[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Garfield 12-29-1976 by Ord. No. 1607 (Ch. 110 of the 1979
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established in the City of Garfield
a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as
"Department of Inspections," consisting of a Construction Official,
Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode
Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official, Elevator 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 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), 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.
[Amended 1-18-1977 by Ord. No. 1610]
The City of Garfield hereby establishes, acknowledges
and designates that it will be subject to the jurisdiction of the
Bergen County Board of Appeals.
[Amended 2-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2449; 6-23-2020 by Ord. No. 2841]
All building permit fees and subcode fees shall be determined
in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(c), except
as follows:
A.
For the development of more than three residential dwelling units,
the new construction fee shall be in the amount of $0.035 per cubic
foot of volume.
B.
The minimum fee for any subcode, notwithstanding the provisions of
the aforementioned state code shall be $65.
C.
Mechanical Inspector fee (r-3, r-4, r-5 use groups only and does
not include the electrical subcode) shall be as follows:
(1)
A minimum fee: $65.
(2)
Heat-producing appliances (i.e., furnace, boilers, gas fireplaces
and stoves): $91.
(3)
Replacement of a nontestable backflow preventer with another appliance:
$91.
(4)
Replacement of nontestable backflow preventer alone: $91.
(5)
Chimney liner: $91.
(6)
Generators: $91.
(7)
Residential gas pipe: $15.
(8)
Water heater: $91.
(9)
All other (duct work, hydronic heating, etc.): $91.
(10)
Condensate line: $91.
(11)
Installation of LPG tank: $92.
(12)
Fuel oil piping: $15.
(13)
Oil tank installation: $92.
D.
The Mechanical Inspector fee applies only to the installation of
the specific residential mechanical equipment listed when it is not
part of a larger multi-subcode residential project. When mechanical
equipment is being installed as part of a larger project the fees
under the individual subcode sections shall apply.
E.
The Mechanical Inspector fee section does not apply to any commercial
installation.
[Added 12-6-1994 by Ord. No. 2169]
Prior to the issuance of permit for the demolition
or construction of any structure, the person, firm or entity making
such application for a permit shall post with the Construction Official,
security in the form of cash, certified check or surety bond issued
by a surety company authorized to do business in New Jersey. Such
security shall be in the amount of $3,000 for one- and two-family
homes and accessory buildings and $10,000 for all other buildings.
The purpose of the security or condition of the bond shall be to insure
that the demolition and/or construction shall have been performed
in a good and workmanlike manner as well as to guarantee compliance
with the requirements of the Bergen County Utilities Authority and
the Garfield Code regarding mandatory recycling of construction and
demolition debris. The beneficiary of the security shall be the owner
or owners of the land and any persons having an interest in the realty
involved on which the construction and/or demolition is taking place
and the term of any security, be it cash, certified check or surety
bond, shall terminate no earlier than the expiration date of the construction
and/or demolition permit, plus an additional 30 days.
[Added 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2613]
All newly constructed one- and two-family buildings independent
of a housing development with truss construction shall have identifying
emblems permanently affixed to the front of the structures as required
by N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.20.
A.
The emblem
shall be of a bright and reflective color, or made of reflective material.
The shape of the emblem shall be an isosceles triangle, and the size
shall be 12 inches horizontally by six inches vertically. The following
letters, of a size and color to make them conspicuous, shall be printed
on the emblem:
B.
The truss
emblem shall be permanently affixed to the left of the main entrance
door at a height between four feet and six feet aboveground and shall
be installed and maintained by the owner of the building.
