[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Margate City 1-13-1977 by Ord. No. 953; amended in its entirety 11-22-1989 by Ord. No.
1989-20. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Margate
City finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the City
of Margate City to establish a Construction Code Enforcing Agency
and a Construction Board of Appeals within the City of Margate City.
There is hereby established in the City of Margate
City a State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency, consisting
of a Construction Code Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing
Subcode Official, Electrical 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.
[Amended 10-25-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-21; 3-28-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-6]
The Uniform Construction Code fees shall be
as follows:
A.
Plan review fee. Twenty percent of the total permit
fee shall be deemed to be the plan review fee.
B.
Construction permit fees for the building subcode
shall be as follows:
(1)
The minimum fee for the building subcode shall be
$58.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(4)
For combinations of additions or renovations, the
fee shall be computed separately.
(5)
For renovations and alterations, the fee shall be
$30 per $1,000 of the estimated cost of work for the first $50,000
and $23 per $1,000 of the estimated cost of work for the next $50,000
and $19 per $1,000 of the estimated cost of work thereafter.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(7)
For the construction of a fence, there will be a flat
fee of $58.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(8)
For the construction of a sign, the fee shall be $2.50
per square foot, with a minimum fee of $58.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009; 2-4-2010 by Ord. No.
05-2010]
(9)
For the construction of a pool, there will be flat
fee of $189.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(10)
For asbestos abatement, the fee shall be $70.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(11)
For asphalt paving, the fee shall be $25 per
$1,000 of the estimated cost of the work, with a minimum fee of $58.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(12)
For curbing, sidewalk and concrete work, the
fee shall be $25 per $1,000 of the estimated cost of the work, with
a minimum fee of $58.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(13)
For the installation or construction of a temporary
structure, there shall be a flat fee of $150, plus the cost of all
necessary electrical, plumbing and service connections.
(14)
For the installation of piles and bulkheads
that support a building or structure or if the bulkhead is used as
a retaining wall that is part of the means of egress, the fee shall
be $25 per $1,000 of estimated cost of the work, with a minimum fee
of $58. For the installation of piles and bulkheads, the fee shall
be $25 per $1,000 of the estimated cost of the work, with a minimum
fee of $58.
[Amended 5-4-2006 by Ord. No 2006-10; 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(15)
The fee for changing from one use group to another
use group shall be a flat fee of $150.
(16)
For the moving of a building or a structure
from one lot to another, the fee shall be $25 per $1,000 of the estimated
cost of the footing and foundation installation, plus the cost of
all necessary electrical, plumbing and service connections, with a
minimum fee of $58.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(17)
The fees for certificates shall be:
C.
For the elevator subcode, the fees are set by the
State of New Jersey in N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6, Test and Inspection Fees.
If the City of Margate uses a third-party agency to perform inspections,
the fee will be in accordance with the contract with the third-party
agency, which is currently 49%. The City of Margate shall charge
an administrative fee of 35% as provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(k)VI
for all inspections conducted by private on-site inspection agencies.
[Amended 11-16-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-31]
D.
Construction permit fees for the electrical subcode
shall be as follows:
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(1)
The minimum fee for the electrical subcode shall be
$58.
(a)
The minimum fee for a temporary pole shall be $58.
E.
Construction permit fees for the plumbing subcode
shall be as follows:
(1)
The minimum fee for the plumbing subcode shall be
$58.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(2)
Fixtures:
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(a)
Water closet: $13 each.
(b)
Urinal/bidet: $13 each.
(c)
Bathtub: $13 each.
(d)
Lavatory: $13 each.
(e)
Shower: $13 each.
(f)
Floor drain: $13 each.
(g)
Sink: $13 each.
(h)
Dishwasher: $13 each.
(i)
Drinking fountain: $13 each.
(j)
Washing machine: $13 each.
(k)
Hose bibb: $13 each.
(l)
Water heater: $13 each.
(m)
Fuel oil piping: $82 each.
(n)
Gas piping: $82 each.
(o)
Steam boiler: $13 each.
(p)
Hot-water boiler: $13 each.
(q)
Sewer pump: $13 each.
(r)
Interceptor/separator: $13 each.
(s)
Backflow preventer: $13 each.
(t)
Greasetrap: $82 each.
(u)
Water-cooled air-conditioning or refrigeration
unit: $13 each.
(v)
Sewer connection: $82 each.
(w)
Water service: $82 each.
(x)
Active solar system: no charge.
(3)
For cross connections and backflow preventers that
are subject to testing requiring reinspection every three months,
the fee shall be $45 for each device when they are tested (thrice
annually) and $100 for each device when they are broken down and tested
(annually).
F.
The construction permit fee for the fire subcode shall
be as follows:
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
(1)
The minimum fee for the fire subcode shall be $58.
(5)
Standpipes: $289.
(6)
Kitchen hood exhaust systems: $58.
(7)
Incinerators: no charge.
(8)
Crematoriums: no charge.
(9)
Gas- or oil-fired appliances: $58 each.
(10)
Fireplace
venting/metal chimney: $58.
[Added 2-4-2010 by Ord. No. 05-2010]
G.
The construction
permit fee for the mechanical subcode shall be as follows:
[Added 2-1-2018 by Ord.
No. 01-2018[2]]
I.
The fee for reinstatement of lapsed permits shall
be 50% of the total sum of the construction permits issued, provided
that the minimum fee shall be $58.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
J.
In order to provide training, certification and technical
support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
regulations, the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to the
fees specified above, a surcharge fee of $0.0034 per cubic foot of
volume for new construction and additions and $1.70 per $1,000 of
the cost of alterations and renovations. These fees shall be remitted
quarterly to the Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey.
[Amended 12-3-2009 by Ord. No. 30-2009]
K.
For the purpose of determining costs, the Construction
Official may require copies of bona fide contracts.
[Added 12-23-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-30]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-126e no person
shall be charged a construction permit surcharge fee or enforcing
agency fee for any construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement
designed and undertaken solely to promote accessibility by disabled
persons to an existing public or private structure or any of the facilities
therein. Additionally, a disabled person, or a parent or sibling of
a disabled person, shall not be required to pay any municipal fee
or charge in order to secure a construction permit for any construction,
reconstruction, alteration or improvement which promotes accessibility
to his own living unit.
The Construction Code Official shall prepare
and submit to Margate City, 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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.
This chapter and the Construction Code Enforcing
Agency and regional Construction Board of Appeals created hereunder
shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may, from time to
time, be lawfully promulgated by appropriate agencies of the State
of New Jersey.
[Added 2-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-04]
Municipal subcode permit fees (excluding elevators)
shall be waived for all charitable organizations recognized under
I.R.C. § 501(c)(3). The preceding shall apply to all permits
payable on or after January 1, 2002.
