[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
(now Township Council) of the Township of Greenwich 12-20-1976 by Ord. No.
6-1977. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Unfit buildings — See Ch. 258.
Certificates of occupancy — See Ch. 284.
Construction and demolition debris — See Ch. 308.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 375.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 388.
Stormwater control — See Ch. 590.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 594.
Subdivision of land and site plan review — See Ch. 610.
Zoning — See Ch. 700.
A.
There is hereby established in the Township of Greenwich
a State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency to be known as
the "Greenwich Township Construction Code Enforcing Agency," 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.
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 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.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original § 74-2, Construction Board
of Appeals, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
5-16-2011 by Ord. No. 11-2011.
[Amended 2-20-1978 by Ord. No. 2-1978; 6-6-1988 by Ord. No.
6-1988; 8-7-1995 by Ord. No. 11-1995; 5-17-1999 by Ord. No.
6-1999; 8-19-2002 by Ord. No. 22-2002; 4-4-2005 by Ord. No.
5-2005; 3-21-2011 by Ord. No. 8-2011; 5-21-2012 by Ord. No. 7-2012; 9-17-2018 by Ord. No. 7-2018]
A.
The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees listed in Subsection A hereof and shall be paid before the permit is issued. Plan review fees shall be 25% of the amount charged for a construction permit.
(1)
Building fees:
(a)
Minimum fees: $45.
(d)
Carports and sheds (over 200 square feet): $34 per $1,000.
(f)
Signs, pylon and ground: $6 per square foot.
(i)
Continued certificate of occupancy: $250 pursuant to change
of use.
(j)
Premanufactured/construction housing: $50 per $1,000; minimum
fee of $300.
(m)
Tents/air structures in excess of 900 square feet or more than
30 feet in any direction: $129.
(2)
Elevators: in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
(4)
Plan review: 5% of construction permit fee.
(5)
Plumbing fees:
(a)
Minimum fee: $45.
(b)
Per fixture (attached to drainage/water system): $15.
(c)
Appliances, equipment, refrigeration, air-conditioning equipment,
pumps, lawn sprinklers: $91 each.
(d)
Replacement of solar, oil, gas heating: $91 for each unit.
(e)
Gas piping: $91.
(f)
Sewer and water laterals: $91 each.
(g)
Special devices such as backflow preventers, inceptors, oil
and waste: $91 each.
(6)
Fire prevention fees:
(a)
Minimum fee: $45.
(b)
Sprinklers, heads or detectors:
1 to 20
|
$91
|
21 to 100
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$250
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101 to 200
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$400
|
201 to 400
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$600
|
401 to 1,000
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$900
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Over 1,000
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$2,200
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(c)
Preengineered system/fire pumps: $150.
(d)
Kitchen hood systems: $90.
(e)
All other fuel-fired appliances: $65.
(f)
Incinerators: $551.
(g)
Crematoriums: $511.
(h)
Standpipe: $321.
B.
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the subcode officials,
prepare and submit to the Township governing body 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.
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, a surcharge fee as outlined in Subsection A(3) for 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.
[Added 12-18-2000 by Ord. No. 30-2000]
A.
A senior citizen shall not be required to pay any
Township fee or charge in order to secure a construction permit for
any construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement to his
or her living unit.
B.
SENIOR CITIZEN
As used in this section, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A person who has attained the age of 62 years.