[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Hanover 12-30-1976 by Ord. No. 31-76. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established in the Township of Hanover
a State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency, to be known as
the "Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency of the Township of
Hanover," 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,[1] 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.
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.
A.
There is hereby established a Construction Board of
Appeals to hear appeals from decisions by the enforcing agency. Such
Board shall consist of five members. At least one Board member shall
be a registered architect or licensed professional engineer of building
construction experience, and at least one board member shall be as
qualified as a Plumbing Subcode Official and one as qualified as an
Electrical Subcode Official. No more than two Board members shall
be selected from the same business or profession. Each Board member
shall have had at least three years' experience in construction, design
or supervision as a licensed engineer or registered architect or,
in the alternative, five years' experience in construction, design
or supervision as an architect or engineer with a bachelor's degree
in architecture or engineering, respectively, from an accredited institution
of higher education or, as a further alternative, 10 years' experience
in construction, design or supervision as a journeyman in a construction
trade or as a construction contractor, subcontractor or inspector.
B.
Members.
(1)
The Township Committee of the Township of Hanover
shall appoint the Board members and any alternate members. For the
members first appointed, the Township Committee shall designate the
appointees' terms so that one shall be appointed for a term of one
year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years,
and two for terms of four years. At the expiration of such terms and
thereafter, appointments shall be made for terms of four years. Vacancies
shall be filled for the unexpired term.
(2)
The Township Committee shall appoint such number of
alternates as may be appropriate for terms not to exceed four years
or may, in the alternative, appoint alternates on a case-by-case basis.
(3)
No regular or alternate Board member may be a member
of the enforcing agency, the decisions of which are subject to the
review of the Board.
A.
The fee schedule shall be as provided in Chapter 125, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover.
[Amended 9-8-1977 by Ord. No. 21-77; 12-29-1977 by Ord. No.
30-77; 4-24-1980 by Ord. No. 8-80; 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. 23-81; 6-24-1982 by Ord. No. 22-82; 7-14-1983 by Ord. No. 33-83; 7-11-1991 by Ord. No. 16-91]
B.
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of
the Subcode Officials, prepare and submit to the Township Committee,
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.
C.
Surcharge fee.
(1)
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 above, a surcharge fee of $0.0006 per cubic foot of
volume of new construction. Said surcharge fee shall be remitted to
the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Department of Community Affairs,
on a quarterly basis for the fiscal quarters 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, said 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.).
(2)
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 this fiscal year. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first
become effective, said report shall be for the third and fourth quarters
only.
B.
The Construction Official shall prepare and submit
to the Township Committee, 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 fire limits, with the reasons therefor.
[Added 6-12-1980 by Ord. No. 12-80]
Whenever the Construction Officials determine,
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-6.2, the eligibility of any proposed solar
heating and cooling systems pursuant to the standards promulgated
in N.J.A.C. 14A:4-1 et seq., any permit and inspection fee as set
forth herein shall be waived.
[Added 10-14-1982 by Ord. No. 33-82]
The duties and responsibilities of the Construction
Official and the Subcode Officials and all other officials within
the Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency of the Township of
Hanover shall be set forth in Title 5, Chapter 23, of the New Jersey
Administrative Code and/or as the same may be amended and supplemented.
[Added 8-22-1985 by Ord. No. 17-85]
The standards and criteria governing the construction
and maintenance of all multifamily residential units hereinafter constructed
within the Township of Hanover shall comply with the regulations set
forth below:
A.
There shall be between each dwelling unit on the same
floor level a partition wall constructed to have a sound-transmission
classification (STC) of not less than 50 for airborne noise when tested
in accordance with ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
recommended practice E-90, listed in Appendix A or as amended.
B.
There shall be between each dwelling unit on different
floor levels or between each dwelling unit and corridors or other
public spaces a partition wall constructed to have a sound-transmission
classification (STC) of not less than 55 for airborne noise when tested
in accordance with ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
recommended practice E-90, listed in Appendix A or as amended.
C.
All exterior walls of each dwelling unit shall be
constructed to have a sound-transmission classification (STC) of not
less than 39 for airborne noise when tested in accordance with ASTM
(American Society for Testing and Materials) recommended practice
E-90, listed in Appendix A or as amended.
D.
No common-party wall located between dwelling units
or between any dwelling unit and a garage or between garages shall
have a fire rating of less than two hours.
E.
In addition to the specifications herein, the construction
of all dwelling units shall conform to the Building Code of the Township
of Hanover and shall generally meet specifications no less than those
set forth in Regulations for the Construction and Maintenance of Motels
and Multiple Dwellings, promulgated by the Department of Community
Affairs of the State of New Jersey and dated July 19, 1968. In those
cases where this section, the Building Code and state regulations
may contradict, the more stringent specifications shall be required.
F.
The architecture employed shall be aesthetically in
keeping with the surrounding areas and shall be subject to approval
by the Planning Board. All buildings shall be constructed in accordance
with the Building Code and shall comply with the following requirements:
(1)
The exterior walls in each group of dwelling units
shall be faced with brick, quarried stone, stucco, wood or other materials
suitable in terms of quality, durability and appearance. Asbestos
shingle and cinder or concrete block as exterior finishes are prohibited.
The applicant shall submit to the Planning Board for review and approval,
in addition to any and all other documents required by any other ordinance
concerning site plan review, floor plans, elevation drawings, color
renderings and detailed finish schedules.
(2)
The exterior of any accessory structures shall harmonize
architecturally with and be constructed of materials of a like character
to those used in principal structures.
