[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Alloway 1-31-1977 by Ord. No. 161. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established in Alloway Township a State Uniform Construction
Code enforcing agency to be known as "Alloway Township Construction
Administration," 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. The Construction Official
shall be the chief administrator of the enforcing agency. Each of
the above-named officials shall enforce the code or subcode indicated
by his title, subject to the supervision of the Construction Official.
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 such
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.
[Added 4-14-1977 by Ord. No. 165; amended 11-10-1977 by Ord. No.
170; 4-8-1982 by Ord. No. 200; 4-14-1983 by Ord. No. 205; 2-9-1984 by Ord. No. 211; 7-12-1984 by Ord. No. 213; 4-14-1988 by Ord. No.
239; 10-12-1989 by Ord. No. 258; 6-10-1993 by Ord. No. 286; 12-2-2002 by Ord. No. 351; 8-2-2004 by Ord. No. 369]
A.
The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the following:
(1)
The building subcode fee shall be:
[Amended 3-15-2007 by Ord. No. 399; 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(a)
For new residential construction (Use Group B, M, and R): $.034
per cubic foot of building or structure volume, provided that the
minimum fee shall be $50.
(b)
For new agricultural construction: $.001 per cubic foot of building
or structure volume, provided that the minimum fee shall be $25 and
the maximum fee shall be $1,443.
(c)
For new commercial or industrial construction (Use Group H,
I, F, and A): $.027 per cubic foot of building or structure volume,
provided that the minimum fee shall be $50.
(d)
For new detached structure ancillary to a dwelling or for outbuilding
construction (Use Group U, S1 and S2): $.019 per cubic foot of building
or structure volume, provided that the minimum fee shall be $25.
(e)
For renovations, alterations and new aluminum, vinyl, or steel
siding or new siding of any kind: $10 per $1,000 of estimated cost
of the work, provided that the minimum fee shall be $25.
(f)
For residential additions: $.034 per cubic foot of building
or structure volume for the added portion, provided that the minimum
fee shall be $50.
(g)
For agricultural additions: $.001 per cubic foot of building
or structure volume for the added portion, provided that the minimum
fee shall be $25.
(h)
For combinations of renovations and additions: the sum of the
fees computed separately as renovations and additions, provided that
the minimum fee shall be $50.
(i)
For aboveground swimming pools: $63 per pool.
(j)
For in-ground swimming pools: $100 per pool.
(k)
For removal of home heating oil tanks up to 2,000 gallons: $50.
(l)
For removal of home heating oil tanks above 2,000 gallons, or
any commercial tanks, including, but not limited to, heating oil,
gasoline, or other underground storage tanks: $100.
(2)
The plumbing subcode fee shall be the amounts set forth for the particular
items and work in the schedule of department fees in N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20,
provided that the minimum fee shall be $60.
[Amended 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(3)
The electrical subcode fee shall be the amounts set forth for the
particular items and work in the schedule of department fees in N.J.A.C.
5:23-4.20, provided that the minimum fee shall be $60, with a flat
fee for swimming pools of $69.
[Amended 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(4)
The fire subcode fee shall be the amounts set forth for the particular
items and work in the schedule of department fees in N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20,
provided that the minimum fee shall be $60.
[Amended 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(5)
The fee for plan review shall be 25% of the amount to be charged
for the construction permit and shall be paid before the plans are
reviewed. The amount paid for this fee shall be credited toward the
amount of the fee to be charged for the construction permit.
(6)
The fee or a permit for the removal of a building or structure from
one lot to another or to a new location on the same lot shall be $5
per $1,000 of the sum of the estimated costs for moving, for new foundations
and for placement in a completed condition in the new location, provided
that the minimum fee shall be $50.
[Amended 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(7)
The fee for a permit to construct a sign shall be $0.50 per square
foot, measured on one side of a double-faced sign, provided that the
minimum fee shall be $25.
[Amended 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(8)
The fee for occupancy permits shall be $50.
[Amended 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(9)
The fee for a permit for demolition of a building or structure shall
be $40.
[Amended 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(10)
The fee for continued occupancy permits for existing building not
subject to construction permits shall be $50.
(12)
The fee for a temporary certificate of occupancy shall be $25.
[Amended 3-17-2011 by Ord. No. 454]
(13)
The fee for a continued certificate of occupancy shall be $75.
[Added 3-15-2007 by Ord. No. 399]
B.
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the subcode officials,
prepare and submit to the Township Committee of the Township of Alloway,
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.
Surcharge fees.
(1)
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 $0.00334 per cubic foot
of volume of new construction. The fee for all other construction
shall be $1.70 per $1,000 of value of construction. Said surcharge
fee 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, in conjunction with report number R-840B State Training Fee
Report in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.5(e). In the fiscal year
in which the regulations first become effective, said fee shall be
collected and remitted.
[Amended 6-10-2004 by Ord. No. 371; 4-16-2009 by Ord. No. 427]
(a)
No
fee shall be collected for preengineered systems of commercial farm
buildings.
(b)
No
fee shall be collected for permits to perform asbestos abatement or
lead abatement.
(c)
No
fee shall be collected for permits for the construction or rehabilitation
of residential units that are to be legally restricted to occupancy
by households of low or moderate income, as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:43-1.5.
(e)
No
fee shall be collected for work consequential to a natural disaster
when the local code enforcement agency is waiving its fee.
(f)
The
minimum permit surcharge fee shall be $1.
(2)
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.
