[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of New
Providence 12-27-1976 as Ord. No. 76-12
(Ch. 6, Art. I, of the 1973 Code of Ordinances). Section 129-3A amended at
time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees and licenses — See Ch.
147.
Fire prevention — See Ch.
155.
Property maintenance — See Ch.
207.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch.
225.
Housing rehabilitation — See Ch.
285.
A. There is hereby established in the Borough of New Providence
a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as the "New
Providence Building Department," consisting of a Construction Official, Building
Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode Official,
Fire Protection Subcode Official and 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. Qualifications. 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, 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. Location of office. 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. Said location shall be at the
office of the Construction Official, New Providence Building Department, 29
Park Place, New Providence, New Jersey 07974.
Appeals from the decisions of the enforcing agency shall be to the Union
County Construction Board of Appeals in the manner provided by law.
A. The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of
the subcode fees and shall be paid before the permit is issued.
B. The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the
subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Mayor and Borough 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.
C. In order to provide for the training, certification and
technical support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and the regulations, 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 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, said fee shall be collected and remitted for the third and fourth
quarters only.
D. 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, said report
shall be for the third and fourth quarters only.
A. The following fire limits are established pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 5:23: All portions of the borough included within the several zones
denominated as "business zones" and "industrial zones" presently upon the
Zoning Map of the Borough of New Providence or which may be so designated upon such Map at any time in the
future.
B. The Construction Official shall prepare and submit to
the Mayor and Borough Council, 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.