[New; Ord. #95-36, S 1; Ord. #2015-009]
a. There is hereby established in the Township of Bedminster a State
Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency to be known as the Bedminster
Construction Code Department, consisting of a construction code official,
a building subcode official, a fire subcode official, an electrical
subcode official, a plumbing subcode official, and an elevator subcode
official. Other subcode officials will be designated as additional
subcodes are adopted by the Commissioner of the Department of Community
Affairs, State of New Jersey, as part of the State Uniform Construction
Code. The construction code official shall be the chief administrator
of the enforcing agency.
b. Each official position created in paragraph 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 outside 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 PL. 1975, C.217 and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.
c. The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing
agency at the Bedminster Township Municipal Building except for emergencies,
and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
d. Relinquishment of elevator subcode enforcement to the Department
of Community Affairs. The responsibility for the elevator subcode
enforcement, and the performance of elevator subcode inspections and
witnessing of tests within the jurisdiction of the Township of Bedminster,
is hereby relinquished to the Department of Community Affairs, pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.3, and the functions and duties of the enforcing
agency of the Township of Bedminster, with respect to the elevator
subcode, are hereby repealed and transferred to said Department of
Community Affairs.
[New; Ord. #87-16, S 1; Ord. #89-16, S 1; Ord. #91-23, S
1; Ord. #95-42, S 1; Ord. #97-13, S 1; Ord. #98-07, SS 1, 2; Ord.
#99-20, S 1; Ord. #2008-27, S 1; Ord. #09-006, S 1; Ord. #2011-01;
Ord. #2015-009]
a. Fees. The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the Subcode
fees listed in paragraphs 1(a) through (k) hereof and shall be paid
prior to the issuance of a permit. 20% of the construction permit
fee shall be considered as the plan review fee, which will be paid
at the enforcing agency's office at the time the permit application
is submitted and is nonrefundable. At the Construction Official's
discretion the plan review fee may be paid at the time of permit issuance.
1. Building Subcode Fees.
(a)
Fees for new construction shall be based upon the volume of
the structure. This fee shall be in the amount of $0.060 per cubic
foot, except that large open volume buildings such as warehouses,
distribution centers, and storage-use buildings shall be $0.050, and
agricultural buildings such as barns, silos, greenhouses shall be
in the amount of $0.0060.
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(b)
Fees for renovations, alterations, repairs, reroofing, siding,
foundations for premanufactured construction or relocated structures,
the fee shall be based upon the estimated cost of work. The township
reserves the right to adjust the cost of work based on actual contract
prices or current market price evaluation based on common estimating
practices or actual third party estimates.
This fee shall be as follows:
$37 per $1,000 of estimated cost of work up to $50,000 of estimated
cost of construction;
$33 per $1,000 for estimated cost of work from $50,001 to $100,000
estimated cost of construction; and
$29 per $1,000 for additional costs over $100,000 estimated
cost of construction.
However, roofing and siding for individual townhomes shall have
a maximum fee of $165.
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(c)
The fee for temporary structures shall be based on the volume
of the structure. The building subcode fee shall be $0.020 per cubic
foot. Electric, plumbing and fire subcode fees shall be based on the
normal fee schedule. All structures for which volume cannot be computed
shall be $90.
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(d)
Fees for additions shall be computed on the same basis as for
new construction (volume) for the added portion.
(e)
Fees for combination renovations and additions shall be computed
as the sum of the fees computed separately in accordance with paragraphs
(a) and (b) above.
(f)
The fee for construction or installation of a single-family
residential in-ground swimming pool shall be $165. The fee for construction
or installation of all other use groups in-ground swimming pools shall
be $305. The fee for aboveground pools shall be $50.
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(h)
The fee for construction or installation of retaining walls
shall be as follows:
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(1)
The fee for a retaining wall with a surface area of 550 square
feet or less that is associated with a Class 3 residential structure
shall be $121.
(2)
The fee for a retaining wall with a surface area of more than
550 square feet that is associated with a Class 3 residential structure
shall be $232.
(3)
The fee for all other retaining walls shall be based on the
cost of work as follows:
$22 per $1,000 of estimated cost of work up to $50,000.
$17 per $1,000 of estimated cost of work from $50,001 to $100,000.
$12 per $1,000 of estimated cost of work over $100,000.
(i)
In use groups R-3, 4 or 5 single -family detached dwellings
the fee for the construction and/or renovation of a deck up to 150
sq. ft. shall be $145; 151 sq. ft. to 250 sq. ft. shall be $231 and
over 250 sq. ft. shall be $330. All other use groups shall be based
on the cost of work.
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(j)
The installation of sheds under 200 square feet shall be $121.
The installation of sheds 200 square feet or more shall be a minimum
of $193, or based on volume, whichever is higher.
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(k)
The minimum fee for the building technical section shall be
$65.
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2. Plumbing Subcode Fees.
(a)
The fee shall be in the amount of $24 per fixture or stack such as sinks, water closets, urinals, bath tubs, showers, clothes washers, dishwashers, hose bibs, gas piping per outlet, non-testable backflow preventer, etc., except as listed below in Subsection
a2(b) and
(c).
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(b)
The fee for A/C condensers, evaporators, heat pumps, cased coils
with condensate lines and for domestic hot-water heater replacement
shall be $66, however fees for additional devices in use groups R-3,
4 and 5 shall follow the mechanical fee schedule.
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(c)
The fee for special devices shall be $103 for the following:
grease traps, oil separators, water cooled air-conditioning units,
rooftop HVAC units, packaged HVAC units, chillers, refrigeration units,
hot-water boilers, (excluding domestic hot-water heaters), fuel oil
piping, new gas service and underground gas lines, interceptors, water
and sewer connections, active solar systems, testable backflow prevention
devices and sewer pumps.
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(d)
The fee for recording the inspection and annual re-testing of
equipment listed in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23(l)1 thru 4 that requires an
annual Certificate of Compliance shall be $85.00 for the first device
and $25.00 for each additional device in the same building or structure.
(e)
The minimum fee for the plumbing technical section shall be
$65.
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3. Electrical Subcode Fees.
(a)
For from one to 25 devices, receptacles or fixtures, the fee
shall be in the amount of $65; for each additional device, receptacle
or fixture in addition to this, the fee shall be in the amount of
$1 per device, receptacle or fixture. For the purpose of computing
this fee, devices, receptacles or fixtures shall include, but are
not limited to, the following: lighting outlets or fixtures, switches,
fluorescent fixtures, receptacles, light standards less than eight
feet in height, communication points, alarm devices, and other panels
or devices rated less than 20 amps, smoke and heat detectors, or similar
fixtures, and motors or devices of less than or equal to one horsepower
or one kilowatt.
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(b)
For each motor or electrical device greater than one horsepower
and less than or equal to 10 horsepower; and for transformers and
generators greater than one kilowatt and less than or equal to 10
kilowatts, the fee shall be $50.
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(c)
For each motor or electrical device greater than 10 horsepower
and less than or equal to 25 horsepower; for transformers and generators
greater than 10 kilowatts and less than or equal to 25 kilowatts or
kva; the fee shall be $75.
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(d)
For each motor or electrical device greater than 26 horsepower
and less than or equal to 50 horsepower; and for photovoltaic system
arrays up to 50 kilowatts; and for transformers and generators greater
than 26 kilowatts and less than or equal to 50 kilowatts or kva, the
fee shall be $100.
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(e)
For each motor or electrical device greater than 51 horsepower
and less than or equal to 100 horsepower; and for photovoltaic system
arrays, transformers and generators greater than 51 kilowatts and
less than or equal to 100 kilowatts or kva, the fee shall be $200.
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(f)
For each motor or electrical device greater than 100 horsepower;
and for photovoltaic system arrays, transformers and generators greater
than 100 kilowatts or kva, the fee shall be $641.
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(g)
Equipment, devices rated by kilowatt or kva include but are
not limited to the following: electric ranges/receptacles, ovens,
surface units, electric hot water heaters, electric dryers/receptacles,
dishwashers, central AC units, baseboard heaters, transformers, generators,
steam shower units or any other devices consuming or generating electrical
current. Equipment or devices rated by horsepower include but are
not limited to the following: garbage disposals, motors, etc. Space
heaters or air handlers may be rated by hp, kW or kva.
(h)
For each service, panel or motor control and for inverters,
panels and disconnects for photovoltaic systems, rated up to 100 amps,
the fee shall be $100.
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(i)
For each service, panel or motor control and for inverters,
panels and disconnects for photovoltaic systems, rated 101 amps up
to 200 amps, the fee shall be $200.
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(j)
For each service, panel or motor control and for inverters,
panels and disconnects for photovoltaic systems, rated 201 amps up
to 400 amps, the fee shall be $300.
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(k)
For each service, panel or motor control and for inverters,
panels and disconnects for photovoltaic systems, rated over 400 amps,
the fee shall be $641.
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(l)
For all the following: signs; fire, security, burglar control
stations; communication control units; smoke, heat, fire, burglar
alarm systems in one- and two-family dwellings; utility load management
devices; lighting standards over eight feet, the fee shall be $61.
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(m)
For in-ground pools, the fee shall be $242.
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(n)
For spas, hot tubs, or fountains and aboveground pools, the
fee shall be $150.
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(o)
For storable or portable pools, the fee shall be $100.
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(p)
The fee for the annual electrical inspection of a swimming pool,
spa, or hot tub shall be $103.
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(q)
The minimum fee for the electrical technical section shall be
$65.
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4. Fire Subcode Fee.
(a)
The fee for sprinkler systems shall be $103 for up to 12 heads;
For 13 to and including 40 heads, the fee shall be $182;
For 41 to and including 100 heads, the fee shall be $303; and
For all heads over 100, the fee shall be $2.50 per head.
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(b)
The fee for each standpipe shall be $394.
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(c)
The fee for each independent preengineered suppression system
shall be $198.
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(d)
The fee for each gas or oil-fired appliance shall be $70.
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(e)
The fee for each kitchen exhaust system shall be $198.
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(f)
The fee for spray booths exhaust system shall be $198.
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(g)
The fee for a wood-/coal-burning stove, fireplace inserts, pre-fab
or masonry fireplace shall be $75.
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(h)
The fee for smoke, heat detectors and manual fire alarms shall
be as follows:
The fee for smoke, heat detectors and manual fire alarms shall
be $103 for up to 12 devices;
For 13 up to and including 40 devices, the fee shall be $182;
For 41 to and including 100 devices the fee shall be $303;
For alarms over 100, the fee shall be $2.50 per alarm.
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(i)
The fee for R3 and R5 fire alarm systems shall be $91.
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(j)
The fee for fire pumps shall be $365 each.
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(k)
The fee for incinerators shall be $605 each.
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(l)
The fee for crematoriums shall be $605 each.
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(m)
The fee for unit heaters shall be $70 each.
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(n)
The fee for exit-egress lighting shall be $5.00 each.
(o)
The fee for chimney relining shall be $80.
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(p)
The minimum fee for any work requiring plan review which is
not listed or itemized above, i.e., fire separation, emergency lighting,
flame spread and smoke ratings, etc., shall be $65.
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(q)
The fee for a fire sprinkler water storage tank shall be $275.
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(r)
The minimum fee for the fire technical section shall be $65
for use groups R-3 or R-5, and for all other use groups the minimum
fee shall be $105.
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5. Mechanical Subcode Fees.
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(a)
The fees for inspection of mechanical devices as listed in N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.4(d) for use groups R-3 and R-5 are as follows:
(1)
The first device shall be $70.
(2)
Each additional device shall be $35.
(3)
The minimum fee shall be $70.
6. Certificates and other special fees.
(a)
The fees for certificates shall be as follows:
(1)
Certificate of occupancy, residential (single-family) is $145,
except the fee for a certificate of occupancy for pools, decks and
small additions (under 400 square feet) is $45.
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(2)
Certificate of occupancy, other than single-family is $225.
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(3)
Certificate of occupancy for changes in use group is $250.
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(4)
Certificate of approval and certificate of compliance, no fee.
(5)
Continued certificate of occupancy is $250 per residence, unit
or tenant space.
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(6)
Temporary certificate of occupancy fee and each renewal is $35.
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(b)
The fee for a demolition and/or removal permit of a building
or structure shall be $125 for Class 3 residential and $250 for all
other use groups, provided that the fee shall be $65 for structures
under 400 square feet in area.
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(c)
The fee for removal or abandonment of underground storage tanks
shall be $125 each for tanks up to 1,000 gallons and $185 each for
tanks over 1,000 gallons.
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(d)
The fee to construct or erect a sign shall be $2.75 per square
foot surface area of the sign, computed on one side only for double-faced
signs. The minimum fee shall be $65.
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(e)
The fee for the installation of aboveground fuel storage tanks
up to 1,000 gallons shall be $75, for underground storage tanks up
to 1,000 gallons the fee shall be $165. For all other storage tanks
over 1,001, the fee shall be $275.
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(f)
The fee for asbestos or lead abatement projects shall be as
follows:
(1)
The administrative fee for each construction permit issued for
an asbestos hazard abatement project shall be as specified at N.J.A.C.
5:23-8.9.
(2)
The administrative fee for each certificate of occupancy issued
following the successful completion of an asbestos hazard abatement
project shall be as specified at N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.9.
(3)
The fee for a permit for lead hazard abatement projects shall
be $230.
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(4)
The fee for a lead abatement clearance certificate shall be
$85.
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(g)
The fee for a variation request application shall be $110 for
Class 3 residential and; $303 for Class 3 other than residential and
Class 2 and; $935 for Class 1 buildings. The fee for resubmission
of an application for a variation shall be 1/2 of the original fee
if required by the construction official.
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(h)
The fee for an application for the construction board of appeals
shall be $100 or as specified by the Construction Board of Appeals.
(i)
A fee of $135 per hour may be charged for review of any amendment
or change to a plan that has already been released.
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(j)
A fee may be charged for electronic plan reviews based on the
current fee charged by the Townships electronic permit processing
software provider. In addition, a surcharge fee may be added to the
overall permit based on what is allowed by current NJ law to cover
the added expenses for electronic permit processing.
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(l)
The fee to reinstate a lapsed permit shall be 25% of the initial
permit fee provided such application is made within one year from
the date the initial permit lapsed. Thereafter, the fee to reinstate
a lapsed permit shall be 100%.
(m)
The fee for an annual permit shall be charged annually, and
shall be a flat fee based on the number of maintenance workers (excluding
managers, engineers and clerks) who are primarily engaged in work
governed by a subcode (building/fire, electrical and plumbing).
Fees shall be as follows:
(1)
One through 25 workers (including foreman or forewoman), $1,375
per worker; each additional worker over 25, $440 per worker.
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(2)
Prior to the issuance of the annual permit a training registration
fee of $216 per Subcode shall be submitted by the applicant and shall
be forwarded by the construction official to the Department of Community
Affairs, Construction Code Element, Training Section, along with a
copy of the construction permit (Form F-170). Checks shall be made
payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey." The Department shall
register these individuals and notify them of the courses being offered.
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7. Exempt Fees.
(a)
No county, municipality, or any agency or instrumentality thereof
shall be required to pay any municipal fee or charge in order to secure
a construction permit for the erection or alteration of any public
building or part thereof from the municipality where the building
may be located. No erection or alteration of any public building or
part thereof by a county, municipality, school board, or any agency
or instrumentality thereof shall be subject to any fee, including
any surcharge or training fee, imposed by any department or agency
of State government pursuant to any law, or rule or regulation, except
that nothing contained in this section shall be interpreted as preventing
the imposition of a fee upon a board of education by either the Department
of Education for plan review or by a municipality for the review of
plans submitted to it pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of
P.L. 1975, c. 217 (C.52:27D-130).
(b)
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-126d, the Township provides for
a waiver of enforcing agency fee for any corporation which is (1)
organized pursuant to the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act,"
N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1 et seq., and (2) actively engaged in constructing
or rehabilitating housing units for occupancy by low or moderate income
households. "Low income household" means a household in which the
gross household income is equal to 50% or less of the median gross
household income for households of the same size within the region
in which the housing is located. "Moderate income household" means
a household in which the gross household income is equal to more than
50% but less than 80% of the median gross household income for households
of the same size within the region in which the house is located.
(c)
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-126e and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8e, 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 for any of the
facilities contained therein. 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. For purposes of this subsection, the
term "disabled person" means 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 this state who is disabled pursuant to Federal Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. § 416), or the Federal Railroad Retirement
Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. § 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 purposes of this paragraph,
the term "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.
(d)
Outside agency fees. Notwithstanding any other fee hereinafter
set forth, when the township has retained a private on-site inspection
or plan review agency to carry out subcode official responsibility
no fee charged shall exceed the amount paid by the township to that
private agency plus 30%.
[Ord. #87-16, S 3; amended 8-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-016]
a. When required. A construction records clearance (CRC) shall be required
prior to the sale or change of tenant of any residential or commercial
structure. In that event, there shall be no change in occupancy of
a or structure, in whole or part, prior to the issuance of a CRC.
b. Responsibility. No owner shall permit the sale of a residential or
commercial premises covered under this section unless the requisite
CRC has been issued. No purchaser or new tenant shall occupy any premises
covered under this section until the requisite CRC has been issued.
Owners and occupants shall be jointly and separately responsible for
failure to obtain the requisite CRC required hereunder. The owner
or his authorized agent shall submit a written application and payment
of fees at least two months prior to the change of ownership and/or
occupancy on the form provided by the Township.
c. Preoccupancy records search. Prior to the issuance of any such certificate
for any transaction, the enforcing agency shall conduct a records
search to ensure that there are no open construction permits on subject
premises. Should there be open permits on subject premises, all necessary
inspections, payment of fees due, and prior approvals shall be obtained
and appropriate Uniform Construction Code certificates shall be issued
prior to issuance of the CRC. The Construction Official may, at his
discretion, exempt any active and ongoing permits or projects from
the CRC.
d. Fees. The applicant shall submit with the application the fee for
the CRC to cover the administrative cost in accordance with the following
schedule based on the number of days prior to closing or occupancy
change:
1. One to five business days: $180.
2. Six to 15 business days: $90.
3. 16 to 40 business days: $45.
e. Validity. The CRC will only be valid for a period of 90 days and
shall only apply to any permits issued prior to the CRC application
and shall not apply to any permit applications submitted after the
CRC application.
[Ord. #08-22, S 5]
At the time of issuance of any building permit, the building code official shall provide written instruction on proper disposal and recycling of construction and demolition waste pursuant to the provisions of subsection
3-11.12.
[Ord. #9/20/76, S 1]
All requests for information as to whether or not a particular
tract or parcel of real property in the township is located in an
area which has been or may in the future be subject to flooding, shall
be made in the form of a request for a "flood location statement"
as hereinafter defined and shall be accompanied by a check, money
order or cash in the amount of $15, which amount shall constitute
the fee for the issuance of a flood location statement.
[Ord. 9/20/76, S 2]
Upon the receipt of a request for a flood location statement
the township engineer shall consult the flood hazard boundary map
prepared by the Federal Insurance Administration of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and any other available maps
and flood studies available to him at the township offices. The township
engineer shall also make a physical inspection of the property where
he cannot otherwise determine whether or not the property in question
is or may be subject to flooding.
[Ord. #9/20/76, S 3]
When the township engineer has been able to make a determination
as to whether or not the particular property is or may be subject
to flooding, then he shall issue a flood location statement which
shall indicate whether the property is or may be subject to flooding,
then he shall issue a flood location statement which shall indicate
whether the property is located within or without the flood way or
flood hazard zone as designated on the flood hazard boundary map prepared
by the Federal Insurance Administration of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD). The flood location statement shall not
constitute a guarantee that a property is or is not subject to flooding
but shall simply constitute the township engineer's opinion as to
the location of the subject property on the aforesaid map.