[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Wood-Ridge 1-2-1977 by Ord. No. 717 (Ch. 126 of the 1986 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-21]
A.
There is hereby established in the Borough of Wood-Ridge, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq., a Uniform Construction Code enforcing
agency to be known as the "Construction Code Office," consisting of
a Construction Code 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 New Jersey Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs
shall hereafter adopt as part of the State Uniform Construction Code.
If so determined by the Mayor and Borough Council, the office may
also consist of a Deputy Construction Code Official, a Deputy Subcode
Official for each subcode discipline herein named, and any number
of Assistant Subcode Officials and/or Inspectors.
B.
The Construction Code Official shall be the Director of the Office
and shall report for administrative purposes to the Borough Administrator
and for operational purposes to the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs Division of Codes and Standards. The Construction Code Official
shall provide regular reports of the activity of the Office to the
Borough Administrator. If so determined by the Mayor and Borough Council,
another official or employee of the Borough may be designated as the
Administrative Director of the Office in order to provide managerial
oversight of the personnel and administrative functions of the Office.
Said Administrative Director shall report to the Borough Administrator.
C.
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq. 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 N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.
D.
The Construction Code Office may also be staffed by any number of
clerk-typists and/or certified technical assistants as may be determined
by the Mayor and Borough Council.
E.
All personnel
of the Construction Code Office shall be appointed by the Mayor, with
the advice and consent of the Borough Council, and shall receive a
salary as determined by the annual salary ordinance and resolution.
The working hours of all personnel and their status as full-time or
part-time employees shall be determined by the Mayor and Borough Council
as recommended by the Borough Administrator. The Construction Code
Office shall be open and staffed during the regular business hours
that Borough Hall is open to the public except for circumstances that
are unforeseen, emergent, due to temporary scheduling conflict, and/or
due to temporary staff unavailability.
[Added 10-20-1998 by Ord. No. 86-16]
Any appeal from an adverse decision of the Uniform Construction
Code enforcing agency shall be made to the Bergen County Board of
Appeals.
[Amended 8-16-1982 by Ord. No. 14-82; 10-20-1986 by Ord. No. 86-16; 12-15-1986 by Ord. No. 86-24; 4-18-1990 by Ord. No. 90-3; 8-8-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-17; 11-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-14; 7-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16; 2-26-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-2; 12-2-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-24]
A.
The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees listed in Subsection A(1) through (5) hereof and shall be paid before the permit is issued.
(1)
The building subcode fees shall be:
(a)
For new construction: $0.06 per cubic foot for one- and two-family
homes, provided that the minimum fee shall be $500. Nine cents per
cubic feet for any other new construction, provided that the minimum
fee shall be $750.
(b)
For renovations, alterations, repairs, premanufactured construction
(foundation/utility) and miscellaneous (walls, fences, stoves, etc.):
$16.50 per $1,000 of estimated cost of work on one- and two-family
houses, provided that the minimum fee shall be $60. Eighteen dollars
and fifty cents per $1,000 of estimated cost of work on all others,
provided that the minimum fee shall be $125.
(c)
For additions: $0.035 per cubic foot of building or structure
for the added portion on one- and two-family homes, provided that
the minimum fee shall be $60. Four and one-half cents per cubic foot
of building or structure for the added portion on all others, provided
that the minimum fee shall be $125.
(d)
For combinations of alterations and additions: the sum of the
fees computed separately as alterations and additions.
(e)
To erect a tent in excess of 900 square feet or 30 feet in any
dimension: $100.
(f)
For the demolition of building or structure: $300 for one- and
two-family homes; $600 for all other principal structures less than
10,000 square feet; $1,200 for all other principal structures more
than 10,000 square feet, and $125 for all accessory structures.
(g)
Building removal from one lot to another or to a new location
on the same lot: $25 per $1,000 of 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 $250.
(h)
Erect a new sign or awning: $100; $50 for the repair of existing
sign or awning and $25 for the removal of an existing lighted sign.
(i)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of continued
occupancy shall be in accordance with the following:
[1]
New one-family dwelling: $150.
[2]
New two-family dwelling: $200.
[3]
Residential addition or alteration: $50.
[4]
New multifamily dwelling: $100 per dwelling unit; $250 per common
area.
[5]
Other alteration or addition: $50 per unit, space or office,
providing the minimum fee shall be $150; $200 per common area.
(j)
The fee for installation of an elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator:
$25 per $1,000 of estimated value of work. Inspection fees as established
by N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6.
(k)
Swimming pools, health spas, hot tubs: $200 for private aboveground
(includes barrier); $300 for private in-ground (includes required
fence).
(l)
Fences: $75 for first 150 feet of fence six feet or higher;
$25 for each additional 50 feet or part thereof.
(2)
Plumbing subcode fees.
(a)
No permit shall be required in case of repairs of leaks or faucets;
nor in case of removal of stoppage, when obstruction can be reached
from existing cleanouts or readily accessible points without disturbing
or altering any part of the drainage system. In the event it is necessary
to expose any part of the drainage system or house sewer, a permit
to uncover the same must be first obtained from the Plumbing Subcode
Official, and a fee of $75 shall be paid to cover the cost of inspection.[1]
(b)
The fee for a permit to connect or reconnect each and every
plumbing fixture shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
[1]
For each fixture, device, machine, equipment or plumbing stack
to be connected or reconnected, except as specifically enumerated
herein: $25.
[2]
Disposal units: $15.
[3]
Water softeners: $10.
[5]
Oil separator or sand trap: $125.
[6]
Drinking fountain: $10.
[7]
Sewage ejector: $100.
[8]
Swimming pool water supply: $10.
[10]
New or replacement water heaters or tankless heaters: $75.
[11]
Ventilation equipment: $75.
[12]
Solar heaters or solar water heaters (each connection): $75.
[13]
Any other apparatus requiring either waste or water connection
(per connection): $10.
[14]
Gas stove: $10.
[15]
Space heaters: $75.
[16]
Swimming pool water heater: $75.
[18]
Any unspecified gas connection: $15.
[19]
Gas or electric dryer: $10.
[20]
Water-cooled air-conditioning unit: $100.
[21]
Refrigerator unit: $25.
[22]
The fee for plan review and inspection of replacement sewer connections on existing structures shall be in accordance with the following schedule: (*See § 435-8 for sewer connection permit fees for all new construction and renovation.)
[23]
Minimum fee: $75.
(3)
Electrical Subcode fees.
(b)
Swimming pool grounding: $50.
(c)
KW electric range/receptacle: $25.
(d)
KW oven/surface unit: $25.
(e)
KW electric dryer: $25.
(f)
KW dishwasher: $25.
(g)
HP garbage disposal: $25.
(h)
KW central air conditioning: $50.
(i)
HP/KW space heater/air handler: $50.
(j)
KW baseboard heat: $50.
(k)
(n)
KW electric sign/outline light: $50.
(o)
Minimum fee, exclusive of inspection fees: $75.
(4)
Fire Subcode fees.
(c)
Flammable/combustible liquid pump dispensers (each): $50.
(e)
Supervisory/signaling devices (i.e., tamper, water flow/horn
strobe): $15 each.
(f)
Other devices: $15 each.
(j)
Fireworks display (includes Fire Department charges): $2,500.
(k)
All other fire protection work: $20 per $1,000 of cost.
(5)
Mechanical Subcode fees.
(a)
Installation of water heater: $75.
(b)
Installation of fuel oil piping: $50.
(c)
Installation of gas piping: $75.
(d)
Installation of a steam/hot water/hot air furnace: $75.
(e)
Installation of oil tank less than 550 gallons: $75.
(f)
Installation of a liquid propane tank: $100.
(g)
Installation of a fireplace: $75.
(h)
Minimum fee, exclusive of inspection fees: $75.
(6)
The fee for plan review shall be 20% 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.
(7)
Special inspections. Any inspection required to be conducted at a
time other than normal inspection hours or on Saturday or Sunday will
be $75 for each subcode. The said fee will be paid to the Borough
of Wood-Ridge 24 hours in advance of the requested inspection.
B.
The Construction Code Official shall, with the advice of the subcode
officials, prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council, biannually,
a report recommending a fee schedule based upon 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.
In order to provide for the training, certification and technical
support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
the regulations promulgated thereunder, the enforcing agency shall
collect, in addition to the fees specified above, a surcharge per
cubic foot of volume of new construction. Said surcharge fee shall
be remitted to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Department of Community
Affairs, on a quarterly basis, for the 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.
