[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Egg Harbor City 12-30-1976. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 7-10-1980 by Ord. No. 6-1980]
A.
The Common Council of the City of Egg Harbor City
finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the City of
Egg Harbor City to provide for the enforcement of the State Uniform
Construction Code.
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
B.
There is hereby established in the City of Egg Harbor
City a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, consisting
of a Construction Code Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing
Subcode Official, Electrical 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
Code Official shall be the chief administrator of the enforcing agency.
[Amended 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999]
C.
Each official position created in Subsection B hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to the Public Laws of 1975, Chapter 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), as amended, provided that, in lieu of any particular subcode official, an on-site inspection agency may be retained by contract pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1 et seq. More than one such official position may be held by the same person, provided that such person is qualified pursuant to the Public Laws of New Jersey 1975, Chapter 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold each such position.
E.
The public shall have the right to do business with
the enforcing agency at such offices which shall be reasonably accessible
to the public, in terms of distance, location and function.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections F, G and
H, pertaining to the interlocal agreement with Absecon City, which
immediately followed this subsection, were deleted 8-26-1999 by Ord.
No. 16-1999.
[Amended 11-29-1979 by Ord. No. 24-1979; 8-11-1983 by Ord. No. 16-1983; 12-22-1983 by Ord. No. 21-1983; 6-12-1986 by Ord. No. 8-1986; 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 4-1989; 3-1-1990 by Ord. No. 2-1990; 10-24-1991 by Ord. No. 22-1991; 3-28-1996 by Ord. No.
4-1996; 8-26-1999 by Ord. No. 16-1999; 3-23-2000 by Ord. No.
2-2000; 1-27-2011 by Ord. No. 2-2011; 8-13-2015 by Ord. No. 12-2015]
A.
General fees.
(1)
The City will charge fees as listed on the State Buildings Permit
Fee Schedule issued by the Department of Community Affairs. The following
are fees for items not listed on the state-issued schedule.
(2)
The fee for plan review (computed at 20% of the fee for a construction
permit) shall be paid at the time of submission of an application
for a permit. The amount of this fee shall then be deducted from the
amount of the fee due for a construction permit when and if the permit
is issued. Plan review fees are not refundable.
(3)
The fee to be charged for a construction permit will be the sum of
each of the subcode fees, plus all applicable special fees. The minimum
fee for all subcode technical sections shall be $65. For prototype
processing, the permit fee shall be reduced by the amount of the plan
review fee.
(4)
The fee to be charged for a certificate of occupancy shall be paid
before a certificate is issued. This fee shall be in addition to the
construction permit fee. The fee shall be collected when the construction
permit is issued. The fee for a certificate of occupancy shall be
in the amount of 10% of the new construction permit fee. The minimum
fee shall be $60 except for one-family (Use Group R-3 of the building
subcode) structures of less than 5,000 square feet in area and less
than 30 feet in height, and structures on farms, including commercial
farm buildings subject to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23(d), for which the minimum
fee shall be $75. The minimum fee for additions and alterations over
$20,000 shall be $60. The minimum fee for additions and alterations
up to $20,000 shall be $30.
(5)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy granted pursuant to a change
of use group shall be $161.
(6)
The fee for a certificate of continued occupancy shall be $175.
(7)
There shall be no fee for a temporary certificate of occupancy, a
certificate of approval and/or a certificate of compliance. The fee
for a temporary certificate of occupancy extension shall be $40.
(8)
The fee for a lead abatement clearance certificate pursuant to N.J.A.C.
5:23-2:23 is $50.
(9)
Periodic inspection. Fees for the periodic reinspection of equipment
and facilities granted a certificate of approval for a specified duration
in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23 shall be as follows:
(a)
For cross-connections and backflow preventors that are subject
to testing requiring reinspection every 12 months, the fee shall be
$82 for each device.
(10)
The fee for an application for a variation in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.10 shall be $550 for Class I structures and $110 for
Class II and Class III structures. The fee for resubmission of an
application for a variation shall be $212 for Class I structures and
$60 for Class II and Class III structures.
B.
Building subcode fees.
(1)
Fees for new construction 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
new construction fee shall be in the amount of $0.038 per cubic foot
of volume up to 100,000 cubic feet, $0.024 per cubic foot of volume
from 100,000 to 500,000 cubic feet and $0.019 per cubic foot of volume
over 500,000 cubic feet for buildings and structures of all use groups
and types of construction as classified and defined in Articles 3
and 4 of the subcode. All computed fees that include cents shall be
rounded up to the next highest dollar.
(2)
Fees for repairs, renovations, alterations, reconstruction shall
be based upon the estimated cost of the work. The fee shall be in
the amount of $34 per $1,000. All computed fees that include cents
shall be rounded up to the next highest dollar.
(3)
Tents (in excess of 900 square feet or more than 30 feet in any direction):
fee is $129 each.
(4)
Fees for roofing and siding (R-3 and R-4 only): fee is $75 each or
$120 both.
(5)
Properties exempt from fees. In the event that the property on which
a building renovation or addition to be constructed is, or upon completion
will be, exempt from property taxes persuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.6,
entitled "Exemption of Property of Nonprofit Organizations," as the
same is now or may be hereafter amended, then said building renovation
or addition shall be exempt from the fees established by this section,
provided that, in lieu of said fees, the minimum fee and all fees
required to be remitted to payees other than the City of Egg Harbor,
including surcharge fees, shall be charged and collected.
(6)
For the purpose of determining estimated cost, the applicant shall
submit such cost data as may be available, produced by the architect
or engineer of record, or by a recognized estimating firm, or by the
contractor. A bona fide contractor's bid if available shall be
submitted. The enforcing agency shall make the final decision regarding
estimated cost.
(7)
Fees for additions shall be computed on the same basis as for new
construction for the added portion.
(8)
Fee for combination renovations and additions shall be computed as
the sum of the fees for the addition and alteration computed separately
in accordance with the above.
(9)
Fees for minor construction work shall be based upon estimated cost
of work. The fee shall be computed at a unit of $30 per $1,000 of
estimated cost or faction thereof as above.
(10)
The fee for an aboveground swimming pool is $100.
(11)
The fee for an in-ground swimming pool is $210.
(12)
The fee to inspect a building which has been moved/relocated
is $85.
(13)
The fee for a demolition or removal permit shall be $92 for
a structure of less than 5,000 square feet in area and less than 30
feet in height, for one- or two-family residences (Use Group R-3 and/or
R4 of the building code), and structures on farms, including commercial
farm buildings under N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.2(d) and $168 for all other groups.
(14)
The fee for the removal of an underground fuel storage tank
is $100 per tank (for tanks equal to or larger than 600 gallons).
(15)
The fee for a permit to construct a sign shall be $6 per square
foot.
(16)
The
fee for sheds up to 300 square feet is $100. For sheds over 300 square
feet, the fee is an additional $0.38 for each additional square foot
over 300.
C.
Elevator subcode fees. All elevators within the City of Egg Harbor
City shall be inspected and conform with the State of New Jersey's
elevator subcodes. Fees are established by the State of New Jersey
for all elevator inspections and permits.
D.
Plumbing subcode fees.
(1)
The fee shall be $15 per fixture connected to the plumbing system
for all fixtures and appliances except as listed below.
(2)
The fee for special devices shall be as follows:
|
Type
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Grease traps
|
$91
| |
|
Refrigeration units
|
$91
| |
|
Utility service connection
|
$91
| |
|
Back-flow preventors
|
$91
| |
|
Boilers
|
$91
| |
|
Gas piping
|
$91
| |
|
Solar systems
|
$91
| |
|
Sewer pumps
|
$91
| |
|
Fuel oil piping
|
$91
| |
|
Minimum fee
|
$65
|
E.
Electrical subcode fees.
[Amended 6-22-2017 by Ord. No. 10-2017]
(1)
Receptacles and fixtures.
|
Number of Devices
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1 to 50
|
$65
| |
|
Each additional 25
|
$15
|
(2)
Motors and electric devices.
|
Horsepower (HP)
|
Fee
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Up to 10
|
$15
| ||
|
11 to 50
|
$65
| ||
|
51 to 100
|
$129
| ||
|
Larger than 100
|
$576
| ||
(3)
Transformers and generators.
|
Kilowattaws (Kw)
|
Fee
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Up to 10
|
$15
| ||
|
11 to 45
|
$65
| ||
|
51 to 112.5
|
$129
| ||
|
Larger than 112.5
|
$576
| ||
(4)
Service panels, entrance and sub panels.
|
Amps
|
Fee
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Up to 200
|
$65
| ||
|
201 to 1000
|
$226
| ||
|
Larger than 1000
|
$640
| ||
F.
Fire subcode fees.
(1)
Wet and/or dry sprinkler head and smoke detector and heat detectors,
manual stations, etc. In computing fees for heads and detectors, the
number of each shall be counted separately, and two fees, one for
heads and one for detectors, shall be charged.
|
Number of Units
(total)
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
20 or fewer
|
$91
| |
|
21 to 100
|
$168
| |
|
101 to 200
|
$321
| |
|
201 to 400
|
$831
| |
|
401 to 1,000
|
$1,150
| |
|
Over 1,000
|
$1,469
|
(2)
Other.
|
Device
|
Fee
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Standpipes (each)
|
$321
| ||
|
Commercial kitchen hood exhaust system (each)
|
$120
| ||
|
Pre-engineering system (each)
|
$120
| ||
|
Gas or oil-fired appliance (not connected to plumbing system),
furnaces, clothes dryers, ranges, ovens, cooktop units
|
$65
| ||
|
Fireplace, woodstove, etc.
|
$65
| ||
|
Installation of fuel storage tanks
| |||
|
Residential
|
$65
| ||
|
Commercial
|
$120
| ||
|
Crematoriums
|
$511
| ||
|
Detectors
|
$15 each
| ||
|
Mechanical inspection for new HVAC install
|
$110
| ||
G.
Premanufactured construction fees. The Department has become aware
of problems regarding the proper calculation of permit fees for premanufactured
buildings.
(1)
The proper method of calculating permit fees for site construction
associated with the installation of premanufactured construction is
based on N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(c)1; as follows:
(a)
Fees for new construction or alterations shall be as follows:
Fees for renovations, alterations, reroofing, repairs, and site construction
associated with pre-engineered systems of commercial farm buildings,
premanufactured construction, and the external utility connections
for premanufactured construction shall be based upon the estimated
cost of the work. The fee shall be computed as a unit rate per $1,000
of estimated cost.
(2)
The proper way to calculate construction permit fees for all premanufactured
construction is that for all four subcodes, Building, Fire, Plumbing
and Electric, the fee is based on the unit rate per $1,000 of the
cost of the site work.
(3)
The only exception to the above would be if there is a stick-built
addition to the premanufactured building. The stick-built portion
would be calculated by the volume.
A.
The following fire limits are established pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 5:23: that area in Egg Harbor City bounded by Bremen Avenue,
Atlantic Avenue, Homburg Avenue and the Mullica River.
B.
The Construction Official shall prepare and submit
to the Common Council biannually a report reevaluating the delineation
of the fire limits. This report shall indicate the recommendations
of the Construction Official, the Building Subcode Official and the
Fire Subcode Official regarding those areas which should be designated
as within fire limits, with the reasons therefor.
This chapter shall take effect on January 1,
1977.
