[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Wrightstown by Ord. No. 1979-1 (Sec. 11-3 of the
Revised General Ordinances); amended in its entirely by Ord. No. 1981-7.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended by Ord. No. 1984-4]
A.
There is hereby established in the Borough of Wrightstown
a State Uniform Code Enforcing Agency to be known as the Department
of Code Enforcement and Inspection, consisting of a construction code
official, building subcode official, plumbing subcode official, electrical
subcode official, mechanical subcode official, fire subcode official,
and such other subcode officials 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 code
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, 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, but not more than one person may hold the same position, provided that such person is qualified, pursuant to P.L. 1975, C. 217 and N.J.A.C. 5:23, to hold each position.
C.
The public shall have the right to do business with
the Building Department at an office location - that being the Borough
Hall, except for emergencies and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
D.
No individual, association, company or firm shall
engage in the business of contracting, rendering plumbing services
in the borough unless a plumbing license has been issued to the contractor
by the State of New Jersey Board of Master Plumbers Law pursuant to
the State Plumbing License Law of 1968, N.J.S.A. 45:14C-1 et seq.
The Board of Health, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-31, shall have the
authority to issue licenses to plumbers who have not secured a license
from the Board of Master Plumbers.
A Construction Board of Appeals for the Borough
of Wrightstown shall be the County Board of Appeals, 49 Rancocas Road,
Mount Holly, New Jersey 08060.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1987-7; Ord. No. 1988-2; Ord. No. 1989-9; Ord. No. 1992-2; Ord. No. 1994-1; 5-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-04; 3-12-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-02]
A.
General.
(1)
The fee for plan review shall be paid at the time of submission of
an application for a permit. The amount of the fee shall be deducted
from the amount of the fee due for a construction permit, when and
if the permit is issued. Plan review fees are not refundable.
(2)
The fee to be charged for a construction permit will be the sum of
the basic construction fee computed in accordance with the Fee Schedule,
below.[1] This fee shall be paid before a permit is issued.
(a)
No person shall be charged a construction permit surcharge 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
contained therein.
(b)
A disabled person, or a parent or sibling of a disabled person,
shall not be required to pay a municipal fee or charge in order to
secure a construction permit for any construction, reconstruction,
alteration or improvement which promotes accessibility to his/her
own living unit.
(c)
For the purposes of this subsection, "disabled person" means
a person who has the total and permanent inability to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment, including blindness, and shall include,
but not limited to, any resident of this state who is disabled pursuant
to the Federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 416) or
the Federal Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. § 231
et seq.) or is rated as having a sixty-percent disability or higher
pursuant to any federal law administered by the United States Veterans'
Act. For purposes of this subsection, "blindness" means central visual
acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a corrective
lens. An eye which is accompanied by a limitation in the field of
vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends
an angle no greater than 20° shall be considered as having a central
visual acuity of 20/200 or less.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is included at the end
of this section.
(3)
The fee to be charged for a certificate of occupancy shall be paid
before a certificate is issued. This fee shall be in addition to the
construction permit fee.
(4)
The fee to be charged for an annual construction permit shall be
charged annually. This fee shall be administered in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(a)4 and 5.
C.
Basic construction fee. The basic construction fee is computed on
the basis of the volume of the building, in accordance with N.J.A.C.
5:23-2.28, or, in the case of alterations, the estimated construction
cost, and the number and type of plumbing, electrical and fire-protection
fixtures or devices as herein provided.
(1)
Volume or cost. Fees for new construction or alterations are as noted
in the Fee Schedule.[3]
(a)
Fees for renovations, alterations, reroofing and repairs, and
for the installation and foundation systems of premanufactured construction
and the external utility connections for premanufactured construction,
shall be based upon the estimated cost of the work. The fees are in
accordance with the Fee Schedule.
(b)
Fees for renovations, alterations and repairs are based upon
the estimated cost of the work. The fee shall be in the amount, computed
as a percentage, in accordance with the Fee Schedule.
(c)
Fees for additions are computed on the same basis as for new
construction for the added portion.
(d)
Fees for combination renovations and additions shall be computed
as the sum of the fees for the addition and alteration computed separately
in accordance with the Fee Schedule.
(e)
The unit rates vary for different occupancy groups.
(f)
Temporary structures and all structures for which volume cannot
be computed, such as swimming pools and open structural towers, are
charged a flat rate.
(g)
Fees for minor construction work are based upon the estimated
cost of the work. The fee is computed as a unit rate in accordance
with the Fee Schedule.
[3]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is included at the end
of this section.
(2)
Plumbing fixtures and appurtenances. Fees are based upon the number
of plumbing fixtures, devices, plumbing stacks and utility service
connections to be installed. Utility service connections include sewer,
water and gas service connections. The fee is a unit rate per device,
stack and utility service connection. The unit rate varies for different
types of fixtures and utility service connections.
(3)
Electrical fixtures and devices. Fees are based upon the number of
electrical fixtures and devices to be installed. The fee is a unit
rate per fixture and device. The unit rate varies for different types
of fixtures.
(4)
Fire fees are based upon the number of sprinkler heads, standpipes
and detectors (smoke and heat). Fees are also charged for the inspection
of premanufactured fire-suppression systems, for gas- and oil-fired
appliances not connected to the plumbing system, for kitchen exhaust
systems and for incinerators and crematoriums.
D.
Demolition permit fees. Permit fees for demolition of or the removal
of a building or structure is a flat fee. This fee varies according
to type of structure and whether or not there has been a condemnation
as set forth herein. No building debris or demolition material shall
be permanently deposited on site, but all demolition material and
debris shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable solid waste
disposal laws and regulations.
F.
Certificate of occupancy fee: See the Administrative Construction
Fee Schedule.
(1)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy for new construction is computed
as a percentage of the fee to be charged for the construction permit.
(2)
The fee for certificates of continued occupancy (CCO) certificates
of occupancy (CO) granted pursuant to a change of use, and for multiple
certificates of occupancy (CO) is a flat fee as listed in the Administrative
Construction Fee Schedule.
G.
Elevator fees. The Borough defers to DCA for elevator inspections
in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.3(a)3.
H.
Whenever a permit is received based on an approved prototype plan,
the permit shall be reduced by the amount of the plan review fee.
I.
A surcharge fee in accordance with the Uniform Construction Code
is calculated on a percentage of the permit cost for all new construction.
This fee is computed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28. The surcharge
fee for all other construction is computed in accordance with N.J.A.C.
5:23-4.19.
J.
All computed fees, which would normally contain cents, shall be rounded
to the next highest even dollar amount.
K.
Enforcing agency fees.
(2)
The minimum fee for a basic construction permit, or a permit update,
covering any or all of the building, plumbing, electrical or fire-protection
work is in accordance with the Fee Schedule.
(3)
Fee for renovations, alterations and repairs or site construction
associated with preengineered systems of commercial farm buildings,
premanufactured construction, and the external utility connection
for premanufactured construction shall be based upon the estimated
cost of work. For the purpose of determining estimated cost, the applicant
shall submit to the Borough Code Official such cost data as may be
available produced by the architect or engineer of record, by a recognized
estimating firm, or by the contractor. A bona fide contractor's
bid, if available, shall be submitted. The Construction Official shall
make the final decision regarding estimated cost.
L.
Plumbing fixtures and equipment. The fees shall be in accordance
with the Fee Schedule.
M.
Permits for electrical fixtures and devices. The fees shall be in
accordance with the Fee Schedule.
N.
Fire-protection inspections. The fees shall be in accordance with
the Fee Schedule.
O.
Certificates and other permit fees are reflected in the Fee Schedule.
P.
Annual permits. The fee to be charged for an annual construction
permit shall be charged annually. The fee shall be a flat fee based
upon the number of maintenance workers who are employed by the facility
and who are primarily engaged in work that is governed by a subcode.
Managers, engineers and clericals shall not be considered maintenance
workers for the purpose of establishing the annual construction permit
fee. Annual permits may be issued for building/fire protection, electrical
and plumbing. Fees shall be as follows:
(1)
One to 25 workers (including foreman): $500/worker; each additional
worker over 25, $200/worker.
(2)
Prior to the issuance of the annual permit, a training registration
fee of $100 per subcode shall be submitted by the applicant to the
Department of Community Affairs, construction code element, training
section along with a copy of the construction permit (Form F-170).
Checks shall be made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey."
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FEE SCHEDULE
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Building Fee Schedule-1
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Use Groups B, E, H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, H-5, I-1, I-2, I-3,
I-4, M, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, U
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Minimum fee: $50
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New/Addition
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New building
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$0.0270 per cubic foot
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Addition
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$0.0270 per cubic foot
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Alteration
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First $50,000
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$27 per $1,000
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Second $50,000
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$22 per $1,000
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Over $100,000
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$17 per $1,000
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Demolition
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Fee for a structure less than 5,000 square feet in area and
less than 30 feet in height, for one- or two-family residences (R-3),
and for structures on farms, including commercial farms (includes
residential storage tank removal)
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$75
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Fee for all other structures (includes commercial storage tank
removal)
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$120
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Signs
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Pylon per square foot:
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First 100 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Next 400 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Thereafter
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$1.20 per foot
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Minimum fee
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$50
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Ground/wall per square foot:
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First 100 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Next 400 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Thereafter
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$1.20 per foot
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Minimum fee
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$50
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Asbestos abatement permit [N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.9(a)]
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$65
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Lead abatement permit [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(3)ix]
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$140
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Pool:
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In-ground
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$175
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Aboveground
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$75
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Fence (exceeding 6 feet)
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See alteration fees.
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Roofing
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See alteration fees.
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Siding
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See alteration fees.
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Building Fee Schedule-2
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Use Groups A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, F-1, F-2, S-1, S-2
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Minimum fee: $50
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New/Addition
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New building
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$0.0200 per cubic foot
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Addition
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$0.0200 per cubic foot
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Alteration
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First $50,000
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$27 per $1,000
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Second $50,000
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$22 per $1,000
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Over $100,000
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$17 per $1,000
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Demolition
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Fee for a structure less than 5,000 square feet in area and
less than 30 feet in height, for one- or two-family residences (R-3),
and for structures on farms, including commercial farms (includes
residential storage tank removal)
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$75
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Fee for all other structures (includes commercial storage tank
removal)
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$120
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Signs
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Pylon per square foot:
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First 100 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Next 400 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Thereafter
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$1.20 per foot
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Minimum fee
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$50
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Ground/wall per square foot:
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First 100 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Next 400 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Thereafter
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$1.20 per foot
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Minimum fee
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$50
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Asbestos abatement permit [N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.9(a)]
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$65
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Lead abatement permit [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(3)ix]
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$140
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Pool:
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In-ground
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$175
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Aboveground
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$75
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Fence (exceeding 6 feet)
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See alteration fees.
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Roofing
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See alteration fees.
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Siding
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See alteration fees.
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Building Fee Schedule-3
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Structures on Farms [N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.2(d)]
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Maximum fee: $1,000 for structures
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New/Addition
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New building
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$0.0008 per cubic foot
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Addition
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$0.0008 per cubic foot
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Alteration
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First $50,000
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$27 per $1,000
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Second $50,000
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$22 per $1,000
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Over $100,000
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$17 per $1,000
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Demolition
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Fee for a structure less than 5,000 square feet in area and
less than 30 feet in height, for one- or two-family residences (R-3),
and for structures on farms, including commercial farms (includes
residential storage tank removal)
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$75
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Fee for all other structures (includes commercial storage tank
removal)
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$120
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Signs
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Pylon per square foot:
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First 100 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Next 400 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Thereafter
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$1.20 per foot
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Minimum fee
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$0
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Ground/wall per square foot:
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First 100 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Next 400 feet
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$1.20 per foot
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Thereafter
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$1.20 per foot
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Minimum fee
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$0
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Asbestos abatement permit [N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.9(a)]
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$65
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Lead abatement permit [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(3)ix]
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$140
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Pool:
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In-ground
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$175
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Aboveground
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$75
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Fence (exceeding 6 feet)
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See alteration fees.
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Roofing
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See alteration fees.
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Siding
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See alteration fees.
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Electrical Fee Schedule
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Minimum fee: $50
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Grouping (Fixtures and devices to be counted for
these items include outlets, wall switches, fluorescent fixtures,
convenience receptacles or similar fixtures and motors and devices
of one horsepower or one kilowatt or less.):
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First 50
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$50
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Increments of 25
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$12
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Pool with U/lights
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$50
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Storageable pool/spa
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$50
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Calculating (For the purpose of calculating the
following electrical fees, all motors except those in plug-in appliances
shall be counted, including control equipment, generators, transformers
and all heating, cooking or other devices consuming or generating
electrical current.):
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Motors/Electrical Devices (hp)
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Less than or equal to 10
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$15
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Less than or equal to 50
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$60
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Less than or equal to 100
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$120
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Greater than 100
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$480
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Transformer/Generator (kw)
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Less than or equal to 10
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$15
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Less than or equal to 45
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$60
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Less than or equal to 112.5
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$120
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Greater than 112.5
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$480
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Service Panel/Service Entrance/Subpanel (amperes)
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Less than or equal to 100
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$50
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Less than or equal to 200
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$50
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Less than or equal to 300
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$100
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Less than or equal to 400
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$100
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Less than or equal to 800
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$100
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Less than or equal to 1,000
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$100
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Less than or equal to 1,200
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$480
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Greater than 1,200
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$480
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Plumbing Fee Schedule
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Minimum fee: $50
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For the purposes of clarification, special devices include grease
traps, oil separators, water-cooled air-conditioning units, refrigeration
units, utility service connections, backflow preventors, steam boilers,
hot-water boilers (excluding those for domestic water heating), gas
piping, active solar systems, sewer pumps, intercepters and fuel oil
piping.
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Bathtub
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$12
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Bidet/urinal
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$12
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Dishwasher
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$12
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Drinking fountain
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$12
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Floor drain
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$12
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Fuel oil piping
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$12
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Gas piping
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$12
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Hose bibb
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$12
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Lavatory/sink
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$12
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Shower
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$12
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Sink
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$12
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Stack
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$70
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Washing machine
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$12
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Water closet
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$12
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Water heater
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$12
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Special Devices
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Active solar systems
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$70
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Backflow preventer:
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Commercial
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$70
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Residential
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$70
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Grease trap
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$70
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Hot-water boiler (commercial only)
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$70
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Interceptors
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$70
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Oil separator
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$70
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Sewer pumps
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$70
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Steam boiler (commercial only)
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$70
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Storage tank installation
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$70
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Utility service connections
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$70
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Lawn Sprinklers:
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Residential
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$50 flat fee
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Commercial
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$100 flat fee
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Fire Fee Schedule
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Minimum fee: $50
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Wet and/or Dry Sprinkler Heads
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1 to 20
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$70
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21 to 100
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$125
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101 to 200
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$230
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201 to 400
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$600
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401 to 1,000
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$850
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1,001 to 1,500
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$1,050
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Over max entry
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$1,050
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Alarm Devices (Smoke and Fire Detectors)
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1 to 12
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$60
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13 to 24
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$72
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25 to 36
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$84
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37 to 200
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$435
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201 to 400
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$500
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401 to 1,000
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$1,000
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Over max entry
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$1,500
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Pre-Engineered Systems
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CO2 supression
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$100
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Foam suppression
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$100
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Halon suppression
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$100
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Dry chemical
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$100
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Spray booth
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$100
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Wet chemical
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$100
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Miscellaneous
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Standpipe
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$230
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Dry pipe alarm
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$50
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Fuel storage tank
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$50
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Kitchen exhaust
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$50
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Pre-action valve
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$50
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Signalling devices
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$50
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Supervisory devices
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$50
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Heat-Producing Devices
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Fire pump/GPM type
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$50
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Oil/gas-fired appliance (not connected to the plumbing system)
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$50
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Smoke control
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$50
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Mechanical: Residential
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Fixtures/Equipment
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Fireplace
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$0
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Fuel oil piping connections
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$12
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Gas piping connections
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$12
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Hot air furnace
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$50
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Hot-water boiler
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$50
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LPG tank
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$0
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Oil tank
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$0
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Steam boiler
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$50
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Water heater
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$12
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Administrative Construction Fees
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Annual pool inspection [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(c)2(10)]
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$36
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Certificate of approval [N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23(j)]
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$0
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Certificate of clearance for lead abatement [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(3)ix]
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$28
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Certificate of clearance for asbestos [N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.9(a)2]
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$17
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Certificate of compliance [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(f)6]
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$0
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Certificate of continued occupancy [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(f)2]
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$100 flat fee
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Certificate of occupancy [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(f)1]
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10% of permit fee; minimum fee: $111
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Certificate of occupancy granted pursuant to: Change of Use
[N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(f)2]
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$120 flat fee
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Plan review fee (building, plumbing, fire, electrical)
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$20% of the amount charged for a permit; $50 minimum
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Plan review fee (mechanical only)
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$10% of the amount charged for a permit; $50 minimum
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Plan review change [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(b)4]
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$45 per hour
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Reinstate lapsed permit fee
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$0
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Temporary certificate of occupancy [N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(f)3]
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$0 first TCO; $29 thereafter
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Variation: any asbestos from Chapter 8
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$560 payable to "Treasurer, State of NJ"
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Variation: any construction subcode
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$560 payable to "Wrightstown Borough"
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In order to provide for the the training, certification
and technical support programs required by the Uniform Construction
Code Act and Regulations, the enforcing agency will collect, in addition
to the fees specified above, a surcharge of a $.0006 per cubic foot
of volume of new construction. Said surcharge 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. 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 surcharge collected in the fiscal year.
The following fire limits are established pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 5:23:
A.
The construction official shall prepare and submit
to the committee, semiannually, 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, together with the reasons therefor.
All money collected under any provision of this
chapter shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Borough of Wrightstown.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1985-6]
Permits shall be required in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 5:23, except as provided in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.5(a)(2) where
no permit shall be required.
A.
Ordinary repairs, as provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:23
which do not involve any violation of the regulations.
B.
Minor work, as determined by the appropriate subcode
officials and construction code official.
C.
Emergency work, except that permit shall be applied
for as soon thereafter as is practicable, but not later than 72 hours
thereafter.
D.
Prior to the issuance of any permit by the borough
construction code official or any subcode official, there shall be
submitted to the construction official or subcode official, as the
case may be, an approval certificate issued by the Wrightstown Municipal
Utilities Authority whenever the proposed addition, reconstruction,
alteration or demolition shall in any way affect facilities of the
Wrightstown Municipal Utilities Authority.
