[1975 Code § 8-1.1]
There is hereby established in the Borough of South Toms River,
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. This Construction Official shall be the chief administrator
of the enforcing agency.
[1975 Code § 8-1.2]
Each official position created in subsection
12-1.1 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.
[1975 Code § 8-1.3]
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.
[Ord. No. 2-97 § 2]
The Borough hereby waives the collection of fees associated
with obtaining construction permits for the issuance of permits for
the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or improvement designed
and undertaken solely to promote accessibility by disabled persons
to an existing public or private structure or any facilities contained
therein. This section will not relieve the applicant of permit fees
which are charged by governmental agencies other than the Borough
of South Toms River.
[1975 Code § 8-2.2]
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the Subcode
Officials, prepare and submit to the Borough of South Toms River,
bi-annually, a report recommending a fee schedule based on 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.
[1975 Code § 8-2.3]
In order to provide for the training, certification and technical
support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
regulations thereunder, the Enforcing Agency shall collect in addition
to the fees specified above, a surcharge fee of $0.0006 per cubic
foot of volume of new construction. The surcharge fee shall be remitted
to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Department of Community Affairs,
on a quarterly basis for the fiscal quarter 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.
The Enforcing Agency shall report annually, at the end of the
State's fiscal year, to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, and
not later than July 31, the total amount of the surcharge fees collected
in the fiscal year.
[1975 Code § 8-2.4; Ord. No. 248 § 2]
All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be remitted
quarterly to the Borough Chief Financial Officer by no later than
the last day of each month of each quarter, commencing with the quarter
ending on March 31.
[1975 Code § 8-4]
All construction permits issued under this chapter and for work
in which a Certificate of Occupancy has not been issued shall conform
to the standards enunciated in this chapter unless the Construction
Official, in his discretion, determines that to do so would work a
hardship. All permits issued after the adoption of this chapter shall
conform to its standards.
[1975 Code § 8-5; New]
Any person, firm or corporation, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to those penalties provided for in P.L. 1975, C. 217 as amended and N.J.A.C. 5:23 as amended and the penalties stated in Chapter
1, Section
1-5.