[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Wall 11-8-1978 as Sec. 11-1 of the Revised General Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
There is hereby established in the Township a State
Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as the Building
Department of the Township of Wall, consisting of a Construction Official,
Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode
Official, and 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.
B.
All personnel employed in the Building Department of the Township shall be subject to the requirements and provisions of Chapter 33, Personnel Policies.
C.
Each official position created in Subsection A hereof shall be filled by a person qualified for such position pursuant to P.L. 1976. c. 217, as amended 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.
D.
The public shall have the right to do business with
the enforcing agency at one office location during regular business
hours except for emergencies and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
[Amended 10-25-2017 by Ord. No. 14-2017]
The Construction Board of Appeals to hear appeals from decisions
by the enforcing agency shall be the Monmouth County Construction
Board of Appeals.
[Amended 11-22-2005 by Ord. No. 36-2005; 3-27-2013 by Ord. No. 6-2013; 4-24-2013 by Ord. No. 11-2013]
A.
The
fees to be charged for permits issued by the Building Department under
the State Uniform Construction Code shall be as provided in the Fee
Schedule as set forth in Schedule I, which is located after § 90-6B.[1] All fees shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
A copy of the Fee Schedule shall be maintained on file in the Building
Department and in the office of the Township Clerk.
[Amended 10-25-2017 by Ord. No. 14-2017]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Plan
review fee. The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the amount to
be charged for the construction permit. The plan review fee shall
be paid at the time the permit is granted, in the case where a permit
application is withdrawn or abandoned and the plan review has been
completed the plan review fee shall be paid at that time. There shall
be an additional fee of $75 per hour or part thereof per subcode having
assigned plan review responsibility for review of an amendment or
change 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.
[Amended 10-25-2017 by Ord. No. 14-2017]
C.
The
basic construction fee shall be the sum of the parts computed on the
basis of the volume or the cost of construction, the number of plumbing
fixtures and pieces of equipment, the number of electric fixtures
and devices and the number of sprinklers, standpipes and detectors
(smoke and heat) at the unit rates and/or the applicable flat fees
provided herein plus any special fees. The minimum fee for a basic
construction permit covering any or all of building, plumbing, electric
or fire protection work shall be $75 per subcode except as herein
noted. The minimum fee for a permit update to a permit that has already
been issued shall be $50 per subcode. The fee for a permit update
solely for a change of contractor shall be $50 regardless of the number
of subcodes being updated.
[Amended 10-25-2017 by Ord. No. 14-2017]
D.
All
applicable fees shall be paid before a permit is issued, except that
the payment of all fees shall be waived for the following:
(1)
All work to be performed by the Monmouth County Energy Conservation
Program.
(2)
The construction, erection or alteration of any fence within a farm
which is to be located more than 25 feet from any street line.
(3)
In the case of any construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement
designed and undertaken solely to promote accessibility by handicapped
persons to an existing public or private structure or any of the facilities
contained therein, the enforcing agency fee shall be waived. For purposes
of this section, the phrase "handicapped person" shall have the same
meaning as is set forth in N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq., as the same
may be amended and supplemented.
E.
In
addition to the fees charged by the municipality, a surcharge in the
amount provided by N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.19 shall be charged, collected
and remitted by the Building Department to the New Jersey Department
of Community Affairs.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting
or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, other than the
Zoning Ordinance, which conflict with or are inconsistent with the
provisions of this chapter are hereby expressly repealed to the extent
of each conflict or inconsistency.
A.
No person shall engage in the business of contracting
or rendering plumbing services within the Township, unless such person
holds a valid master plumber's license pursuant to the provision of
N.J.S.A. 45:14C-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented.
B.
No plumbing permit shall be issued to any person who
is not licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:14C-1 et seq., except a single-family
homeowner who may perform plumbing work on his own dwelling.
