[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Marlboro 12-30-1976 by Ord. No. 22-76 (Ch. 55 of the 1981 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Environmental Commission — See Ch. 10, Art. I.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 183.
Land use and development — See Ch. 220.
A. 
There is hereby established in the Township of Marlboro a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, to be known as the Division of Uniform Construction Code, constituted as set forth in § 4-69 of Chapter 4 of the Code of the Township of Marlboro.
[Amended 6-25-1992 by Ord. No. 17-92; 12-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-35]
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 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), 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 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.
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.
A. 
Composition. There is hereby established a Construction Board of Appeals to hear appeals from decisions by the enforcing agency. Such Board shall consist of five members. At least one Board member shall be a registered architect or licensed professional engineer of building construction experience, and at least one Board member shall be as qualified as a Plumbing Subcode Official, and one as qualified as an Electric Subcode Official. No more than two Board members shall be selected from the same business or profession. Each Board member shall have had at least three years' experience in construction, design or supervision as a licensed engineer or registered architect; or, in the alternative, five years' experience in construction, design or supervision as an architect or engineer with a bachelor's degree in architecture or engineering, respectively, from an accredited institution of higher education; or, as a further alternative, 10 years' experience in construction, design or supervision as a journeyman in a construction trade or as a construction contractor, subcontractor or inspector.
B. 
Appointments.
(1) 
The Mayor shall appoint the Board members and any alternate members. For the members first appointed, the Mayor shall designate the appointees' terms so that one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years and two for terms of four years. At the expiration of such terms and thereafter, appointments shall be made for terms of four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
(2) 
The Mayor shall appoint such number of alternates, as may be appropriate, for terms not to exceed four years or may, in the alternative, appoint alternates on a case-by-case basis.
(3) 
No regular or alternate Board member may be a member of the enforcing agency, the decisions of which are subject to the review of the Board.
[Amended 7-15-1993 by Ord. No. 41-93; 10-7-1993 by Ord. No. 47-93; 3-24-1994 by Ord. No. 5-94; 9-26-1996 by Ord. No. 29-96; 2-27-1997 by Ord. No. 4-97; 8-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-20; 5-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-16; 3-5-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-15; 2-17-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1; 2-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-3; 2-12-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-1; 2-25-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-4; 2-15-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-5; 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-22; 4-23-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-4; 3-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3; 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-23; 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-012; 12-18-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-011]
A. 
Building.
(1) 
Alterations, repairs, and remodeling:
(a) 
General: $45 per $1,000 for the first $50,000; $35 per $1,000 for the next $150,000; $25 per $1,000 for the balance.
(b) 
Fence (flat fee): $120.
(c) 
Residential roof:
[1] 
For the following use groups: R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4: $35 per $1,000 of cost of construction.
(d) 
Commercial roof: $60 for the first $1,000 cost of construction; $50 for every $1,000 thereafter.
(e) 
Residential siding:
[1] 
For the following use groups: R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 Polypropylene only: $35 per $1,000 of cost of construction.
B. 
Plumbing.
(1) 
Minimum plumbing fee: $80.
(2) 
Each fixture: $20.
(3) 
Water utility connection: $75.
(a) 
Water service (residential): $125.
(b) 
Water service (commercial): $150.
(4) 
Sewer utility connection: $75.
(a) 
Sewer connection (residential): $100.
(b) 
Sewer connection (commercial): $150.
(5) 
Garbage disposal: $15.
(6) 
Air-conditioner unit: $75.
(7) 
Sewer ejector: $75.
(8) 
Grease trap: $75.
(9) 
Condensate line: $20.
(10) 
Backflow device: $75.
(11) 
Vent stack: $20.
(12) 
Gas-to-gas domestic furnace: $75.
(13) 
Water conditioners/filter systems/refrigeration unit: $65.
(14) 
Gas steam boiler: $85.
(15) 
Fuel oil piping: $75.
(16) 
Gas-to-gas steam boiler with electric permit: $85.
(17) 
Gas-to-gas hot-water boiler: $75.
(18) 
Plumbing devices other than listed: $80.
(19) 
Steam unit-shower: $75.
(20) 
Gas generator: $75.
(21) 
Power vent or instantaneous water heater: $100.
(22) 
Floor, roof, and hub drains: $20.
(23) 
Whirlpool/spa and hot tubs: $75.
(24) 
Gas piping, each appliance: $20.
(25) 
Extending/updating expired permits: $75.
(26) 
Refrigerator ice maker: $15.
(27) 
Medical gas (per outlet): $15.
(28) 
Additional fees:
(a) 
Change of contractor review fee: $80.
(29) 
Air handler: $75.
(30) 
Sump pumps: $65.
(31) 
Humidifiers: $25.
(32) 
Studor vent/air admittance device: $25.
(33) 
Other HVAC: $125.
(34) 
Mini-split system with one wall unit: $75.
(35) 
Extra evaporator (mini-split): $25.
(36) 
Chimney liners: $125.
C. 
Fire.
(1) 
Smoke and heat detectors (number of detectors); also includes horn strobes, devices, exit lights:
(a) 
One to 20: $75.
(b) 
21 to 100: $111.
(c) 
101 to 200: $212.
(d) 
201 to 400: $550.
(e) 
401 to 1,000: $761.
(f) 
Over 1,000: $972.
(2) 
Sprinkler fees for wet and dry sprinkler heads (number of heads):
(a) 
One to 20: $90.
(b) 
21 to 100: $150.
(c) 
101 to 200: $250.
(d) 
201 to 400: $750.
(e) 
401 to 1,000: $950.
(f) 
Over 1,000: $1,100.
(3) 
Additional fees:
(a) 
Each standpipe: $285.
(b) 
Each incinerator: $400.
(c) 
Each crematorium: $400.
(d) 
Each gas or oil-fired appliance: $75.
(e) 
Underground main and water tanks: $250.
(f) 
Change of contractor review fee: $80.
(g) 
Fire pump: $225.
(h) 
Generator: $75.
(4) 
Pre-engineered suppression systems:
(a) 
Suppressions not listed: $150.
(b) 
CO2 suppression: $150.
(c) 
Halon suppression: $150.
(d) 
Foam suppression: $150.
(e) 
Dry chemical: $150.
(f) 
Wet chemical: $150.
(g) 
Kitchen exhaust system, residential: $70.
(h) 
Kitchen exhaust system, commercial: $150.
(5) 
Fuel tank installations: $75.
(6) 
Fuel tank abandonment: $125.
(7) 
Replacement heating unit: $75.
(8) 
Wood stove installation: $85.
(9) 
Extending/updating expired permits: $75.
(10) 
Anything not listed: $80.
(11) 
Minimum fire subcode fee (commercial): $80.
(12) 
Minimum fire subcode fee (residential): $75.
(13) 
Fuel tank removals: $125.
(14) 
Bollards (two-inspection process): $125.
D. 
Electrical.
(1) 
Switching, lighting, and receptacle outlet (devices of less than one horsepower or one kilowatt included):
(a) 
One to 50: $80.
(b) 
Each additional 25: $50.
(2) 
Service panels, entrances, transfer switches and subpanels:
(a) 
For 100 amps or less: $100.
(b) 
For 101 amps to 200 amps or less: $200.
(c) 
For 201 to 400 amps or less: $300.
(d) 
For 401 to 600 amps or less: $500.
(e) 
For 601 to 1,000 amps or less: $625.
(f) 
For 1,001 amps or more: $725.
(3) 
Transformers and generators:
(a) 
From zero kilowatts to 10 kilowatts: $125.
(b) 
From 11 kilowatts to 26 kilowatts: $150.
(c) 
From 27 kilowatts to 45 kilowatts: $175.
(d) 
From 46 kilowatts to 112.5 kilowatts: $200.
(e) 
Greater than 112.5 kilowatts: $500.
(4) 
Motors and electrical devices (control equipment, heating, compressor, heat pump, air handler, strip heater, water heater, dryer, oven, range, furnace, and dishwasher):
(a) 
Zero horsepower to 10 horsepower: $75.
(b) 
11 horsepower to 50 horsepower: $75.
(c) 
51 horsepower to 100 horsepower: $115.
(d) 
101 horsepower to 150 horsepower: $150.
(e) 
151 horsepower to 200 horsepower: $300.
(f) 
201 horsepower to 300 horsepower: $600.
(g) 
301 horsepower or larger: $700.
(5) 
Feeders:
(a) 
Each 100 amperes: $65.
(b) 
Each additional 100 amperes: $65.
(6) 
Photovoltaic systems (including all solar panels, one inverter, one disconnect and one combiner panel):
(a) 
One to 50 kw: $325.
(b) 
51 to 100 kw: $425.
(c) 
Greater than 100 kw: $500.
(7) 
Any other device: $75.
(8) 
Extending/updating expired permits: $75.
(9) 
Anything not listed: $80.
(10) 
Minimum electrical subcode fee: $80.
(11) 
Escalators: $225.
(12) 
Elevators (one to 10 floors): $250.
(13) 
Residential elevator: $200.
(14) 
Commercial ground-level HVAC: $100.
(15) 
Commercial rooftop HVAC: $200.
(16) 
Boiler and furnace: $75.
(17) 
Disconnect 100 amps or less: $75.
(18) 
Disconnect 101 to 200 amps: $125.
(18.1) 
Disconnect more than 200 amps: $150.
(19) 
CSST (gas line) bonding: $75.
(20) 
Additional fees:
(a) 
Change of contractor review fee: $80.
(21) 
In-ground pools: $300.
(22) 
Aboveground pools: $125.
(23) 
Car charging outlets:
(a) 
20-amp: $75.
(b) 
30-amp: $85.
(c) 
40-amp: $95.
(d) 
50-amp: $105.
(e) 
480 volts: $125.
(f) 
Car charger 60 amp and higher: $125.
(24) 
New and replacement residential A/C: $75.
(a) 
Mini-split system with one wall unit: $75.
(b) 
Mini-split system additional wall unit: $25.
(25) 
Radon mitigation: $75.
(26) 
X-ray equipment: $100.
(27) 
Annual pool inspection: $150.
(28) 
Baseboard heaters: $25.
(29) 
Security cameras: $75 for up to a total of 10 security cameras and an additional fee of $75 for each 10 additional cameras thereafter.
(30) 
Load management:
(a) 
Device up to 60 amps: $80.
(b) 
Device 61 to 100 amps: $100.
(31) 
Power wall or solar storage system: $125.
E. 
(Reserved)
F. 
Mechanical.
(1) 
Minimum mechanical fee: $80.
(2) 
Gas-to-gas domestic furnace with electric permit: $100.
(3) 
Gas steam boiler: $85.
(4) 
Fuel-oil piping: $75.
(5) 
Gas-to-gas hot water boiler with electric permit: $85.
(6) 
Devices other than those listed: $75.
(7) 
Gas generator: $75.
(8) 
Gravity water heater: $75.
(9) 
Gas piping, each appliance: $20.
(10) 
Other HVAC: $125.
(11) 
Change of contractor review fee: $80.
(12) 
Chimney liners: $125.
[Added 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-012; 12-18-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-011]
In addition to the fees specified above, for applications filed electronically, the following fees are hereby established pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 70,[1] subject to the standards set forth by the Commissioner of Community Affairs:
A. 
Residential, per individual permit application consisting of one or multiple disciplines: $1 per $1,000 of value of construction, minimum of $2.
B. 
Commercial, per individual permit application consisting of one or multiple disciplines: $1 per $1,000 of value of construction, minimum of $2.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-124.4.
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Township of Marlboro 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.
[Amended 3-24-1994 by Ord. No. 5-94; 12-10-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-35]
In order to provide training, certification and technical support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and the regulations[1] promulgated thereunder, the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to the fees specified above, a surcharge fee as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.19(b). Said surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Construction Code Element, Division of Housing and Development, 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 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 the surcharge fee collected.
[1]
Editor's Note: "The regulations" refers to the regulations established by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.
[Amended 9-26-1996 by Ord. No. 29-96]
There shall be a reduction of 20% of the fee being charged for any prototype construction permits. The fee shall be calculated by calculating the actual permit fee required and then subtracting therefrom a twenty-percent reduction to determine the revised fee.
[Added 2-17-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1; amended 3-2-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5; 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-23; 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-012; 2-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-002; 12-19-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-026; 12-18-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-011]
Charitable, philanthropic, fraternal, athletic, recreational and religious nonprofit organizations holding a tax-exempt status under the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [26 U.S.C. § 501(c) or (d)] shall be eligible for a refund of 50% of the Uniform Construction Code ("UCC") fees set forth in § 125-3A(1), Alterations, repairs, and remodeling, paid on or after January 1, 2025, excluding the surcharge fee to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs provided for in § 125-5 upon receipt of satisfactory proof of qualifications. This section providing for partial exemption from the U.C.C. fees for qualified religious, charitable and nonprofit organizations shall expire on December 31, 2026, unless further extended by formal action of the Township Council.
[Added 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-22]
In addition to the fees specified above, a plan review fee pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18 shall be computed as a percentage of the fee to be charged for the construction permit. This percentage shall, to the extent possible, approximate the actual costs incurred in plan review activities, but in any case shall not be less than 5% nor more than 25% of the amount that would be charged for the construction permit.