[1973 Code §§8-1.1, 8-1.3; Ord. No. 10/7/75; Ord. No. 02-18; Ord. No. 08-06]
[Ord. No. 08-06]
There is hereby established in the Borough a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as the Department of Construction Inspections, consisting of a Construction Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official and such other subcode officials and inspectors 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.
[Ord. No. 08-06]
a. 
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. More than one (1) 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 such position.
b. 
In lieu of any particular subcode official, an on-site agency may be retained by contract pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23 or an outside municipal agency by Interlocal Services Agreement pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1 et seq. to perform construction inspections.
c. 
The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing agency at one (1) office location, except for emergencies and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
[Ord. No. 02-18; Ord. No. 08-06; New]
a. 
Waiver of Fees. Wavier of construction fee permit surcharge or enforcing agency fee for construction to promote accessibility by handicapped to existing residential structure of facilities therein: 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 residential 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. 
An Interlocal Services Agreement exists providing for Manchester Township to serve as the enforcing agency, and as such the fees established by the Township of Manchester shall be the construction fees of the Borough.
[Ord. No. 08-06]
Whenever the Department of Construction Inspections shall deny an applicant for a construction permit, fail to act upon an application for a construction permit, fail to act upon an application for a Certificate of Occupancy, refuse to grant a variation pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code Act or N.J.A.C. 5:23 or make any other decision pursuant to the Act or the regulations including the assessment of any monetary penalties, an owner or his authorized agent may appeal to the Ocean County Construction Board of Appeals. The application for appeal shall be taken within twenty (20) business days of the receipt of written notice of the denial or other decision of the Department of Construction Inspections.