There is hereby established in the Township of Toms River a
State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as the
"Office of Construction Permits and Inspections"; a Construction Official;
Building Subcode Officials; Plumbing Subcode Officials; Electrical
Subcode Officials 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. The Bureau of Fire Prevention of the Township
of Toms River is hereby designated as the Fire Protection Subcode
Official for the purposes of this chapter; however, nothing contained
herein shall be construed so as to limit any powers, duties or jurisdiction
conferred on said Bureau by law.
Each official position created in §
252-2 above 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, as amended, and
N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.
The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing
agency at the Office of Construction Permits and Inspections, except
for emergencies and unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances.