[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Township of Monroe 12-27-76 as Ord. No. 307. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
There is hereby established in the Township of Monroe a State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency, 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.
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, 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]
[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 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.