[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 7A:4-1; Ord.
6 S+FV, 12-1-1988 § 1; Ord. 6 S+FD, 6-4-2003 § 1]
a.
Nothing contained in the act or in the Code shall be deemed to affect,
repeal, or invalidate local zoning ordinances or the regulation of
licensing of any trade or profession engaged in construction work.
b.
A building, fire, plumbing, or electrical permit issued under valid
construction regulations prior to the promulgation of the Code shall
remain valid, and the construction of any building or structure may
be completed pursuant to and in accordance with said permit. The construction
of any building or structure started before the promulgation of the
Code that did not as of the date of the beginning of the construction
require a construction permit may be completed without a construction
permit.
c.
Every application for a building, fire, plumbing or electrical permit
submitted to the City shall be accompanied by certification that no
taxes or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent
on the property which is the subject of the application. The certification
shall be made by the City's Tax Collector on a form provided
by the City. If it is found that taxes or assessments are due or delinquent
on the property, no permit shall be issued until such payment is received
by the City or adequate provision for the payment thereof is made
in such a manner that the City will be adequately protected.
d.
Notwithstanding the minimum standards of egress as proscribed by
BOCA, all new residential dwellings to be constructed within the City
of Newark shall have within its plans a secondary means of egress
through an enclosed stairway exiting at the side or rear of the property,
or no building permit shall be issued for said project.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 7A:4-2]
The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the subcode
officials, prepare and submit to the Mayor and the Municipal Council
biannually, a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operating
expense of the Agency, and any other expenses of the municipality
fairly attributable to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction
Code Act.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 7A:4-3]
In order to provide for the training, certification, and technical
support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
the regulations, 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 New Jersey 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, not later than one month next
succeeding the end of the quarter for which it is due. The fiscal
year in which the regulations first become effective, the fee shall
be collected and remitted for the third and fourth quarters only.
The Enforcing Agency shall report annually at the end of each
fiscal year to the New Jersey Bureau of Housing Inspection, and not
later than July 31, the total amount of the surcharge fee collected
in the fiscal year. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first
become effective, the report shall be for the third and fourth quarters
only.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. 7A:4-4; Ord. 6PSF-A(S), 1-7-1916]
The following fire limits are established pursuant to N.J.A.C.
5:23:
The fire limits of the City of Newark shall consist of zoned
areas of the City with the exception of class Residential One Family
(R-1), Residential One and Two Family (R-2), Residential One-to-Three-Family
and Townhouse (R-3), as further defined in Title XLI, Zoning and Land
Use Regulations, of these Revised General Ordinances of the City of
Newark and shown on the official zoning map of the City. This in no
way reduces, eliminates, or modifies the need for fire resistant construction
for all buildings located in the above referenced zones that are required
to be so constructed by the Division of Fire.
The Construction Official shall prepare and submit to the Mayor
and the Municipal Council bi-annually, a report reevaluating the delineation
of the fire limits. This report shall indicate the recommendations
of the Construction Official, the Building Subcode Official, and the
Fire Subcode Official regarding those areas, which should be designated
as within fire limits, with the reasons therefor.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 7A:4-5]
A copy of this Title and construction and building code with
any additions, insertions, deletions, and amendments shall be on file
in the office of the City Clerk and shall remain on file in such office
for the use and examination of the public.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 7A:4-10]
In addition to whatever contract specifications may be required
by the City of Newark for the demolition of unsafe structures, the
Construction Official for the City shall require that all such contracts
shall include a requirement that:
a.
All bidders set forth in their bid proposals an itemization of costs
to be incurred for operators, trucks, other equipment, labor, dumping
fees, fuel, insurance, permits, and land fill; and
b.
All bidders include a copy of their certificate of incorporation,
if the bidder is a corporation, with their bid proposal; and
c.
All correspondence in bid proposals submitted to the City be typed
on official company letterhead, which is imprinted with the firm's
name, address and telephone number; and
d.
All material in bid proposals submitted to the City be typewritten,
and that all documents requiring a signature line include below the
signature the name of the person signing the document, in typewritten
form.
[Ord. 6 S+FI, 6-4-1986 § 1]
No contract shall be awarded for emergency demolition services
to any vendor or contractor who is not in compliance with the demolition
timetable set forth in any pending demolition contracts.
