[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Pittsgrove 2-16-1977;
amended in its entirety 12-30-1991 by Ord. No.
20-1991. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established in Pittsgrove Township a
State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as the “Pittsgrove
Township Construction Administration,” 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 of the above-named officials
shall enforce the code or subcode indicated by his title, subject to the supervision
of the construction official.
B.
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof 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.
C.
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.
A.
Annual report. The Construction Official shall, with
the advice of the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Township Committee
of the Township of Pittsgrove 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.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.
B.
Training fee.
(1)
In order to provide for the training, certification and
technical support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
the regulations, the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to the fees
specified above, a training fee at a rate established by N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.19(b)
and all amendments thereto per cubic foot of volume of new construction.
(2)
The required training 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.
[Added 9-13-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005;
amended 3-14-2006 by Ord. No. 4-2006]
A.
All inspections and reinspections must be scheduled by appointment
with the Construction Office.
B.
Applicants canceling a scheduled appointment for an inspection
or reinspection must provide notice to the Construction Office at least 24
hours prior to the time of the scheduled appointment, exclusive of weekends
and holidays, or a fee of $60 shall be assessed.
C.
A reinspection fee of $60 shall be assessed for each inspection
or reinspection when such portion of work for which the reinspection has been
called is not complete in accordance with the initial inspection.
D.
Should a reinspection or noncancellation fee be assessed, no
further inspections or reinspections shall be conducted until such fees have
been paid. This provision is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection
fees the first time a project is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements
of this Code, but rather as controlling the practice of calling for inspections
before the project is ready for inspection or reinspection. The Construction
Office shall have sole discretion in determining when aforesaid fee shall
be assessed.
