[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Cranbury 2-28-1977. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established in the Township
of Cranbury a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to
be known as the "Cranbury Construction Code Agency," consisting of
a Construction Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode
Official, Electrical Subcode Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official
and such other subcode officials 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.
Each official position created in § 72-1 shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 217, as amended,[1] 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.
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.
[Amended 8-24-1981; 3-22-1982; 9-26-1983; 11-21-1983; 5-18-1987; 5-21-1990 by Ord. No. O-04-90-14; 8-24-1992 by Ord. No.
O-07-92-18; 12-26-1994 by Ord. No. O-12-94-20; 11-24-1997 by Ord. No. O-10-97-19; 2-28-2000 by Ord. No. O-01-00-06; 8-14-2023 by Ord. No. 07-23-10]
A.
Building subcode fees.
(1)
Fees for new construction shall be based on volume and use groups
as follows, for all of construction, and shall be rounded off the
nearest whole dollar amount:
(2)
Permit fees for renovations, alterations and repairs:
(a)
Fees for renovations, alterations, re-roofing and the installation
and foundation systems of premanufactured construction and external
utility connections for premanufactured construction and external
utility connections for premanufactured systems shall be based upon
estimated cost of said work. The fee shall be computed as a unit rate
per $1,000 of estimated costs.
(3)
Temporary structures and all structures for which volume cannot be
computed, such as swimming pools and open structural towers, shall
be charged a flat rate:
(4)
Additions. To be the same as new construction. Combinations of renovations
and additions shall be computed as the sum of the fees computed separately.
(5)
Demolition. For complete demolition of use group R-5 and buildings
of less than 5,000 square feet and less than 30 feet in height: $75.
All other use groups shall be $150. For a partial demolition in anticipation
of construction shall be calculated as an alteration, see fees for
alteration work. Any demolition work undertaken through a writ of
condemnation procedure; the fee shall be $200.
B.
Plumbing subcode fees.
(1)
The fee for each of the following fixtures shall be $20 per fixture:
toilets, urinals, bidets, sinks, lavatories, basins, bibbs, oil pipe
connection per unit, gas pipe connection per unit, washer, fountain,
shower, floor drain, receptor, main stack, backflow preventers - less
than two inches.
(4)
The minimum fee shall be $75.
C.
Electrical subcode fees.
(1)
The fee for fixtures and receptacle. 1 to 25, the fee shall be $50.
For each 25 receptacles or fixtures in addition to this, the fee shall
be $20 for the purpose of computing this fee. Receptacles or fixtures
shall include lighting outlets, wall switches, fluorescent fixtures,
convenience receptacle and motors or devices, one horsepower or less
or one kilowatt or less.
(2)
Motor or devices. For each motor or device greater than one horsepower
and less than or equal to 10 horsepower and for transformers and generators
greater than one kilowatt hour or less than or equal to 10 kilowatt
hours, the fee shall be $10.
(a)
For each motor or device greater than 10 horsepower to 50 horsepower,
for each service panel, service entrance or subpanel less than or
equal to 200 amp (and transformers/generators greater than 10 kilowatts
to 45 kilowatts), the fee shall be $50.
(b)
For each motor or device greater than 50 horsepower to 100 horsepower,
for each service entrance, subpanel or panel greater than 200 ampere
to 400 ampere and for transformers/generators greater than 45 kilowatts
to 75 kilowatts for all electric equipment or device mentioned above
that exceeds above ratings, the fee shall be $125 per device, motor
or equipment.
(c)
For each service entrance, subpanel or panel greater than 400
ampere to 1,000 ampere and for transformers/generators over 75 kilowatts
and for motors over 100 horsepower the fee shall be $200 per device,
motor or equipment.
(d)
For each service entrance, subpanel, or panel greater than 1,000
ampere, the fee shall be $500 per device.
(e)
For the purpose of computing fees, all motors (except plug-in
appliances) shall be counted, including control equipment, generators,
transformers and all heating, cooking or other devices generating
or consuming electrical current.
(3)
Photovoltaic systems, the fee shall be based on the designed kilowatt
rating for the solar photovoltaic systems as follows:
(4)
The minimum fee shall be $75.
D.
Fire subcode fees. Fire and hazardous equipment. Sprinklers, standpipes,
detectors (smoke and heat), pre-engineered suppression systems, gas
and oil-fired appliances not connected to plumbing systems, kitchen
exhaust systems, incinerators, and crematoriums.
(1)
Heads or detectors:
(a)
The fees shall be as follows:
[1]
One to 20 heads or detectors: $90.
[2]
Twenty-one to 100 heads or detectors: $150.
[3]
One hundred one to 200 heads or detectors: $300.
[4]
Two hundred one to 400 heads or detectors: $750.
[5]
Four hundred heads to 1,000 heads or detectors: $1,000.
[6]
For over 1,000 heads or detectors, the fee shall be: $75 per
100 additional heads or detectors.
(b)
In computing the fees, the number of each shall be computed
separately and two fees, one for heads and one for detectors, shall
be charged.
(2)
The fee for each standpipe, Fire Department connection shall be $100.
(3)
The fee for each independent pre-engineered system shall be $100.
(4)
The fee for each gas/oil-fired appliance shall be $50.
(5)
Commercial kitchen exhaust system fee: $50 per unit.
(6)
Incinerator or crematorium system, each fee shall be $300.
(7)
Prefab fireplaces: $50 per unit.
(8)
Removal of an aboveground storage tank (AST): $50 per tank.
(9)
Removal of an underground storage tank (UST): $100 per tank.
(10)
The minimum fee shall be $75.
F.
Elevator inspections shall be as per mandate of the UCC Act per N.J.A.C.
5:23-4.20 and N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6. A copy is on file with the Construction
Official.
G.
Change of contractor shall be charged as a minimum fee of $75.
I.
Annual permits. As provided by N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(c)5.
J.
Cross connections and backflow preventers. The fees for these items
shall be as follows:
(1)
Annual inspection: $75 each device.
K.
L.
Plan review fees. The amount of the plan review fees shall be 20%
of the amount to be charged for overall permit fees associated with
new construction excluding elevator devices. The Construction Official
may waive the requirement of the payment of plan review fees when
deemed minor in nature or prior to the completion of said plan review.
[Amended 8-14-2023 by Ord. No. 07-23-10]
The Construction Official shall, with the advice
of the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Township Committee,
biannually, a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operating
expenses of the agency and any other expenses of the municipality
fairly attributable to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction
Code Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
[Amended 8-14-2023 by Ord. No. 07-23-10]
A.
In order to provide for the training and certification and technical
support programs required by the Act, an enforcing agency, including
the Department when acting as the local agency, shall collect a surcharge
fee to be based upon the volume of new construction within the municipality.
Said fee shall be accounted for and forwarded to the Division of Codes
and Standards in the manner herein provided.
B.
Amount. This fee shall be in the amount of $ 0.00371 per cubic foot
volume of new buildings and additions. Volume shall be computed in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28. The fee for all other construction
shall be $ 1.90 per $ 1,000 of value of construction.
(1)
No fee shall be collected for pre-engineered systems of commercial
farm buildings.
(2)
No fee shall be collected for permits to perform asbestos abatement
or lead abatement.
(3)
No fee shall be collected for permits for the construction or rehabilitation
of residential units that are to be legally restricted to occupancy
by households of low or moderate income, as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:43-1.5.
(4)
No fee shall be collected for demolition of buildings or structures.
(5)
No fee shall be collected for work consequential to a natural disaster
when the local code enforcement agency is waiving its fee.
(6)
The minimum permit surcharge fee shall be $ 1.
C.
Said surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Bureau of Housing Inspection,
Department of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis for the fiscal
quarters ending September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30, and
not later than one month next succeeding the end of the quarter for
which it is due. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first
become effective, said fee shall be collected and remitted for the
third and fourth quarters only.
[Added 12-6-2004 by Ord. No. 11-04-29]
Procedures for enforcement of the State Uniform
Construction Code and its implementing regulations are as set forth
in such act and regulations, as amended from time to time. Further,
penalties for violations of the State Uniform Construction Code, its
regulations and this chapter shall also be as set forth in such act
and regulations, as such penalties may be amended from time to time.
[Added 12-6-2004 by Ord. No. 11-04-29]
Any person who is aggrieved by any ruling, action,
notice, order or decision of the Cranbury Construction Code Agency
shall have the right to appeal to the County Construction Board of
Appeals of the County of Middlesex.
[Added 10-23-2006 by Ord. No. 10-06-24]
Pursuant to the New Jersey Uniform Construction
Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-126b, 126c, 126d, and 126e, the fees set forth
hereinabove will be waived for:
A.
Any construction contracted for or conducted by the
Township within its boundaries.
B.
Any erection or alteration of any public building
or part thereof located in the Township.
C.
Any erection or alteration of any public building
or part thereof by a county, municipality, school board, or any agency
or instrumentality thereof, except for such fees as may be imposed
from time to time upon a board of education by either the Department
of Education for plan review or by a municipality for the review of
plans submitted to it pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of
P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-130).
D.
Any corporation which is: 1) organized pursuant to
the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act, N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1 et seq.;
and 2) actively engaged in constructing or rehabilitating housing
units for occupancy by low- or moderate-income households.
E.
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.
F.
Any disabled person, or parent or sibling of a disabled
person, securing a construction permit for any construction, reconstruction,
alteration or improvement that promotes accessibility to his own living
unit.
