[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council)
of the Township of West Windsor 12-27-1979 by Ord. No. 79-39 as Sec. 10-1
of the Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Established. There is hereby established in the Township
a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as the "Division
of Code Enforcement," 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.[1] The Construction Official shall be the chief administrator of
the enforcing agency. The Mayor shall appoint a Construction Official and
any necessary subcode officials to administer and enforce the code.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord.
No. 99-07]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
B.
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 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.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq. More than one such official position may be held by the same person, provided that such person is qualified pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq. to hold each such position.
B.
Report recommending fee schedule; surcharge fee.
(1)
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the
subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Mayor, who shall forthwith submit
to the Township 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.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord.
No. 99-07]
(2)
In order to provide for the training, certification and
technical support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
the regulations,[1] the enforcing agency shall collect in addition to the fees specified in Chapter 82, Fees, a surcharge fee as established in Chapter 82, Fees, which shall be charged per cubic foot of volume of new construction. This surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Department of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30, and not later than one month next succeeding the end of the quarter for which it is due. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first become effective, the fee shall be collected and remitted for the third and fourth quarters only.
[1]
Editor's Note: The "regulations" refers to the regulations promulgated
by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs of the State of
New Jersey pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119
et seq.).
(3)
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, the report
shall be for the third and fourth quarters only.
A.
Fire limits are not established pursuant to N.J.A.C.
5:23 because no areas within the Township require such limits.
B.
The Construction Official shall prepare and submit to
the Mayor, who shall forthwith submit to the Township Council biannually a
report reevaluating the need for 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 fire limits, with the reasons therefor.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord.
No. 99-07]
[Added 6-3-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-15]
A.
The following documents shall be submitted electronically
and by hard copy, except that such documents are not required for homeowners
renovating existing areas either within or attached to the preexisting structure:
(1)
Such project specifications as the Construction Official
requires at the time of application for building permits.
(2)
Such testing reports as the Construction Official requires
at the time of application for certificates of occupancy.
(3)
Such as-builts for residential and nonresidential space
as the Construction Official requires at the time of applications for certificates
of occupancy.
B.
All electronic submissions shall be formatted using AutoCAD
for plans and, for text, using either MS Word or Adobe Acrobat Portable Document
Format (PDF).
