There is hereby established in the Township
a state uniform construction code enforcing agency to be known as
the Division of Inspection, the head of which shall be the Construction
Official, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of Council.
The Department of Inspections is being created
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq., and Title 5, Chapter 23,
of the New Jersey Administrative Code. It is the duty and responsibility
of this Department and the department heads and employees to generally
administer the State Uniform Construction Code.
The Department of Inspections shall consist
of, in addition to the Construction Official, a building subcode official,
a plumbing subcode official, an electrical subcode official, a fire
protection subcode official and such other subcode officials for such
additional subcodes as the Commissioner of the Department of Community
Affairs shall approve. The Construction Official shall be the chief
administrator of the enforcing agency.
Each official position created shall be filled
by a person qualified for such position pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119
et seq., 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 this person
is qualified pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq., and N.J.A.C.
5:23 to hold such position.
The public shall have the right to do business
with the enforcing agency at one office location, except for the emergencies
and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
The Construction Official, with the advice of
the subcode officials, shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council
a monthly report indicating the number of inspections completed and
permits issued and a description in sufficient detail to advise the
Mayor and Council of the type of activity.
The Construction Official, with the advice of
the subcode officials, shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council,
no later than November 15 of each year, a report recommending a fee
schedule based upon the operating expenses of the agency and any other
expenses of the Township fairly attributable to the enforcement of
the State Uniform Construction Code Act.
Fees and operation of the Department shall be as set forth in §
150-6 of this Code.