
Fuel oil piping: $100 each.
(r)
Medical gas piping (per station): $100 each.
(s)
Condensate lines: $50 each.
(t)
Storm drain line systems: $75 each.
(u)
AC condensate drains, condenser and air handler new system only
(new house), otherwise mechanical: $75 each.
(v)
Commercial HVAC systems including RTU systems: 150 each.
(w)
Heating and cooling equipment, such as ground source, heat pump
systems, heat pumps, solar thermal systems, but not limited to these
systems: $125 each.
(x)
LP tank: $50 each.
(y)
Water softener and filtering equipment: $75 each.
(z)
Sump pump and pits (new only): $75 each.
(aa)
In-ground pool/main drains: $100 each.
(bb)
Aboveground pool: $75 each.
(cc)
Pool heaters: $100 each.
(dd)
Hydronic and radiant heat piping: $100 each.
(ee)
Septic tank abandonment: $100 each.
(ff)
Ice maker (residential): $25 each.
(gg)
Ice maker (commercial): $100 each.
(hh)
Pressure-reducing valve: $25 per item.
[Added 5-17-2023 by Ord. No. 23-15-1616]
C.
Electrical subcode fees.
(4)
Service panel/service entrance subpanels.
(a)
Less than or equal to 200 amps: $100.
(b)
Greater than 200 amps and less than or equal to 1,000 amps:
$250.
(c)
Greater than 1,000 amps: $750.
(d)
Swimming pool/patio bonding: $100.
(e)
Swimming pool lights: $50.
(f)
Air-conditioning units (disconnect, compress/condenser and air
handler): $60 each.
(g)
Hydro massage tub (interior whirlpool tub/spa): $50.
(h)
Hot tub or spa (exterior): $125.
(i)
Minimum fee: $90.
D.
Fire protection fees.
(3)
Each standpipe: $300.
(4)
Each independent pre-engineered system: $150.
(5)
Each kitchen exhaust system: $100.
(6)
Each gas- or oil-fired appliance: $75.
(7)
Hot-tar kettle roof: $75.
(8)
Fireplace/wood stoves: $75 each.
(9)
Emergency lights/exit signs: $10 each.
(10)
Minimum fee: $80.
(12)
Fire alarm panel installation: $250.
(13)
Radio/cellular communicator: $100.
(16)
Active solar system installation: The fee shall be $200 for
use groups R-3 and R-5 and all other groups $400.
(17)
Penalty for failure to obtain a certificate of smoke detector
and carbon monoxide alarm compliance: $150.
E.
Elevator fees.
(1)
The fee for elevators will be the third-party fee, plus an additional
fee of 15% with the minimum Borough fee being $25.
(2)
Ninety-five percent of DCA (A/O 2017) new elevator fee schedule.
(3)
Forty percent administration fee.
(4)
The fee for a permit to install an elevator device shall be a flat
fee. The fee may vary for different types of inspections, tests and
elevator devices. N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(g)1.
(5)
The categories of municipal elevator fees shall be identical to the
categories of elevator fees listed in N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6(a) and (b).
(8)
Acceptance tests, Fees for witnessing acceptance tests and performing
inspections on new and altered elevator devices shall be as follows:
The basic fees for elevator devices in structures not of Group R-3,
R-4, or R-5, or in an exempted structure of Group R-2, shall be:
Device
|
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|---|
Traction and winding drum elevators;
| |||
1 to 10 floors
|
$452
|
$323
|
$129
|
Over 10 floors
|
$755
|
$539
|
$216
|
Hydraulic elevators
|
$402
|
$287
|
$115
|
Roped hydraulic elevators
|
$452
|
$323
|
$129
|
Escalator and moving walks
|
$402
|
$287
|
$115
|
Dumbwaiter
|
$101
|
$72
|
$29
|
Stairway chair, incline and vertical; wheelchair lift and manlifts
|
$101
|
$72
|
$29
|
(a)
Additional charges for devices equipped with the following features
shall be as follows: N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6(A)2.i through iii.
Device
|
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|---|
Oil buffers
|
$80
|
$57
|
$23
|
Cwt. governor and safeties
|
$200
|
$143
|
$57
|
Auxiliary power generator
|
$151
|
$108
|
$43
|
(9)
The witnessing acceptance fee for elevator devices in structures
of Use Group R-3, R-4 or R-5, or otherwise exempt devices in structures
of Group R-2, shall be: N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6(a)3.
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|
$302
|
$216
|
$86
|
(a)
Dumbwaiters, stairway chairlifts, and inclined and vertical
wheelchair lifts shall be:
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|
$101
|
$72
|
$29
|
(10)
The fee for witnessing acceptance tests of minor work shall
be: N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6(a)4.
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|
$101
|
$72
|
$29
|
(11)
The fee for routine, six-month tests and inspections of escalators
shall be as follows: N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6(b)1.i through iv.
Device
|
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|---|
Escalator and moving walk
|
$280
|
$200
|
$80
|
(12)
The fee for one-year periodic inspection and witnessing of tests
of elevator devices shall be: N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6(b)2.i through vii.
Device
|
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|---|
Traction and winding drum elevators:
| |||
1 to 10 floors
|
$402
|
$287
|
$115
|
Over 10 floors
|
$482
|
$344
|
$138
|
Hydraulic elevators
|
$302
|
$216
|
$86
|
Roped hydro
|
$402
|
$287
|
$115
|
Escalator, moving walk
|
$644
|
$460
|
$184
|
Dumbwaiters
|
$160
|
$114
|
$46
|
Manlifts, stairway chair lifts, incline and vertical wheelchair
lifts
|
$244
|
$174
|
$70
|
(13)
Additional yearly periodic inspection charges for elevator devices
equipped with the following features shall be as follows: N.J.A.C.
5:23-12.6(b)3.i through iii.
Device
|
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|---|
Oil buffers, per buffer
|
$80
|
$57
|
$23
|
Cwt. governor and safeties
|
$160
|
$114
|
$46
|
Auxiliary power generator
|
$101
|
$72
|
$29
|
(a)
The fee for the three-year or five-year inspection of elevator
devices shall be as follows: N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6(b)4.i and ii.
Device
|
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|---|
Traction and winding drum elevators:
| |||
1 to 10 floors (five-year inspection)
|
$682
|
$487
|
$195
|
Over 10 floors (five-year inspection)
|
$860
|
$614
|
$246
|
Hydraulic and roped hydraulic elevators:
| |||
Three-year inspection
|
$515
|
$368
|
$147
|
Five-year inspection
|
$302
|
$216
|
$86
|
(14)
The fee for any reinspection of an elevator device shall be
billed separately from the above fees upon the issuance of a notice
of violation necessitating a reinspection.
Service
|
Client Fee
|
DCA Fee
|
Administrative Fee
|
---|---|---|---|
Reinspection of an elevator device
|
$270
|
$193
|
$77
|
G.
Mechanical fees.
(1)
Mechanical fee is for R-3-R-5 only, minimum fee: $100.
(2)
Replacement of heating and cooling equipment such as ground source,
heat pump systems, heat pumps solar: $150.
(3)
Furnace central: direct replacement/new installation, existing dwelling
R-3, R-5: $125.
(4)
Boiler central, all fuels: direct replacement/new installation, existing
dwelling R-3, R-5, includes backflow: $150.
(8)
Oil piping: direct replacement, new installation, existing dwelling
R-3, R-5: $100.
(9)
Heating venting system, chimney liners, direct replacement, new installation,
existing dwelling R-3, R-5: $125.
(10)
Duct system: new installation, existing dwelling R-3, R-5: $100.
(11)
Gas fireplace logs and decorative fireplaces/direct replacement,
new installation, existing dwelling R-3, R-5: $100.
(12)
Generator: direct replacement/new installation, existing dwelling
R-3, R-5, includes gas piping: $150.
(13)
Pool heaters: direct replacement, new installation, existing
dwelling R-3, R-5: $100.
(14)
Refrigeration systems: direct replacement, new installation,
existing dwelling R-3, R-5: $75.
(15)
LP tank, direct replacement, new installation, existing dwelling
R-3, R-5: $75.
(16)
Hydronic and radiant heat piping, new installation, existing
dwelling R3, R5: $100.
(18)
Items not covered: Any items not covered in the above fee schedule
shall be charged as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20 of the New Jersey Uniform
Construction Code.
(19)
Miscellaneous construction fees:
(a)
Change of contractor: $85 for each change of contractor technical
subcode.
(b)
Fence installation: $60 for use groups R-3 and R-5 and all other
use groups $150.
(c)
Curb, apron and sidewalks installation: $50 each for use groups
R-3 and R-5.
(d)
Driveway installation or resurfacing: $60 for use groups R-3
and R-5.
(e)
The fee for not obtaining a Borough permit prior to the start
of work shall be double the permit fee.
H.
The plan review fees, by outside agency, shall be 20% of the amount
to be charged for a construction permit. Plan review fees are not
refundable.
I.
Certificate fee schedule shall be:
(1)
Certificate of occupancy (CO) indicating that construction authorized
by a construction permit is completed in accordance with the approved
plans and the Uniform Construction Code regulations. Prepayment at
time of issuing the construction permit is required, and the fee shall
be 10% of the total cost of the construction permit, provided that
the minimum CO fees shall be $100.
(2)
Initial temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO): N/C.
(3)
Additional certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy:
$100 each.
(4)
Certificate of continued occupancy (CCO):
(a)
Residential: $50 if the CCO inspection is scheduled 10 or more
days prior to the anticipated closing date.
(b)
Commercial: $100 if the CCO inspection is scheduled 10 or more
days prior to the anticipated closing date.
(c)
In addition to the fees set forth in this subsection for a CCO,
there shall be an additional fee of $25 if the CCO inspection is scheduled
more than four days but less than 10 days prior to the anticipated
closing date, or an additional fee of $100 if the CCO inspection is
scheduled less than four days prior to the anticipated closing date.
(5)
Certificate of approval which is required for the following equipment:
elevator, moving stairway, mechanical equipment, refrigeration, air-conditioning
or ventilating apparatus, plumbing, gas piping, electrical wiring,
heating systems, or other equipment specifically controlled by the
New Jersey Administrative Code. Prepayment is required at time of
issuance: $25.
(6)
Letter of certification which is the end result of an inspection
process either confirming or denying in whole or part any provision
of the Uniform Construction Code: $20.
(7)
Zoning permit application fee: $40.
J.
Reinstatement of a lapsed construction permit shall be as follows:
(1)
Recalculation of the construction permit shall be required utilizing
the most current fee schedule applied to all work which is to be performed.
(2)
The reinstatement fee shall be 20% of the recalculated value of all
work which is to be performed.
(3)
There shall be a minimum reinstatement fee of $20.
K.
Annual construction permit. The fee for an annual construction permit
shall be paid annually. This fee shall be based on the assessed property
value of the facility. The fee shall be in the amount of $1 per $10,000
of assessed property value with a minimum permit fee of $100 and a
maximum permit fee of $1,000. An annual construction permit shall
become null and void on its anniversary date, one year after issuance.
L.
Additional administrative fee. In addition to the foregoing fees,
there shall be an additional fee for the following permits and certificates:
[Amended 3-18-1986 by Ord. No. 86-7-924]
A.
The following fire limits are hereby established,
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23: Block Nos. 13, 29 (Lot 3), 41, 74, 80,
81, 82, 83, 88, 177, 182, 183, 184, 185 and 214.
[Amended 2-16-1998 by Ord. No. 88-1-978]
B.
The Construction Official shall prepare and submit
to the Mayor and 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 Subcode Official regarding those areas which should be designated
as within the fire limits, with the reasons therefor.