City of Clifton, NJ Chapter 337 Oil Heat Retrofit Program

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the City of Clifton 10-1-1985 by Ord. No. 5012-85. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Uniform construction code fees — See Ch. 197.

Contractors — See Ch. 199.

Fuel-oil and heating equipment — See Ch. 251.

Heating of buildings — See Ch. 269.

§ 337-1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

CONTRACTOR

Individuals, companies or corporations that have entered into an agreement with the State of New Jersey to perform retrofit installations.

LOW INCOME

All individuals who occupy a dwelling unit whose combined income does not exceed 125% of the income poverty guidelines published annually by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

RETROFIT

Consists of cleaning the heating system, sealing the combustion chamber and installing a flame retention head burner. It may include replacement of the oil filter, installation of a draft regulator, replacement of the flue pipe, replacement of controls and wiring.

§ 337-2 Waiver of fee.

No fee shall be collected for construction permits issued as authorization to install retrofit materials in dwelling units identified by a program-affiliated contractor.

§ 337-3 Identification of contractors.

Contractors shall present, upon request, to the Construction Code Official a Notice of Contractors Participating in the New Jersey Oil Heat Retrofit Program as verification of affiliation with the program.