[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Bordentown as Ch. 15.04 of the 2003 Municipal Code; readopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 2008-06, adopted 4-14-2008, repealed Ch. 15.04 of the 2003 Municipal Code, State Uniform Construction Code, and transferred the jurisdiction for the administration and enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code to the New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs, and the text of former § 15.04.010 was amended accordingly. On 5-12-2008, the Township adopted Ord. No. 2008-12 to rescind Ord. No. 2008-06, thereby retaining local jurisdiction.
The State Uniform Construction Code has been established by the State of New Jersey, New Jersey Commissioner of Community Affairs, pursuant to New Jersey State Statutes and has a force and effective role in the Township. A copy of the code shall be on file in the office of the Township Clerk. The Commissioner has also adopted subcodes of the State Uniform Construction Code, including, but not limited to, a Building Code, a Plumbing Code, an Electrical Code, an Energy Code, an Elevator Code and a Fire Protection Code which also have the force and effective role in the Township. Copies of same are also on file in the office of the Township Clerk. The code shall be enforced by the Bordentown Township Construction Code Enforcement Agency. The Construction Code Official, as a chief administrator of the enforcing agency, shall be responsible for the enforcement of the codes.
[Added 5-12-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-09; amended 12-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20]
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Construction Official/Code Enforcement Officer. There shall be a Construction Official/Code Enforcement Officer who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Township Committee and who shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed for the position by law and the rules applicable to the Township Construction Code Enforcement Agency. The position's duties shall include, but not be limited to, administration of all aspects of the Township Construction Code Enforcement Agency, performance of the requirements of § 500-1003, Enforcement, of Chapter 500, Land Development, supervision of the performance of the Township code enforcement requirements and personnel, and the performance of code enforcement activities when necessary.
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Building Subcode Official. In accordance with this chapter, there shall be a Building Subcode Official who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Township Committee and who shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed for the position by law and the rules applicable to the Township Construction Code Enforcement Agency. The position's duties shall include, but not be limited to, the inspection, review and approval of buildings, housing, other applicable structures and construction to ensure that all work conforms to the requirements of approved plans, building and construction subcodes, and the regulations of the State Uniform Construction Code.
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Plumbing Subcode Official. In accordance with this chapter, there shall be a Plumbing Subcode Official who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Township Committee and who shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed for the position by law and the rules applicable to the Township Construction Code Enforcement Agency. The position's duties shall include, but not be limited to, the inspection, review and approval of plumbing work in structures and construction to ensure that all work conforms to the requirements of approved plans, the plumbing subcodes, and the regulations of the State Uniform Construction Code.
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Fire Subcode Official. In accordance with this chapter, there shall be a Fire Subcode Official who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Township Committee and who shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed for the position by law and the rules applicable to the Township Construction Code Enforcement Agency. The position's duties shall include, but not be limited to, the inspection, review and approval of buildings, housing, other applicable structures and sites, and construction to ensure that all conditions present conform to the requirements of approved plans, fire subcodes, and the regulations of the State Uniform Construction Code.
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Electrical Subcode Official. In accordance with this chapter, there shall be an Electrical Subcode Official who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Township Committee and who shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed for the position by law and the rules applicable to the Township Construction Code Enforcement Agency. The position's duties shall include, but not be limited to, the inspection, review and approval of electrical work in structures and construction to ensure that all work conforms to the requirements of approved plans, the electrical and energy subcodes, and the regulations of the State Uniform Construction Code.
[Amended 3-27-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-6; 2-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-2; 3-9-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-7; 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17; 11-25-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-19; 5-5-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-16; 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-20; 12-8-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-31; 4-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-4; 9-12-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-10; 9-25-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-24; 2-24-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04; 3-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Building fees, plumbing fees, mechanical fees, electric fees, fire protection fees and administrative fees related to the Uniform Construction Code are set forth in Chapter 260, Fee Schedule, of the Code of the Township of Bordentown.