[Added 2-7-77 by Ord. No. 316; Amended 9-7-77 by Ord. No. 334; 7-18-78 by Ord. No. 365; 12-7-98
by Ord. No. 0-12-98-043]
Refer to Chapter 39-3C, Construction Office fees.
[Added 12-7-98 by Ord. No. 0-12-98-043]
The State of New Jersey Uniform Construction Code Section 52:27D-126e
permits the governing body of any municipality to provide by ordinance
that no person shall be charged a construction permit surcharge fee
or enforcing agency 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.
The Township Council of the Township of Monroe believes that
the promotion of such accessibility improvements in residential buildings
is for the public good.
A. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions
shall apply:
(1) DISABLED PERSON — 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 be limited to, any resident
of the Township who is disabled pursuant to the federal Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. Chapter 416), or the federal Railroad Retirement Act
of 1974 (45 U.S.C. Chapter 231 et seq.), or is rated as having a 60%
disability, or higher, pursuant to any federal law administered by
the United States Veterans' Act. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"blindness" means central visual acuity of 20/200, or less, in the
better eye with the use of a correcting 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 degrees shall
be considered as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less.
B. Waiver of fees. A disabled person, or a parent, or sibling of a disabled
person, shall not be required to pay any municipal fee, or charge,
in order to secure a construction permit for any construction, reconstruction,
alteration, or improvement which promotes accessibility to his or
her own living unit.
C. Exclusions. This section specifically excludes accessibility improvements
made to buildings or structures devoted to commercial use.
[Added 5-7-2018 by Ord.
No. O-4-2018-012]
A. Definitions.
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FEE
A municipal fee or charge to secure a construction permit
for the erection or alteration of any building or part thereof.
ENFORCING AGENCY FEE
A fee for plan review, construction permit, certificate of
occupancy, demolition permit, moving of building permit, elevator
permit and sign permit.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Land and improvements exempt from taxation pursuant to N.J.S.A.
54:4-3.3.
B. Waiver of fees. Construction permit fees and enforcing agency fees
shall not be required for the construction of improvements designed,
undertaken and approved by Monroe Township by charitable, philanthropic,
fraternal, athletic, recreational and religious nonprofit organizations
holding tax exempt status under 26 U.S.C. § 501 (c) or (d)
on or to public property in Monroe.