A. 
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk of the Long Beach Township, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code 2009," as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of Long Beach Township in the State of New Jersey for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Property Maintenance Code 2009 are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Subsection B.
B. 
Additions, insertions and changes. The International Property Maintenance Code 2009 is amended and revised in the following respects:
(1) 
Section PM-101.1, page 1, second line, is hereby amended by the insertion of "Long Beach Township."
(2) 
Section PM-106.4, page 3, is hereby amended to read as follows:
PM-106.4 Penalty: Any person who shall violate a provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both, at the discretion of the court. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
(3) 
Section 111.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
111.1 Procedure for Appeal. Any person directly affected by a decision of the Code Official or a notice or order issued under this code shall have the right of direct appeal to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Ocean County, by filing an action in lieu of prerogative writs pursuant to the New Jersey Rules of Court.
(4) 
The boarding-up of openings on residential or commercial buildings is specifically prohibited, except under the following conditions:
[Added 11-9-2015 by Ord. No. 15-50C]
(a) 
The use and installation of approved pre-manufactured hurricane security shutters shall be permitted at any time.
(b) 
In the event of a natural disaster, the installation of wood structural panels shall be permitted no sooner than 72 hours prior to the predicted weather event and shall be removed no later than 72 hours after the conclusion of the weather event. Should access to structures be prohibited, the structural panels shall be removed no later than 72 hours after such restriction is lifted.
(c) 
Upon the issuance of an unsafe order by the Code Enforcement Officer or designee a residential or commercial building shall be boarded up.
A. 
The application for a building permit shall be accompanied by specifications and plans drawn to scale, with sufficient clarity and detail dimensions to show the nature and character of the work to be performed. The Code Enforcement Officer may waive the requirements for filing plans when the work involved is of a minor nature.
B. 
There shall also be filed a plot plan showing to scale the size and location of all the new construction and all existing structures on the site, distances from lot lines and structures on adjoining lots and the established street grades. It shall be drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey. In the case of demolition, the plot plan shall show all construction to be demolished and the location and size of all existing buildings and construction that are to remain on the site or plot.
C. 
Building permits shall be applied for in the first instance to the Code Enforcement Officer of Long Beach Township, who shall, where sewer connections are available or where individual septic systems are permitted, issue a building permit in accordance with this chapter. After a building permit has been issued, the holder of such permit may apply to the Township of Long Beach for a sewer connection permit, which permit shall then be issued by such Township where the requirements of said Township are satisfied.
D. 
No zoning permit shall be issued unless application for the same is accompanied by a certification from the Township Tax Collector that no real estate taxes or assessments for local improvements, which shall include but not be limited to water and sewer payments, are due or delinquent on the property which is the subject of the application.
[Amended 5-4-2015 by Ord. No. 15-17C]
E. 
Applications for a permit for the installation of a satellite receiving antenna shall be accompanied by a structural drawing prepared by a licensed engineer and/or architect setting forth the proposed size and location of the satellite receiving antenna and all existing structures on the site, distances from lot lines and structures on adjoining lots. No permit for the installation of a satellite receiving antenna shall be issued if the location of the satellite receiving antenna is in violation of any zoning requirements, unless a variance shall first have been granted from the requirements of Chapter 205, Zoning, applicable to the district in which the satellite receiving antenna is to be located.
F. 
A zoning permit issued by the Zoning Officer of Long Beach Township or the Director of the Building and Zoning Department of Long Beach Township shall be required prior to the issuance of a construction permit.
[Amended 12-3-2018 by Ord. No. 18-35C]
G. 
A demolition permit shall be required before the demolition of any building located in the Township of Long Beach. A demolition permit shall also be accompanied by a certification that gas, water, sewer and electric service to the building to be demolished has been disconnected.
H. 
Interruption of Utility Service.
[Added 3-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-04C]
(1) 
Prior to the issuance of any building permit for construction or reconstruction of any structure in the Township of Long Beach where the builder, developer or contractor may seek the disruption, disconnection or discontinuance of utility service, either temporarily or otherwise, from any public utility, including, inter alia, and without limitation, water service, sewer service, electric service, gas service, telephone service, or television cable service, the builder, developer or contractor shall provide to the Building Department a detailed explanation on a form to be provided by the Building Department explaining in detail why such disconnection or interruption of utilities is necessary and providing in detail what steps the builder, developer or contractor has taken to avoid the necessity of such disruption of utility service. The form shall be known as the "Waiver Form."
[Amended 4-4-2014 by Ord. No. 14-10C]
(2) 
The waiver form provided by the Building Department shall be executed by the applicant, builder, developer or contractor setting forth the required information under the penalties of perjury for any false information therein contained. A copy of the waiver form shall be executed by the owner or owners of every property whose utilities are to be disrupted or disconnected from utility service acknowledging that they have been contacted concerning the disruption or disconnection of the utility service and do not object thereto. The acknowledgement contained in the waiver form shall also state that all property owners whose utilities may be interrupted or disconnected have been advised that the applicant is prepared to provide substitute utilities during such period of interruption. The waiver form shall also advise all property owners whose utilities may be interrupted that the applicant is prepared to provide substitute utilities during such period of interruption.
[Amended 4-14-2014 by Ord. No. 14-10C]
(3) 
If the applicant seeking disruption, disconnection or discontinuance of any utility is unable to provide the executed waiver form called for in the preceding subsection, the permit may still be issued upon the applicant providing proof by affidavit, duly notarized, that:
(a) 
The required form was mailed, certified mail, return receipt requested, or equivalent, to the owner of every structure whose utilities are proposed to be disrupted or disconnected at the owner's address as shown on the tax rolls of the Township of Long Beach.
(b) 
The mailing required in Subsection H above shall have contained a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope for the return of the requested waiver form.
(c) 
The mailing was postmarked not less than 20 days prior to the application for the permit.
(d) 
No response was received from the owner of the structure.
(4) 
Upon the presentation of the application containing the two forms hereinabove mentioned, a permit may be issued by the Long Beach Township Building Department for construction requiring such disruption, disconnection or discontinuance of utility service; provided, however, that the applicant has made every reasonable effort to avoid the necessity of such disruption, disconnection or discontinuance.
(5) 
If, during the course of any construction or reconstruction of any structure in the Township of Long Beach, the builder, developer or contractor finds or determines that some utility servicing real property other than that upon which the construction or reconstruction is being performed needs to be temporarily disrupted, disconnected or discontinued, the Building Department may issue a permit to permit the disruption, disconnection or discontinuance for good cause shown. The permit may be issued no sooner than five days after application therefor has been made by the builder, developer or contractor demonstrating that the temporary disruption, disconnection or discontinuance could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the start of construction or reconstruction and that every reasonable effort has been made to avoid the requested disruption, disconnection or discontinuance of the affected utility.
(6) 
Appeals.
(a) 
Any builder, developer or contractor who shall be aggrieved by any decision or ruling by the Building Department of the Township of Long Beach responding to a request for utility disruption, disconnection or discontinuance may appeal to the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Long Beach by providing a notice of appeal on a form supplied by the Building Department of the Township of Long Beach setting forth in detail the utility or utilities servicing real property other than that upon which the construction or reconstruction is being performed and setting forth in detail the reasons for the requested disruption, disconnection or discontinuance permit and further setting forth in detail all things done by the builder, developer or contractor to avoid the necessity of such discontinuance.
(b) 
The appeal shall be held by the Board of Commissioners at its next scheduled regular meeting after proof has been furnished by the builder, developer or contractor that notice has been served personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or equivalent, on the owners of all property or properties whose utility or utilities are to be disrupted, disconnected or discontinued. The notice shall set forth the time, place and date when the Board of Commissioners shall consider the appeal.
(c) 
The builder, developer or contractor pursuing the appeal may appear in person or by counsel and present such evidence as he or she may deem appropriate. Any objector to the appeal may likewise appear in person or by counsel and present such evidence as he or she may deem appropriate.
(d) 
The Building Department may request the advice of various professionals appointed by the Township of Long Beach, including, without limitation, counsel, surveyor and engineer.
(e) 
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of Long Beach shall render its decision on the appeal as soon as the same may practically be done, after having an opportunity to consider the argument and evidence presented and having considered and adopted an appropriate motion.
[Added 9-9-2019 by Ord. No. 19-21C]
All construction and/or demolition-related activity shall be permitted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays. No work requiring a permit, excepting in the case of an emergency, shall be permitted outside of the foregoing time periods or on Sundays or the following holidays: New Year’s Day; Memorial Day; Fourth of July; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 64-3, Permit fees, was repealed 3-7-2016 by Ord. No. 16-03C.
[Added 9-9-2019 by Ord. No. 19-21C]
A permit for construction and/or demolition-related activity shall be conspicuously displayed at the job site during the progress of work. The permit shall be posted on a temporary post or in a window on the first floor of the building as it faces the street or easement. A visible benchmark shall be placed at all new construction sites.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 64-4, Expiration of permit, was repealed 9-9-2019 by Ord. No. 19-21C.
A. 
No oil-fired space heaters or oil- or gas-fired floor furnaces will be permitted. Further, no furnace or heater of any type that requires air for combustion shall be allowed where the point of combustion is below plus ten (+10) feet mean sea level.
B. 
All electric comfort heating equipment must be NEMA-approved (National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) and equipped with NEMA-approved two-hundred-twenty-five-degree-Fahrenheit, maximum, cutout controls.
A. 
No permit shall be issued except upon written application specifying the sites from and to which the building is to be moved and to the route to be followed. If the building is to be moved wholly over private lands, the permit may be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer; but if the moving will require the use of any part of any public street, highway or land, the permit may be issued only by way of written resolution duly adopted by the Board of Commissioners. The resolution shall contain conditions which the Board of Commissioners may deem proper to protect the Township property and the public, including time limits and a state permit issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles, and may require indemnity by way of bond or other security.
B. 
No resolution shall be effective until or unless the security has been deposited with the Township Clerk and approved by the Township Attorney, by his or her endorsement thereon to that effect.
C. 
No permit, whether issued by the Code Enforcement Officer or by the Board of Commissioners, shall be construed to authorize any invasion of private property nor to make the Township responsible in any manner for any damage whatsoever, but the owner of the building and his or her contractor or other persons engaged in the work shall be liable for any and all damages occasioned to the Township property, as well as to private property or persons.
D. 
The fee for each moving permit shall be collected by the Code Enforcement Officer when the permit is issued by him or her or by the Township Clerk when the permit is issued by resolution as aforesaid. The physical condition of the building to be removed must comply with this chapter.
[Amended 5-2-2016 by Ord. No. 16-17C; 7-1-2019 by Ord. No. 19-16C; 11-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-25C; 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-18C; 3-4-2024 by Ord. No. 24-04C]
A. 
A certificate of occupancy shall be obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer upon:
(1) 
The completion of the construction of any new building.
(2) 
The completion of construction of any addition to an existing building, which addition required a building permit.
(3) 
The change in use of and/or addition of any use to any building and/or property.
(4) 
The change in ownership by transfer of title to any existing structure in the Township of Long Beach.
B. 
Prerequisites to issuance. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer until the applicant shall have complied with the following prerequisites:
(1) 
Approval in writing shall be delivered to the Code Enforcement Officer from the Long Beach Utilities Department certifying that all rules and regulations of the Utilities Department have been complied with. The Code Enforcement Officer shall request in writing the approval or denial from the Long Beach Utilities Department, and the Department shall respond in writing within three days of the receipt of the written request by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(2) 
The Code Enforcement Officer shall receive a certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes and water and sewer charges have been paid and are current on the premises for which a certificate of occupancy is sought, except that payment of taxes shall not be required for a transfer of title certificate of occupancy. In lieu of the required certification from the Tax Collector that all taxes and water and sewer charges have been paid and are current, the Code Enforcement Officer may issue a certificate of occupancy for a proposed transfer of title upon receipt of a certification executed by the attorney for the proposed transferee guaranteeing that at the time of the transfer of title he or she shall personally be responsible for seeing to it that a certified check or an attorney's trust account check for all taxes and water and sewer charges through and including the quarter in which the certificate of occupancy is sought will be forwarded to the Tax Collector within 20 days of the date of the certification, and, upon failure to so do, said attorney shall be personally liable for the full amount thereof.
(3) 
The Code Enforcement Officer or a Township official designated by him or her shall have entered upon and examined the structure or structures, subject of the certification of occupancy application, in order that the Township Code Enforcement Offer shall determine for his or her records that the structure conforms with Chapter 205, Zoning, as a permitted use or exists as a valid nonconforming use.
(4) 
The Code Enforcement Officer shall have received from the applicant a written application together with the appropriate fee or fees as set forth in § 64-3G of this chapter.
(5) 
The applicant shall have submitted a current plot plan of the premises, which plot plan shall show the location of all improvements, building, structures, fences and of any swimming pools on the site.
(6) 
The applicant shall have submitted a certification by a licensed architect or engineer, sealed by the said architect or engineer, certifying compliance with all provisions of Chapter 94, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Code of the Township of Long Beach, and all National Flood Insurance Program regulations.
(7) 
The applicant shall have a water meter and remote reading sensor installed as set forth in Chapter 197.
(a) 
This provision shall be effective beginning upon November 1, 2019.
(b) 
Until May 1, 2020, the applicant may satisfy this requirement if the purchaser executes an affidavit prepared by the Township that sets forth the purchaser is aware of and shall comply with the water meter and remote reading sensor installation requirements on or before July 1, 2020.
(8) 
The applicant shall be compliant with § 172-20 and either install the required curbing or designate the driveway area.
C. 
Denial of certificate. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless the building is in full compliance with Chapter 205, Zoning, or is a valid preexisting nonconforming use, and, further, no certificates of occupancy shall be issued unless the required certifications certifying that the premises for which the certificate is sought complies with all ordinances of the Township of Long Beach and all regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program.
D. 
Compliance. The Code Enforcement Officer shall certify to the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Long Beach the compliance or noncompliance of any building located in the Township of Long Beach with appropriate National Flood Insurance Program regulations and conformance with the provisions of Chapter 94, Flood Damage Prevention.
E. 
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless and until the dwelling is equipped with a minimum of one operational smoke detector on each floor.
F. 
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for one- or two-family dwellings which contain a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace and/or an attached garage unless operational carbon monoxide detector/alarms, which may be battery-operated, are installed in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping areas.
A. 
Notice to owner. Upon notice from the Code Enforcement Officer that work on any building or structure is being prosecuted contrary to the provisions of this chapter or in an unsafe and dangerous manner, that work shall be immediately stopped. The stop-work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved or to the owner's agent or to the person doing the work or shall be posted on the property and shall state the conditions under which the work may be resumed.
B. 
Unlawful continuance.
A. 
The Code Enforcement Officer or any officer or employee charged with the enforcement of this chapter, while acting for the Township, shall not thereby render himself or herself liable personally, and he or she is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her official duties.
B. 
Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because of any act performed by him or her in the lawful discharge of his or her duties and under the provisions of this chapter shall be defended by the legal representative of the Township until the final termination of the proceedings. In no case shall the Code Enforcement Officer or any of his or her subordinates be liable for costs in any action, suit or proceeding that may be instituted in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Any officer of the Department of Building Inspection, acting in good faith and without malice, shall be free from liability for acts performed under any of its provisions or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of his or her official duties in connection therewith.
A. 
No foundation wall shall be less than eight inches in thickness of poured concrete or eight inches in thickness of block or brick, nor less than 24 inches in height. All concrete footings for all buildings, except detached garages and accessory buildings, shall not be less than eight inches in thickness and shall be not less than 24 inches in width nor project less than 12 inches beyond each side of any pier or chimney. All detached garages and accessory buildings shall have concrete footings of not less than eight inches in thickness and shall not be less than 16 inches in width. All concrete footings shall have at least three steel reinforcing rods, 1/2 half inch in diameter; rods shall not be more than eight inches on centers. All footings must be proportioned to the bearing qualities of the soil in the following manner: three tons per square foot for all sand and gravel and 2 1/2 tons per square foot for sand.
B. 
For all frame buildings, galvanized bolts not less than 1/2 inch by 12 inches provided with suitable washers shall be securely set in the foundation masonry and the sills bolted thereto. The bolts shall be spaced not more than six feet apart. All metal fasteners used anywhere in the construction of any structure shall be galvanized or equal.
C. 
The height of any foundation shall be such that the bottom of the floor joists shall be not lower than two feet above the center-line elevation of the proper street or easement grade at the building front. The finished first-floor level is to be elevation plus 10 feet MSL (mean sea level), minimum. Floor levels of garages and accessory buildings shall not be lower than six inches above the center-line elevation. The proper street or easement grade shall be determined by the Township Engineer. Except for garages, buildings with basements and accessory buildings, the grade beneath the structure shall be substantially equal to the surrounding grade.
D. 
Every building hereafter erected with no cellar or basement, and where wooden construction for floors is used, shall have an air space underneath, and such air space shall not be less than two feet in height, measured from the bottom of the floor joists, and shall extend over the entire area covered by the building with the exception of under the center girder. Such crawl space shall be provided with at least one vent eight inches by 16 inches for each 300 cubic feet of air space. Vents shall be placed on opposite sides of the building.
[Amended 1-10-2014 by Ord. No. 13-47C; 3-2-2015 by Ord. No. 15-07C; 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-14C; 3-3-2025 by Ord. No. 25-03C]
A. 
No piling shall be installed for the construction or reconstruction of any structure without the Building Department of the Township of Long Beach having first issued a piling installation permit.
B. 
No residential buildings, except additions; alterations; and substantial improvements to existing buildings on masonry foundations, including concrete grade beams, shall be constructed within the Township unless the following minimum special construction standards and piling requirements are complied with, the following Subsection B(1) through (8):
(1) 
Piling and knee braces below grade shall be treated as per § 94-8B of this Code. Piling butts must have a minimum of 10 inches' diameter for three feet from the top.
(2) 
The pilings shall be placed under load-bearing wall, and all pilings shall penetrate to a minimum of minus 10 feet mean sea level. The primary floor elevation of the structure supported by the pilings shall be in accordance with §§ 94-10 through 94-12 of this Code.
(3) 
In the beach dune area, no covering for pile foundations may be used except suitable breakaway material as ruled upon by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(4) 
On piling construction, the girders shall be bolted to each piling with galvanized bolts a minimum of 5/8 inch in diameter with washers.
(5) 
Buildings with girders under the outside walls must have plywood or diagonal sheathing carried down over the girders and be securely fastened thereto. Buildings with floor joists cantilevered over girders must have each joist fastened to the girder with Teco-type or equal fasteners designed for the purpose.
(6) 
Piling installation requiring public water shall not be permitted.
(7) 
Further, all new construction or substantial improvements made to any existing construction must conform to appropriate federal flood insurance regulations and all ordinances of Long Beach Township.
(8) 
All pilings installed pursuant to the piling permit required by this section shall be installed only in accordance with the following rules and regulations:
(a) 
The piling contractor shall not permit, suffer nor allow any water, debris, mud, clay or the like overflow resulting from the jetting of pilings to intrude on the public street right-of-way, but all such materials shall be contained on the lot where the pilings are being jetted and be permitted to percolate into the ground without overflowing from the lot.
[1] 
In the event of any intrusion of water, debris, mud, clay or the like onto any public right-of-way, if shall be immediately cleaned up by the piling contractor.
[2] 
If the Zoning Officer shall issue an order to clean up any intrusion on the public right-of-way, which cleanup notice shall not have been complied with by the following inspection, the Zoning Officer shall issue a stop-work order on the project. If the work has not been completely remedied and the right-of-way cleaned up within 48 hours following the issuance of a stop-work order, then, at the sole option of the Commissioner of Public Works, the Township of Long Beach shall perform the required cleanup operation and assess the costs thereof, which shall include, without limitation, reimbursement for municipal employee compensation at time and a half, and a minimum of $200 per hour for each and every municipal vehicle used for the said cleanup or the actual costs thereof, whichever is greater. The stop-work order shall not be removed until all cleanup casts have been reimbursed to the Township, nor shall the affected contractor be granted additional building or construction permits.
(b) 
If any piling contractor shall permit water which bears clay or other materials which may result in hazardous slippery conditions on a public right-of-way to occur, such intrusion of water or clay or other slippery materials on the public right-of-way shall be a nuisance for which a summons may be issued by the Police Department of Long Beach Township or the Zoning Officer of Long Beach Township and which offense shall be punished in accordance with Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III, General Penalty, of the Code of the Township of Long Beach.
(c) 
Piling contractors shall not permit, suffer nor allow any damage to adjacent or adjoining private property or allow any water, debris, mud, clay or the like to overflow onto adjacent or adjoining private property. In the event of damage or intrusion of water, debris, mud, clay or the like onto adjacent or adjoining private property, the contractor shall be responsible for any damage and shall immediately clean up any intrusion of water, debris, mud, clay or the like.
[1] 
Piling contractors shall file with the Construction Department a certificate of insurance from their insurance company certifying that they have in full force and effect a public liability insurance policy in an amount of coverage of at least $300,000 single limit. Said certificate shall contain the name of the insurance company, the policy number, the expiration date and the amount of coverage.
A. 
No person shall be permitted to excavate, mole, drill or intrude under, through or into a public street, easement or right-of-way without requesting, at least 48 hours in advance of such excavation, that the Township Water and Sewer Department mark out all water and sewer laterals.
B. 
Any person who intrudes into a public right-of-way or street without forty-eight-hour advance notice to the Long Beach Township Water and Sewer Department for such mark-outs shall be fined not less than $500 per violation.
C. 
Any person who excavates, moles, drills or otherwise digs into, under or through a public right-of-way, easement or street and causes damage to either a municipal water or sewer lateral or any private water or sewer lateral shall pay Long Beach Township $500 for an emergency call to repair any water or sewer lateral damaged thereby. In addition thereto, any such person causing such damage shall also pay $200 per hour or any portion thereof for the Township personnel for time spent to repair damaged water or sewer lines or laterals. In addition thereto, a person causing such damage shall be required to pay Long Beach Township for all material and equipment costs necessitated for such repairs.
A. 
[1]Permit required. Before any work of the type described in this section may be begun, a building permit must be applied for and obtained after submission of plans and specifications showing compliance with the provisions hereof, and the work in progress shall be subject to inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer to assure compliance therewith.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A, regarding certificates of occupancy, added 10-4-2021 by Ord. No. 21-27C, was repealed 2-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-01C. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsections B and C as Subsections A and B, respectively.
B. 
Construction specifications. All materials to be used shall be of creosoted materials or equal to twelve-pound empty-cell process, the exceptions being deadmen or back piling which are not exposed to water or air and are buried beneath backfill. All tie-rods, bolts and other hardware shall be hot-dipped galvanized.
(1) 
Bayside and lagoon bulkheads. Bayside or lagoon bulkheads shall comply with the following specifications:
(a) 
All sheathing shall be corrugated vinyl or equivalent of sufficient width and length to provide the necessary protection to retain the upland area. All new and replacement sheathing shall comply with the minimum bulkhead top elevations as stated in Subsection C(1)(e) and (f) of this section.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19-30C]
(b) 
Whalers shall be not less than six by six (6 x 6) inches, of which there shall be two.
(c) 
All pilings shall have eight-inch minimum diameter butts and shall penetrate 10 feet below bay bottom and be five feet on center maximum.
(d) 
All tie-rods shall not be less than 3/4 inch diameter and 16 feet in length and shall be set through each piling one foot from the top. All anchor pilings shall not be less than 12 feet in length and shall have eight-inch minimum diameter butts.
(e) 
The top of any bulkhead located in Zones R-10, R-10E, R-6 and R-75 shall have an elevation of six feet above mean sea level, NAVD 1988.
[Amended 8-2-2013 by Ord. No. 13-28C; 8-8-2014 by Ord. No. 14-25C; 7-11-2016 by Ord. No. 16-32C]
(f) 
In all other zones, the top of any bayfront bulkhead and any bulkhead located within 200 feet from the waters of the bay shall have an elevation of seven feet above mean sea level, NAVD 1988. All other bulkheads located more than 200 feet from the waters of the bay shall have an elevation of six feet above mean sea level, NAVD 1988.
[Added 8-8-2014 by Ord. No. 14-25C; 7-11-2016 by Ord. No. 16-32C]
(g) 
All new bulkheads and bulkhead replacements at marinas in the Marine Commercial Zone and on landlocked lagoons in the marine commercial zone shall set the top of the bulkhead a minimum of five feet above mean sea level, NVAD 1988, and be constructed in a manner that ensures the bulkhead height can be increased in the future. The plans for the bulkheads shall be submitted to the Township Engineer for review and approval to confirm the bulkheads are designed and constructed in a manner that ensures the height of the bulkhead can be increased.
[Added 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-22C]
(2) 
Oceanfront bulkheads. Bulkheads constructed for protection against the Atlantic Ocean shall conform to the following minimum specifications:
(a) 
All sheathing shall be doubled two-by-eight-inch tongue and groove, 20 feet in length. All joints must be equally staggered so that each joint shall be in the center of the vertical sheathing abutting it. Where single sheathing size three-by-eight-inch tongue and groove is used, all joints must be back-stripped with one-by-six-inch.
(b) 
Three four-by-six-inch front whalers running horizontal to sheathing with three whalers, six-by-six, running directly in back of the sheathing and bolted through to the front whalers with three-fourths-inch bolts and wide flange washers on five-foot centers shall be used. There shall be not more than one whaler overlap or splice falling upon each piling. Where lamination is used, two whalers, two-by-six-inch, or two whalers, three-by-six-inch, may be used, and joints must be staggered.
(c) 
All piling shall be not less than 25 feet in length with a minimum top butt of twelve-inch diameter at a point two feet from the end. Every piling shall be placed on not more than five-foot centers. All tie-rods shall be not less than one inch in diameter and not less than 16 feet in length and shall be set through each piling five feet from the top. All anchor pilings shall be not less than 14 feet in length with butts of not less than 10 inches in diameter, two feet from the end.
(d) 
All bulkheads must be set at an elevation of plus fourteen (+14) feet mean sea level and, unless tied in with bulkheading substantially in accordance with these standards, shall have returns of not less than 50 feet according to these specifications.
[Added 3-1-2021 by Ord. No. 21-04C]
A. 
All signs and sign structures shall comply with all applicable state and local building codes.
B. 
Required support and anchoring. In addition to the requirements of all applicable state and local building codes, all signs structures shall comply with the following.
(1) 
Freestanding sign structures or poles shall be self-supporting structures erected on and permanently attached to concrete foundations. Foundations shall be designed to carry the weight and wind load of the sign in the soil which it is placed. Such structures or poles shall be fabricated only from painted or galvanized steel or such other materials as may provide equal strength.
(2) 
A parapet wall or roof shall be designed for and have sufficient strength to support any sign that is attached thereto.
(3) 
Wire and cable supports shall have a safety factor of four. All metal, wire cable supports and braces, and all bolts used to attach signs to brackets and signs to the supporting building or structure shall be of galvanized steel or of an equivalent material. All sign supports shall be an integral part of the sign design.
(4) 
Signs and sign structures shall be anchored to prevent any lateral movement that would cause wear on supporting members or connections. No sign shall be suspended by chains or other devices that will allow the sign to swing due to wind action, unless specifically designed by means of bearings or other methods approved to allow for movement.
C. 
Glass. When glass is used for sign letters or transparent or translucent panels, it shall be at least double-strength thickness for sign areas up to and including 300 square inches. When glass is used for sign letters or transparent or translucent panels for sign areas in excess of 300 square inches, at least one-fourth-inch wire glass shall be used, and the maximum span between supports shall be four feet.
D. 
Wind loads. All signs and sign structures, except those attached flat against the wall of a building, shall be constructed to withstand wind loads as follows.
(1) 
For solid signs: 30 pounds per square foot on one face of the sign.
(2) 
For signs that are not solid: 36 pounds per square foot of the total face area of the letters and other sign surfaces or 10 per square foot of the gross area of the sign as determined by the overall dimensions of the sign, whichever is greater.
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Editor's Note: Former § 64-14, Swimming pools, as amended, was repealed 6-1-2020 by Ord. No. 20-15C.
A. 
Engineering certification.
(1) 
The owners of all homes constructed, renovated, repaired or replaced since January 1, 1984, requiring a new certificate of occupancy shall file with the Building Department of the Township of Long Beach an engineering certification prepared by a licensed engineer, licensed by the State of New Jersey, establishing:
(a) 
The elevation of the lowest floor which shall include but not be limited to slabs on grade.
(b) 
The elevation of the bottom of the girder supporting the floor joists of the first floor living level.
(c) 
The elevation of the first floor living level.
(2) 
The foregoing elevations shall be supplied in relation to mean sea level datum based on the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Information as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(3) 
The elevation certification required in § 64-15A(1)(c) shall be filed with the Building Department of the Township of Long Beach on all new construction within 30 days of the completion of the floor of the first level of living area.
(4) 
On all new construction and substantial improvements a plot plan indicating the location of the structure upon the lot upon which it is located shall be filed with the Building Department of the Township of Long Beach within 30 days of the completion of the floor of the first level of living area, prior to any rough or mechanical inspection approvals.
[Added 8-21-2015 by Ord. No. 15-35C]
B. 
Any certification as required in Subsection A of this section shall be filed with the Township of Long Beach, as required in Subsection A of this section, within 30 days of receipt of notice requiring the filing of such certificate.
C. 
Any property owner not filing the required certificate, as required in Subsections A and B of this section pursuant to the requirements thereof, within the stated 30 days shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III, General Penalty.
D. 
Where any building is required to have an elevation certificate, as set forth in Subsection A of this section, and request of the owner of such building is made, as set forth in Subsection B of this section, and compliance is not forthcoming, the Township of Long Beach, through its Board of Commissioners, may adopt a resolution ordering the Township Engineer to provide such certificates, and the cost of such certificates shall be assessed against the real property for which such certificate is supplied and be collected in the same manner as taxes. No permit for any construction and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any such building while any charge for a building elevation certificate shall be outstanding.
A. 
Storage of delivered modular homes and premanufactured homes is prohibited at any place within the Township of Long Beach.
(1) 
Modular homes and premanufactured homes shall be delivered to the site where they are to be constructed or set no earlier than 7:00 a.m. nor later than 10:00 a.m. and shall be constructed, installed or set on the day of delivery prior to 6:00 p.m.
B. 
Predelivery notice. No later than five business days prior to the anticipated date of delivery of a modular home or a premanufactured home, the manufacturer or supplier of such modular home or premanufactured home shall deliver to the Building Department of Long Beach Township, on a form provided by that department, the following information concerning the modular home or premanufactured home to be delivered:
(1) 
The date of anticipated delivery.
(2) 
The anticipated time of delivery within an accuracy range of one hour, that is to say if a delivery time of 7:00 a.m. is set forth, the modular home or the premanufactured home must be delivered between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(3) 
The date of start of construction, erection, installation or setting.
C. 
Every predelivery notice shall be accompanied by a bond in the form of a cashier's check or certified check made payable to the Township of Long Beach in the amount of $5,000 to ensure the remediation and repair of any damage done to any public street in the course of the installation, erection or construction of any modular home or premanufactured home. The cashier's check or certified check shall be given to the Building Department of the Township of Long Beach who shall immediately tender it to the Chief Financial Officer of the Township of Long Beach for deposit in the appropriate account of Long Beach Township as the Chief Financial Officer shall determine and such account shall be available to be utilized to return the bond fees upon application by the contractor 30 days following the issuance of the appropriate certificate of occupancy as herein below called for in Subsection C(1).
(1) 
The bond shall be released on application of the contractor after 30 days following the issuance of an appropriate certificate of occupancy by the Long Beach Township Building Department.
D. 
A copy of the form required by Subsection B above shall be delivered by the Building Department to the Police Department within two hours of receipt of that form by the Building Department in order to enable the Long Beach Township Police Chief to comply with the provisions of § 189-22 of the Code of Long Beach Township.
[Amended 3-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-06C; 7-7-2025 by Ord. No. 25-10C]
A. 
Permit required. Before any work of the type described in this section may begin, a building permit must be applied for and obtained after submission of plans and specifications so in compliance with the provisions hereof; and the work and progress shall be subject to inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer to assure compliance therewith.
B. 
Construction specifications.
(1) 
All dune walkways shall be constructed of the prefabricated rollaway decking or I-5 gravel material only.
(2) 
Such walkways shall extend over the complete dune to the flat of the beach. Each walkway shall not be greater than four feet in width. In addition to the prefabricated rollaway or I-5 gravel material walkway, treated or cedar posts and railing may be installed on one side of the walkway only, in accordance with the instructions provided by the Long Beach Township Construction Inspection Department.
(3) 
Post and railing installations installed across the full crest of the top of the dune are prohibited.
(4) 
All landscape or other illuminated lighting installed along the dune walkway or within the dune area is prohibited.
C. 
Any dune walkways which are required to be removed pursuant to the United States Army Corps of Engineers Beach Storm Damage Reduction Project, may only be replaced pursuant to the construction standards hereinabove set forth in Subsection B.
D. 
Any existing dune walkways which are registered with the Long Beach Township Construction Inspection Department prior to August 24, 2007, may be maintained. The registration and inspection by the Long Beach Township Inspection Department shall permit the property owner to continue and maintain such walkway, in accordance with the construction standards hereinabove set forth in Subsection B.
E. 
Required fees. All existing walkovers being registered on or before August 24, 2007, which are not shown in the construction files of Long Beach Township shall be required to apply for and pay for the appropriate zoning and building permit as required by the Long Beach Township Construction Department.
Construction specifications. All structures built or permitted to be built under this chapter or in accordance with Chapter 205, Zoning, shall meet the following minimum specifications for anchoring said structures to prevent flotation of such objects during coastal flooding or severe high tides:
A. 
[1]Wooden trash pens, on-grade walkways, grade-level decks, and similar structures shall be secured to a four-inch thick concrete slab or four-inch by four-inch pressure-treated posts. The posts shall be set below grade. The anchoring posts shall be placed a maximum of eight feet apart or less and at each corner of the structure.
[Amended 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-31C]
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Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A, regarding burial requirements for posts, was repealed 12-19-2016 by Ord. No. 16-46C. This ordinance also redesignated former Subsections B, C and D as Subsections A, B and C, respectively.
B. 
All landscaping ties, decorative or otherwise, shall be secured by one-half-inch rebar and driven through the lumber to a minimum of three feet below grade. Anchoring rebar shall be located at a minimum every four feet, plus at each end.
C. 
All portable toilet facilities must be removed or anchored to prevent flotation in the event of a predicted natural disaster or major flooding condition, as required by § 105-11.
No construction, except as specifically approved by a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Long Beach, which requires the issuance of a street closure order by the Long Beach Township Chief of Police shall be permitted between June 15 and September 15 of any year; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to any construction requiring a street closure order issued by the Chief of Police of the Township of Long Beach which is caused by an emergency situation including without limitation water main failures, sewer main failures, road pavement failures, electric, telephone and cable line failures, similar emergency conditions, damage caused to pavement, homes or streets causing street damage or blockage caused by severe storms and hurricanes.
A. 
A construction permit application for the construction or placement of a modular or premanufactured home shall be submitted for review to the Long Beach Township Construction/Zoning Department no later than May 17 (20 business days prior to June 15) of any year in order to permit the placement of the structure at the proposed location by June 15 of any year.
[Added 7-10-2015 by Ord. No. 15-24C]
The following shall be exempt from any and all zoning and building permit fees and any and all Land Use Board application and other fees, except for professional, engineering and other fees and shorthand reporter fees, as required in Code § 64-3, § 18-13 and § 164-10 and as set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2:
A. 
Any charitable, philanthropic, fraternal and religious nonprofit organization holding a tax exempt status under the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [26 U.S.C. § 501(c) or (d)], upon presentation of written proof thereof.
[Added 9-9-2024 by Ord. No. 24-26C]
Where commercial electric power is not available at the construction site, a temporary electrical service pole shall be installed and connected to the commercial electrical service at the construction site prior to the issuance of a construction permit for all new construction, substantial improvement, and new addition projects requiring a certificate of occupancy.
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Editor's Note: Former § 64-21, Disconnection from the Long Beach Township water and sewer systems, was repealed 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-20C.