[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. 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.