[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Manalapan 10-27-1993 by Ord. No. 93-30 as Ch. 86 of the 1993
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-9-1994 by Ord. No. 94-06; 10-27-1999 by Ord. No.
99-16; 5-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14; 12-3-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-24; 4-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
The fee for a construction permit shall be the
sum of the subcode fees listed in Subsections A through F hereof and
shall be paid before the permit is issued.
A.
Building Subcode: The building subcode fees shall be:
(1)
For new construction, the fee shall be based upon the volume of the
structure. Volume shall be computed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28.
The fee for new construction shall be in the amount of $0.042 per
cubic foot of volume for buildings and structures of all use groups
and types of construction of R-3, R-4, R-5 and U, including Use Groups
A-1, A-2, A-3, E, H, I-1, I-2, I-3, R-1, b, and M. The fee for the
following Use Groups of F-1, F-2, S-1, S-2, A-4 and A-5 shall be $0.041
per cubic foot of volume.
(2)
For reconstruction, renovations, alterations and repairs: $42 per
$1,000 of estimated cost of the work, provided that the minimum fee
shall be $75.
(3)
For additions: $0.032 per cubic foot of building or structure volume
for the added portion, provided that the minimum fee shall be $75.
(4)
For combinations of renovations and additions: the sum of the fees
computed separately as renovations and additions.
(5)
For swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, soaking pools, or other related
equipment of Use Groups R-3, R-5 shall be:
(6)
The fee for re-roofing or re-siding for residential uses when required
shall be $75 per structure. For all other use groups, the fee shall
be computed at $25 per $1,000 of construction cost, provided that
the minimum fee shall be $125.
(7)
The building subcode fee for all solar unit construction for Use
Groups R-3, R-5 shall be $75. For all other use groups, the fee shall
be $125.
(8)
The fee for buildings of agricultural uses, commercial farm buildings
shall be computed at $35 per $1,000 of construction cost, provided
that the minimum fee shall be $75.
(9)
The fee for a permit for a demolition of a one-family residence,
R-1, R-5, farm structure, garage, shed, underground fuel oil tank,
aboveground fuel oil tank or other type tanks and all other structures
shall be $75. The fee for demolition of commercial structures shall
be $150.
(10)
The fee for a permit for the removal of a building or structure from
one lot to another or to a new location on the same lot shall be $40
per $1,000 of the sum of the estimated costs for moving, for new foundations
and for placement in a completed condition in the new location, provided
that the minimum fee shall be $75.
(11)
The fee for a permit to construct a sign shall be $2.70 per square
foot of the surface area of the sign, provided that the minimum fee
shall be $125. In the case of double-faced signs, the area of the
surface of only one side of the sign shall be used for purposes of
the fee computation.
(12)
The fee for radon mitigation, lead hazard abatement and asbestos
removal for Use Groups R-3, R-5 shall be $125. All other use groups
shall be $225.
(13)
The fee for temporary structures, tents in excess of 900 square feet
or more than 30 feet in any dimension shall be $75.
(14)
The fees for retaining walls shall be as follows:
(a)
A retaining wall with a surface area of 500 square feet or less
that is associated with a residential structure shall be $75.
(b)
A retaining wall with a surface area greater than 500 square
feet that is associated with a residential structure shall be $150.
(c)
A retaining wall of any size at commercial structures shall
be computed at $35 per $1,000 of construction cost, provided that
the minimum fee shall be $125.
(15)
The fee for permits for work done in response to a notice of violation
shall be computed at $45 per $1,000 of construction cost, provided
that the minimum fee shall be $105.
(16)
The fee for the issuance of a building subcode permit that has not
been determined in this schedule shall be $75.
B.
Plumbing subcode: The plumbing subcode fees shall be:
(1)
The fee for the installation, including replacement, of plumbing
fixtures, not in the listed below fee schedule, shall be a minimum
of $75.
(2)
For the installation, including replacement, of the following plumbing
fixtures, the fee shall be:
(a)
Water closet/urinal/bidet: $25.
(b)
Bath tub: $25.
(c)
Lavatory: $25.
(d)
Shower: $25.
(e)
Floor drain: $25.
(f)
Areaway drain: $25.
(g)
Sink: $25.
(h)
Dishwasher: $25.
(i)
Drinking fountain: $25.
(j)
Washer machine: $25.
(k)
Hose bib: $25.
(l)
Garbage disposal: $25.
(m)
Gas connection: $25.
(n)
Vent stack: $25.
(o)
Pot filler: $25.
(p)
Wireless rain sensor: $25.
(q)
Backflow preventer (residential): $55.
(r)
Gas grill: $55.
(s)
Gas fireplace: $55.
(t)
Trap primer: $55.
(u)
Hot tub/spa: $55.
(v)
Commercial dishwasher: $55.
(w)
Ejector (residential): $55.
(x)
Water conditioner: $55.
(y)
Fuel oil line connection: $55.
(z)
Interceptor: $55.
(aa)
Water service: $55.
(bb)
Sewer/septic lateral: $55.
(cc)
Commercial backflow preventer: $65.
(dd)
Ice maker: $65.
(ee)
Sump pump: $65.
(ff)
Air admittance valve: $65.
(gg)
LPG tank: $75.
(hh)
Pool piping: $75.
(ii)
Ejector (commercial): $75.
(jj)
Radon system: $75.
(kk)
Medical gas connection: $75.
(ll)
Hydronic solar systems: $75.
(3)
For the new installation and replacement of the following appliances:
|
Installation
|
Replacement
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Water heater
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Furnace
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Air conditioner
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Boiler (steam or hot water)
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Pool heater
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Humidifier
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Unit heater
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Generator
|
$75
|
$30
|
|
Rooftop unit (RTU)
|
$75
|
$75
|
(5)
Annual certification for commercial backflow preventers shall be
$65.
C.
Mechanical Subcode: The mechanical subcode fees shall be:
(2)
For the installation/replacement of the following appliances, the
fee shall be:
|
Installation
|
Replacement
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Water heater
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Furnace
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Air conditioner
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Boiler (steam or hot water)
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Unit heater
|
$45
|
$30
|
|
Fireplace (gas)
|
$55
|
$30
|
|
Generator
|
$75
|
$30
|
(3)
The minimum fee for the installation/replacement of mechanical fixtures/appliances
not listed above shall be $75.
(4)
The fee for the issuance of a mechanical subcode permit: $75.
D.
Electrical Subcode: The electrical subcode fees shall be:
(2)
Devices consuming or generating electric current.
(a)
Less than one hp/kw: $10.
(b)
One hp/kw to 10 hp/kw: $20.
(c)
Ten hp/kw to 50 hp/kw: $50.
(d)
Greater than 50 hp/kw to 100 hp/kw: $100.
(e)
Greater than 100 hp/kw to 150 hp/kw: $150.
(f)
Greater than 150 hp/kw to 200 hp/kw: $300.
(g)
Greater than 200 hp/kw to 300 hp/kw: $600.
(h)
Greater than 300 hp/kw: $600 plus $20 per 100 hp/kw.
(3)
Service panels, subpanels, transfer switches, disconnects:
(a)
Up to and including 100 amps: $75.
(b)
One hundred one amps to 200 amps: $100.
(c)
Two hundred one amps to 300 amps: $125.
(d)
Three hundred one amps to 400 amps: $150.
(e)
Four hundred one amps to 1,000 amps: $450.
(f)
One thousand one to 1,500 amps: $650.
(g)
Greater than 1,500 amps: $650 plus $20 per 100 amps.
(4)
Pools and hot tubs:
(a)
Aboveground pool bonding and grounding: $75.
(b)
In-ground pool bonding and grounding: $120.
(c)
Pool lights inside of pool: $25 each.
(e)
The fee for the annual electrical inspection of swimming pools,
spas or hot tub located on any property other than one- or two-family
residential property shall be $95 per unit.
(f)
Hot tub: $45.
(6)
Each of the following new installation listed items: $30.
(a)
Electric heater.
(b)
Heat pump.
(c)
Electric dryer.
(d)
Range.
(e)
Surface units.
(f)
Commercial exhaust hoods.
(g)
Sauna/steam unit.
(h)
Electric hot-water heater.
(i)
Oven.
(j)
Dishwasher.
(k)
Gas and oil heaters, furnace, and boiler.
(l)
Commercial exhaust fan.
(m)
Air conditioner.
(n)
Intercom panels.
(o)
Radon exhaust fan.
(p)
Jacuzzi.
(q)
Area lighting, one to five lights. Over five lights: additional
$5 per light.
(r)
Garbage disposal.
(s)
Rain sensor.
(t)
Sign lighting.
(u)
Central vacuum system.
(v)
Interlock kit.
(11)
The fee for motor vehicle chargers and charging stations shall be
$75 per unit.
(12)
The minimum fee for the issuance of an electrical subcode permit
other than residential replacement items shall be $75.
E.
Fire Protection Subcode: The fire protection subcode fees shall be:
(1)
The fee for the installation of gasoline, oil, fuel, liquefied petroleum
gas, chemical or miscellaneous storage tanks up to 550 gallon capacity
shall be $75.
(3)
Fire alarms, fire-suppression systems and fire sprinklers, standpipes,
fire pumps, fire mains:
(a)
For fire-suppression systems or special fire protection systems,
preengineered systems shall be computed at $40 per $1,000 construction
cost, provided that the minimum fee shall be $75.
(b)
For automatic fire sprinkler system, limited area sprinkler
systems shall be computed per sprinkler head:
[1]
One to 20 sprinkler heads: $87.
[2]
Twenty-one to 100 sprinkler heads: $155.
[3]
One hundred one to and including 200 heads: $280.
[4]
Two hundred one to and including 400 heads: $700.
[5]
Four hundred one to and including 1,000 heads: $965.
[6]
For over 1,000 heads: $1,110.
[7]
Standpipes: $250.
[8]
Fire pumps: $250.
[9]
Fire mains: $250.
(c)
For single and multiple station smoke and/or heat detectors
and fire alarm systems in any one- or two-family dwellings, the fee
shall be $75.
(4)
For commercial, residential kitchen exhaust equipment, mechanical
systems for all use groups, the fee shall be computed at $40 per $1,000
construction cost, provided that the minimum fee shall be $75.
(5)
For each heating unit for all use groups, the fee shall be computed
at $40 per $1,000 construction cost, provided that the minimum fee
shall be $75.
(6)
For woodstoves, prefabricated fireplaces, masonry fireplaces, gas
fireplaces, or alternate heating devices and components and outdoor
burning devices, the fee shall be computed at $45 per $1,000 construction
cost, provided that the minimum fee shall be $100.
(7)
Demolition, abandonment or removal of an aboveground fuel oil tank,
underground fuel oil tank or other type tanks up to 1,000 gallons
shall be $75. For tanks 1,001 gallons and above, the fee shall be
$125 each.
(8)
The fee for the installation of a solar system shall be $125.
(9)
The minimum fee for the issuance of a fire protection subcode permit
that has not been determined in this fee schedule shall be $75.
F.
Elevator Subcode: The elevator subcode fees shall be:
(1)
The fees for witnessing acceptance tests and performing inspections
on new and altered elevator devices shall be as follows:
(a)
The basic fees for elevator devices in structures not in Use
Group R-3, R-4, or R-5 or in an exempted R-2 structure shall be as
follows:
(c)
The fee for elevator devices in structures in Use Group R-3,
R-4, or R-5, or otherwise exempt devices in R-2 structures, shall
be $227, except fees for dumbwaiters, stairway chairlifts, and inclined
and vertical wheelchair lifts shall be $76. This fee shall be waived
when signed statements and supportive inspection and acceptance test
reports are filed by an approved qualified agent or agency in accordance
with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.19 and 5:23-2.20.
[1]
The fee for performing inspection of minor work shall be $76.
(d)
The fee for witnessing acceptance test of, and performing inspections
of, alterations shall be $76.
(2)
The fees for routine and period tests and inspections for elevator
devices in structures other than Use Group R-3 or R-4, R-5 or otherwise
exempt devices in R-2 structures, shall be as follows:
(a)
The fee for the one-year periodic inspection and witnessing
of tests of elevator devices, which shall include a six-month routine
inspection, shall be:
(c)
The fee for the three-year or five-year inspection of elevator
devices shall be as follows:
(3)
The fee for any reinspection of an elevator device shall be set at
$203 and shall be billed separately from the above fees upon the issuance
of a notice of violation necessitating a reinspection.
G.
Plan review fees:
(1)
The fee for plan review shall be 10% of the amount to be charged
for the construction permit. Plan review fees shall be paid at the
time of granting the permit.
(2)
The fee for plan review for prototype plans released shall be 10%
of the amount to be charged for a construction permit.
(3)
The fee for review of any amendment or changes to a plan that has
already been approved shall be $65 per hour or part thereof per subcode
having assigned plan review responsibility for review of an amendment
or charge to a plan that has already been released. This fee may be
waived at the discretion of the Construction Official in the event
the work and review is of a minor nature.
H.
Certificate fees:
(1)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy shall be 12% of the new construction
permit fee. The minimum fee shall be $65.
(2)
The fee for a certificate of continued occupancy granted pursuant
to a change of use shall be $75 for each technical subcode section.
All commercial property with a change of tenant shall be $75 for each
technical subcode section.
(3)
The fee for the first issuance and the renewal of a temporary certificate
of occupancy shall be $65. There shall be no fee for the first issuance
of the temporary certificate of occupancy provided that the certificate
of occupancy fee is paid at that time.
I.
The fee for an application for a variation shall be $125.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 88-2, Renewals
and revisions, was repealed 5-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14.
[Amended 5-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14; 12-3-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-24]
A.
All fees paid to the Township pursuant to this chapter
are nonrefundable except as otherwise specifically set forth in the
regulations of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. All fees
shall be paid by cash, check, money order or other approved method
payable to Manalapan Township Construction Code Department.
B.
In the case of discontinuance of a building project,
the volume of the work actually completed shall be computed. Any excess
for the uncompleted work shall be returned to the permit holder, except
that all penalties that may have been imposed on the permit holder
under the requirements of the regulation shall first be collected.
Plan review fees are not refundable.
The Construction Official shall, with the advice
of the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Township Committee,
not less than annually, a report recommending a fee schedule based
on the operating expenses of the code enforcing agency and any other
expenses of the municipality fairly attributable to the enforcement
of the State Uniform Construction Code Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.
[Amended 5-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14; 4-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
In order to provide for the training, certification and technical
support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
the Regulations,[1] the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to the
fees specified above, a surcharge fee of $0.00371 per cubic foot of
volume of new building and additions, and for all other construction
a fee of $1.90 per $1,000 value of construction. Said surcharge fee
shall be remitted to the Division of Codes and Standards, Department
of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis.
[1]
Editor's Note: The phrase "The Regulations" refers to the
Uniform Construction Code Regulations adopted by the Department of
Community Affairs for the enforcement of the Uniform Construction
Code Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.).
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 88-6, Fire
limits, was repealed 5-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14.
[Amended 5-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-14]
A.
No state or county agencies shall be required to pay
any municipal fee or charge in order to secure a construction permit
for the erection or alteration of any public buildings or part thereof.
B.
The Township of Manalapan shall not be charged any
fees pursuant to this section for construction contracted for or conducted
by the Township within its boundaries when the Township itself is
the enforcing agency.
C.
The within schedule of fees for inspections and permits
shall be waived for any religious organization or institution organized
pursuant to the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporations Act.
D.
No person shall be charged any fees pursuant to this
section for construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement
designed and undertaken solely to promote accessibility by disabled
persons to any existing private structure or any of the facilities
contained therein.
[Added 11-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-38]
E.
No person who is deemed disabled, nor a parent or
sibling of such a disabled person, shall be required to pay any municipal
fee or charge in order to secure a construction permit for any construction,
alteration or improvement that promotes accessibility to the living
unit of the disabled person.
[Added 11-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-38]
F.
For purposes of this section, a "disabled person"
shall be defined as 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 be 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 correcting lens. An eye which is accompanied by a limitation
in the fields 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. In addition to
the foregoing, a disabled person shall include any individual meeting
any definition set forth by any amendment to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-126e,
under the authority of which this subsection is enacted.
[Added 11-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-38]
