[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Maple Shade as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-5-1977 by Ord. No. 1976-22 (Ch.
46, Art. I, of the 1975 Code)]
A.
As provided by law and administrative regulations
of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the Uniform Construction
Code, which includes subcodes adopted by the Department, shall govern
the construction of buildings and the issuance of permits with respect
thereto.
B.
Mechanical subcode. The model code known as the International
Mechanical Code/2009 and adopted by the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs, as amended, at N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.20 as the "Mechanical Subcode"
is hereby adopted by the Township as a subcode under the Uniform Construction
Code adopted by the Department governing the construction of building
and the issuance of permits with respect thereto.
[Added 9-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-11;
amended 8-1-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-25; 7-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-09]
[Amended 5-18-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-9; 12-7-1977 by Ord. No.
1977-17; 2-21-1979 by Ord. No. 1979-1; 4-7-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-6; 12-5-1984 by Ord. No. 1984-21]
A.
The following permit fees are hereby established and shall be paid before the permit is issued. All fees paid shall be rounded off to the nearest single dollar amount for administrative simplicity. The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the applicable fees listed in Chapter 88, Fees. Fees for certificates of occupancy shall also be as set forth in Chapter 88, Fees.
[Amended 4-18-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-4]
B.
No fees shall be required for any building, electrical,
plumbing, mechanical or fire subcode permit if the permit is for use
by a house of worship, public school, charitable or nonprofit organization
of any kind or for which the Township Council shall issue a certificate
of municipal purpose.
C.
Waiver of building permit fees for disabled persons.
[Added 3-1-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
(1)
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 public or private
structure or any of the facilities contained therein.
(2)
A disabled person, or a parent or sibling of a disabled
person, shall not be required to pay a municipal fee or charge in
order to secure a construction permit for any construction, reconstruction,
alteration or improvement which promotes accessibility to his or her
own living unit.
(3)
For the purposes of this subsection, "disabled person"
means a person who has the total and permanent inability to engage
in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment, including blindness, and shall include,
but not limited to, any resident of this state who is disabled pursuant
to the Federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 416), or
the Federal Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. § 231
et seq.), or is rated as having a 60% disability or higher pursuant
to any federal law administered by the United States Veterans' Act.
For purposes of this subsection, "blindness" means central visual
acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a corrective
lens. An eye which is accompanied by a limitation in the field of
vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends
an angle no greater than 20° shall be considered as having a central
visual acuity of 20/200 or less.
The Construction Official shall, with the advice
of the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Township Council,
biannually, a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operating
expenses of the agency[1] and any other expenses of the municipality fairly attributable
to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction Code Act.[2]
[Amended 9-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-11]
[Adopted 10-1-1975 as Ch. 46, Art. II, of the 1975 Code]
A.
The following area is hereby established as the fire
district of the Township of Maple Shade:
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Beginning at the intersection of the North Branch
of the Pennsauken Creek and Main Street and extending thence (1) southwardly
along the said North Branch of Pennsauken Creek to its intersection
with Lenola Road; thence (2) still southwardly to its intersection
with the southerly boundary of the Township of Maple Shade; thence
(3) westwardly along said boundary of the Township of Maple Shade
to its intersection with the South Branch of the Pennsauken Creek;
thence (4) in a general northerly direction along the various courses
of said South Branch of the Pennsauken Creek to its intersection with
the northerly township boundary; thence (5) eastwardly along said
township boundary to its intersection with Route 73; thence (6) southwardly
along said Route 73 to its intersection with Main Street; thence (7)
eastwardly along said Main Street to its intersection with the North
Branch of the Pennsauken Creek.
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B.
All other areas not included in the fire district
shall be designated as outside the fire limits.
