[Amended 1-18-1979 by Ord. No. 358-78; 1-16-1985 by Ord. No. 495-85; 7-21-1988 by Ord. No. 636-88; 11-2-1989 by Ord. No. 699-89; 5-17-1990 by Ord. No. 732-90; 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 848-93; 9-6-1994 by Ord. No. 903-94; 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 1037-99; 7-3-2000 by Ord. No. 1060-2000; 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 1322-09; 7-20-2009 by Ord. No. 1326-09; 7-2-2012 by Ord. No.
1410-12; 2-18-2015 by Ord. No. 1494-15; 8-3-2015 by Ord. No. 1507-15]
A. Fees shall be in accordance with Uniform Construction Code as contained
in New Jersey Administrative Code Section 5.23-4.20, a copy of which
is annexed hereto and made a part hereof as if set forth at length,
together with any and all New Jersey Administrative Code cites referred
to in N.J.A.C. 5.23-4.20, Department fees.
B. Any change in fee structure or charges in the Uniform Construction
Code, N.J.A.C. 5.23-4.20, shall be deemed to be, and are hereby, incorporated
herein without the need of resolution or other authorization by the
governing body of the Township of Middle.
C. 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 other expenses of the municipality fairly attributable
to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction Code Act. (See
N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.)
D. The administrative surcharge for private, on-site inspections and
plan review agencies pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(j) shall be 40%
of the appropriate State of New Jersey subcode fee schedule.
[Amended 2-21-2018 by Ord. No. 1553-18]
E. No person shall be charged a construction permit fee for any construction,
reconstruction, alteration or improvement designed and undertaken
solely to promote accessibility by disabled persons to an existing
private structure.
F. Certificates of occupancy for all new construction will not be issued
until a surveyor's plot plan, certifying as to the exact location
of all structures on said premises, is submitted together with a complete
application.
A certified copy of this chapter, together with
any amendments hereafter made, shall be forwarded to the State Department
of Community Affairs in Trenton, New Jersey.