[Adopted 1-6-1977 by Ord. No. 325-76]
A.
There is hereby established in the Township of Middle
a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as
the "Department of Construction Inspection," consisting of a Construction
Official, a Building Subcode Official, a Plumbing Subcode Official,
an Electrical Subcode Official, a 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. The Construction Official and the subcode officials
shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Township
Committee.
B.
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to applicable statute or regulations. More than one such official position may be held by the same person, provided that such person is qualified pursuant to applicable statute or regulations to hold each such position.
C.
The public shall have the right to do business with
the enforcing agency at one office location, which shall be in the
Township Hall, except for emergencies and unforeseen or unavoidable
circumstances.
D.
All subcode officials, their assistants and staff
and all other personnel working for the Department of Construction
Inspection shall be subject to the procedures and policies of said
agency and shall be primarily responsible to the Construction Official.
[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.
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Editor's Note: Original Section III, which immediately followed
this section and dealt with the deadline for establishing fire limits,
was deleted 4-5-1990 by Ord. No. 720-90.
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.
