Each official position created in §
80-1 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.
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.
All subcode officials, their assistants and staff and all other
personnel working for the Department of Construction Inspection shall
be subject to the procedures and policies of said Agency and shall
be primarily responsible to the Construction Official.
[Amended 2-13-89 by Ord. No. 89-162; 10-23-89 by Ord. No. 89-181; 4-25-94 by Ord. No. 94-262; 9-24-96
by Ord. No. 96-16; 3-4-08 by Ord. No. 2008-03; 3-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-01; 6-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
A. Fees for plan review, construction permits, occupancy, demolition
permits, moving of building permits, elevator permits (and), sign
permits and alteration permits shall be the sum of the subcode fees
listed and shall be paid prior to the issuance of a permit.
(1) Building Subcode Fee. The building subcode fee shall
be:
(a)
Fees for new construction shall be based upon the volume of
the structure. Volume shall be computed in accordance with N.J.A.C
5:23-2.28. The new construction fee shall be in the amount of $0.038
per cubic foot of volume for buildings and structures of all use groups
and types of construction as classified in Articles 3 and 4 of the
Building Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.14; except, however, that the fee
shall be $0.028 per cubic foot of volume for Use Groups A-1, A-2,
A-3, A-4, A-5, F-1, F-2, S-1 and S-2, and the fee shall be $0.020
per cubic foot for structures on farms, including commercial farm
buildings as defined by N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.2(d). There shall be a minimum
fee of $65 under this subsection.
(b)
Fees for renovations, alterations and repairs or any other construction
which cannot be computed in cubic feet shall be $45 per $1,000 of
estimated cost of work. The minimum fee shall be $65. For the purpose
of determining estimated cost, the applicant may be required to submit
to the Construction Official such cost data as may be available, produced
by the architect or engineer or record, or by a recognized estimating
firm, or by the contractor. A bona fide contractor’s bid, if
available, shall be submitted. The Construction Official shall make
the final decision regarding estimated cost.
(c)
For combinations of renovations and additions the sum of the
fees computed separately as renovations and additions.
(d)
The fees for pools shall be as follows: one- and two-family
dwellings shall be $100 for above-ground pools, spas and hot tubs
and $200 for in-ground pools. All other use groups shall be $45 per
$1,000 of estimated cost of work.
(e)
Temporary structures as defined in the uniform construction
code shall be a flat fee of $150.
(f)
The fee for asbestos abatement shall be $125.
(g)
The fee for lead hazard abatement shall be $125.
(h)
The fee for demolition of one- and two-family dwellings shall
be $150, all other use groups shall be $200 except that detached garages
and sheds associated with one- and two-family dwellings shall be $50.
Partial demolition shall be $45 per $1000 of estimated cost.
(i)
The fee for the construction of a sign shall be $4.00 per square
foot of surface area provided that the minimum fee shall be $65. In
the case of double sided signs the fee shall be based on one side.
(j)
The fee for the construction of a bulkhead or retaining wall
associated with a one- or two-family dwelling shall be $100 for a
wall with a surface area less than 550 square feet, $200 for a wall
with a surface area greater than 550 square feet. For all other use
groups the fee shall be $45 per $1000 of estimated cost with a minimum
fee of $65.
(k)
The fee for a tent or membrane structure required to have a
construction permit shall be $300.
(l)
The fee for setting trailers/park models shall be $250. The
fee for decks, add-on rooms and similar work shall be $45 per $1,000
of estimated cost of work with a minimum fee of $65.
(m)
The fee for installation or removal underground storage tanks
shall be $100.
(2) Plumbing Subcode Fee. The plumbing subcode fee shall
be:
(a)
The fee shall be in the amount of $20 per fixture, piece of
equipment or appliance connected to the plumbing system and for each
appliance connected to the gas piping or oil piping system except
as indicated in (b) below.
(b)
The fee shall be $92 per special device for the following: grease
traps, oil separators, refrigeration units, utility service connections,
backflow preventers equipped with test ports (double-check valve assembly,
reduced pressure zone and pressure vacuum breaker backflow preventers),
steam boilers, hot-water boilers (excluding those for domestic water
heating), active solar systems, sewer pumps and interceptors.
(c)
The fee for lawn sprinkler systems with backflow preventers
shall be $92.
(d)
The fee for a water heater shall be $65.
(e)
The fee for domestic boiler backflow and low water cutoff devices
shall be $20.
(f)
The minimum fee shall be $65 unless otherwise specified.
(3) Electric Subcode Fee. The electric subcode fee shall
be:
(a)
The fee for electrical fixtures or devices shall be $65 for
the first 50 devices, $15 for each additional 25 fixtures or devices.
For the purpose of computing this fee, fixtures or devices shall include
lighting fixtures, wall switches, fluorescent fixtures, convenience
receptacles, or similar fixtures, sensors, dimmers, alarm devices,
smoke and heat detectors, communications outlets, light standards
8 feet or less in height, including luminaries, emergency lights,
exit signs, signs or similar fixtures and devices rated at 20 amperes
or less, including motors or equipment rated at less than one horsepower
or one kilowatt. In each case the minimum fee shall be $65.
(b)
For each motor or electrical device greater than one horsepower
and less than or equal to 10 horsepower, transformers and generators
greater than one kilowatt and less than or equal to 10 kilowatts,
each replacement of branch wiring involving one branch circuit or
part thereof, each storable pool or hydromassage bath tub, each underwater
lighting fixture, household electric cooking equipment rated up to
16 kilowatts, each fire, security or burglar alarm control unit, receptacle
rated at 30 amperes to 50 amperes, each light standard greater than
8 feet in height, including luminaries and for each communication
closet, the fee shall be $30. In each case the minimum fee shall be
$65.
(c)
For each motor or electrical device rated between 10 horsepower
and 50 horsepower or between 10 kilowatts and 50 kilowatts, for each
service equipment, service entrance, subpanel, panel board, switch
board, switch gear, motor control center, or disconnecting means rated
less than or equal to 200 amperes, and for all transformers and generators
rated between 10 kilowatts and 45 kilowatts or between 10 kilo volt
amperes and 45 kilo volt amperes, for each electric sign rated between
20 amperes and 225 amperes including associated disconnecting means,
for each receptacle rated greater than 50 amperes and for each utility
load management device the fee shall be $65.
(d)
For each motor or electrical device rated between 50 horsepower
and 100 horsepower or between 50 kilowatts and 100 kilowatts, for
each service panel, service entrance, subpanel, panel board, switch
board, switch gear, motor control center or disconnecting means rated
between 225 amperes and 1000 amperes, and for all transformers and
generators rated between 45 kilowatts and 112.5 kilowatts or between
45 kilo volt amperes and 112.5 kilo volt amperes the fee shall be
$130.
(e)
For each motor or electrical device rated greater than 100 horsepower
or 100 kilowatts, for each service panel, service entrance, subpanel,
panel board, switch board, switch gear, motor control or disconnecting
means rated greater than 1000 amperes and for each transformer or
generator rated greater than 112.5 kilowatts or 112.5 kilo volt amperes
the fee shall be $650.
(f)
The fee for aboveground pools, spas and hot tubs shall be $100.
For in-ground pools the fee shall be $150. The fee to recertify public
swimming pool grounding shall be $65. The fee for the annual public
pool inspection shall be $150 per pool.
(g)
The fees for solar panels shall be as follows:
One to 20 panels
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$100
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21-40 panels
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$175
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41-100 panels
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$250
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101-200 panels
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$400
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Over 200 panels
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$1,000
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(h)
The fee minimum fee shall be $65 unless otherwise specified.
(4) Fire Subcode. The fire subcode shall be as follows:
(a)
Fire suppression sprinkler heads:
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1-20
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$100
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Each additional device
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$2.00
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Special systems:
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CO/2, Halon, foam, dry or wet chemical - fee per $1,000 of estimated
cost
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$150
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Minimum fee
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$65
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Fire pumps each
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$250
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Standpipes
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The fee for each standpipe shall be
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$250
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Total flooding system, the fee shall be
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$50
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Range hood commercial suppression systems: the fee shall be
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$100
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(b)
Fire detection: The fee for the first 20 heat/smoke detectors
shall be $100. The fee for each additional unit shall be $4 per unit.
The flat fee for single smoke/heat detectors in one- and two-family
dwellings shall be $65. Manual fire alarm systems shall be at a rate
of $100 for 1-4 zones. Each additional zone shall be $25.
(c)
The fee for each gas or oil fired appliance or heating and air
conditioning system shall be $100.
(d)
The fee for each kitchen exhaust system shall be $150.
(e)
Underground storage tanks: The fee for installation or removal
of liquid combustible or flammable storage tanks shall be $100 for
one- and two-family dwellings. All other uses the fee shall be $200.
(f)
Crematoriums and incinerators each $500.
(g)
The fee for fireplaces, wood burning stoves and solid fuel burning
appliances shall be: for one-and two-family dwellings a flat fee of
$100. All other uses the fee shall be $200.
(h)
The fee for smoke removal or smoke control systems shall be
$20 per $1000 of estimated cost for a system up to $50,000. Over $50,000
the fee shall be an additional $15 per $1,000 with a minimum fee of
$250.
(i)
The minimum fee shall be $65 unless otherwise specified.
Fees for Certificates and other permits are as follows:
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(5) The fee to move a building or structure from one lot to another or
on the same lot shall be as required for the applicable subcode above.
(7) The fee for the required inspections and the installation of an elevator
shall be as determined by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,
which shall be responsible for elevator inspections in the Township
of Dennis. Reports on elevator inspections shall be furnished to the
Construction Official.
(8) The fee for a certificate of occupancy shall be as follows:
(a)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy shall be 15% of the construction
permit fees; provided, however, that the minimum fee shall be $150.
(b)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy granted pursuant to a
change of use shall be $150.
(c)
The fee for a temporary certificate of occupancy shall be $100.
(d)
The fee for a renewal of a temporary certificate of occupancy
shall be $100.
(e)
There shall be no fee charged for a certificate of approval
issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23j.
(f)
The fee for a certificate of compliance shall be $30.
(9) The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the total cost of the construction
permit.
(10) The fee for pile work shall be $100.
(12) Variations
Class 1 buildings
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$850
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Class 2 and 3 buildings
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$300
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The fee for any resubmission for a variation shall be
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$50
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(13) Zoning:
Fences and sheds under 200 square feet
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$30
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All other zoning permits
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$65
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(14) The fee for a mechanical inspection shall be $75 for the first device
and $25 for each additional device. No separate fee shall be charged
for gas, fuel oil or water piping connections associated with the
mechanical equipment inspected.
(15) State of New Jersey mandated training fees shall be collected as
required by N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.19.
(16) There shall be an additional fee of $65 per hour for review of any
amendment or change to a plan that has already been released.
(17) The fee for the development wide inspections of structures after
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy ordered pursuant to N.J.A.C.
5:23-2.35 shall be an amount equal to twice the hourly base salary
paid to any licensed code official performing the work or the hourly
fees charged to the municipality by a professional contracted to provide
such services pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.35 subject to the accounting
procedures and limits set forth below.
(a)
Such charges or fees shall be those that are reasonable and
necessary in order to ascertain whether a violation exists or to verify
that any work performed has abated the violation.
(b)
The municipality shall place in escrow all monies paid by the
developer for this purpose. The escrow shall be held in any account
maintained by the municipality in the same manner as that established
for the deposit of escrow funds paid for professional review services,
inspection fees and performance and maintenance guarantees as provided
for at N.J.S.A. 40:55 D-53.1.
(c)
The developer shall post an initial deposit in the amount of
$200 per home or an amount determined by the municipality to be necessary
to cover the estimated costs of two months' inspection activity, whichever
is greater. At monthly intervals, the developer shall increase the
amount in the escrow fund so that it shall be sufficient to pay the
costs of the next two months' inspection activity or the costs of
completing the inspections, whichever is less.
(d)
Standards for hourly charges for development wide inspections
for structures after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall
be as follows:
[1]
Hourly charges shall be limited only to municipal or consulting
professional charges for inspections, review of plans and supporting
documents and preparation of reports and documents and shall accurately
reflect the hours engaged in these activities.
[2]
The only costs that shall be added to any such charges shall
be actual out-of-pocket expenses of any consulting engineer or registered
architect hired for this purpose, including normal and typical expenses
incurred in performing inspections and reviewing plans and supporting
documents for the required corrective work.
[3]
The developer shall not be billed and no charge shall be made
to any escrow account or deposit for any municipal clerical or administrative
functions, overhead expenses meeting room charges or and other municipal
costs and expenses except as provided for in this subsection, nor
shall a municipal enforcing agency professional add any such charge
to his expenses.
[4]
Where licensed municipal code officials perform these inspections,
the fee shall be 200% of the hourly base salary of the inspector(s)
multiplied by the number of hours spent on inspections and review
of plans and supporting documents for any necessary corrective work.
(e)
Payments shall be charged to the escrow and shall be made by
the Chief Financial Officer of the municipality, and a final accounting
shall be provided, in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraphs
c and d of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2. Payments shall be made from any such
escrow by the Chief Financial Officer only upon approval by the Construction
Official.
(f)
Appeals of any charges levied by the municipality pursuant to
this subsection shall be made to the Construction Board of Appeals
in accordance with procedures set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2a and
N.J.A.C. 5:23A.
[Added 3-20-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-01]
A. As authorized by the laws of the State of New Jersey, 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.
B. 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/her own living
unit.
C. The township waives all fees under this chapter for all properly
chartered and exempt charitable, philanthropic, fraternal and religious
nonprofit from the payment of any fee charged under this chapter.
A certified copy of this chapter, together with any amendments
hereafter adopted, shall be forwarded to the New Jersey State Department
of Community Affairs.