Source: https://www.ecode360.com/15208440
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 00:14:51+00:00

Document:
§ 111-1 Enforcing agency established; officials designated; public access.
§ 111-2 Construction Board of Appeals; training fees.
§ 111-3 Calculation of fees; lapsed permits.
§ 111-4 Plan review fees.
§ 111-6 Plumbing fixtures and equipment fees.
§ 111-7 Electrical fixtures and devices fees.
§ 111-8 Fire protection and other hazardous equipment fees.
§ 111-9 Demolition and removal fees.
§ 111-10 Asbestos hazard abatement fees.
§ 111-12 Elevators, dumbwaiters and conveyor equipment.
§ 111-13 Annual permit fees.
§ 111-15 Periodic inspections fees.
§ 111-18 Changes to fees.
Abandoned buildings — See Ch. 104.
Demolition of buildings — See Ch. 105.
Unfit buildings — See Ch. 108.
Licensing of contractors — See Ch. 113.
Occupancy permits — See Ch. 194.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 207.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 111, Construction Codes, Uniform, adopted 12-23-1976 by Ord. No. 38-1976, as amended.
There shall be established in the City of Atlantic City a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, to be known as the "Atlantic City Division of Construction," consisting of a Construction Official and such subcode officials as required by the State Uniform Construction Code. The Construction Official shall be the chief administrator of the enforcing agency.
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, and N.J.A.C. 5:23 to hold such position.
The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing agency at an office or location except for emergencies, and unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
Appeals from decisions made by the enforcing agency shall be heard before the Atlantic County Construction Board of Appeals, pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-127 and N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.35.
State of New Jersey training fees shall be in the amount of $0.00371 per cubic foot of volume of new construction. Volume shall be computed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.19(b). The training fee for all other construction shall be $1.70 per $1,000 of value of construction.
Fees shall be rounded to the nearest dollar amount.
The fee for reinstatement of a lapsed permit shall be 50% of the original fee, except that the minimum fee shall be $65.
The fees for plan review shall be 25% of the amount to be charged for a new construction permit. The fees shall be paid at the time that a construction permit is applied for.
The basic construction permit fee shall be the sum of the parts computed on the basis of the volume of the structure or the cost of construction, the number of plumbing fixtures and stacks, the number of electrical fixtures and devices, plus any special fees in each case. The minimum fee for a basic construction permit shall be $65. In the case of partial releases or fast-tracking, the total volume-based fee for new buildings or additions, or cost-based fees for alterations, replacements, repairs, etc., shall be paid at the time of release of the first partial building permit.
New construction or additions. The fees for new construction or additions shall be based upon the volume of the structure, as 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 for buildings and structures of all use groups and types of construction as defined in Chapters 3 and 4 of the building subcode.
Temporary structures and all structures for which volume cannot be computed, such as swimming pools and open structural towers, shall be charged a fee of $150.
No fee shall be required for premanufactured construction, assembly or components transported to the construction site. A fee shall be required for work performed at the site, including but not limited to foundation systems, structural installations and external utility connections.
For costs up to $50,000, the fee shall be $34 per $1,000 of cost.
From $50,001 to $100,000, the fee shall be $26 per $1,000 of cost.
For costs over $100,000, the fee shall be $22 per $1,000 of cost.
For the purpose of determining estimated cost, the applicant shall submit to the Construction Official cost data produced by the architect or engineer of record or by a recognized estimating firm or by the contractor. A bonafide contractors bid, if available, shall be submitted. The construction official shall make the final decision regarding estimated cost.
Where any material or labor proposed for installation in the building or structure is furnished or provided at no cost, the prevailing rate or cost shall be included in the estimated cost.
There shall be a flat fee of $65 for all roofing and siding work completed on structures in Use Groups R-3 and R-4.
There shall be an additional fee of $64 per hour for review of any amendment or change to a plan that has already been released.
The fee shall be $15 for each fixture and appliance connected to the plumbing, gas and/or storm systems, except as listed in Subsection B below.
Backflow preventers equipped with test ports.
Hot-water boilers, excluding domestic water heating.
For the purpose of computing this fee, "receptacles or fixtures" shall include lighting outlets, wall switches, fluorescent fixtures, convenience receptacles or similar fixtures.
For the purpose of computing these fees, all motors except those in plug-in appliances shall be counted, including control equipment, generators, transformers, and all heating, cooking or other devices consuming or generating electrical current.
Bonding and ground certificate and electrical certificate of compliance for pools, spas and hot tubs.
Fee for the inspection and issuance of the bonding and grounding certificate and the electrical certificate of compliance: $65 per unit.
The fee for each standpipe shall be $321.
The fee for each preengineered suppression system shall be $129.
The fee for kitchen exhaust systems (hood, duct and exhaust fan): estimated cost same as alterations and repairs.
The fee for gas- or oil-fired appliance (not connected to plumbing system) shall be $65.
The fee for incinerators shall be $511.
The fee for crematoriums shall be $511.
The fee for fire pumps shall be $350.
The fee for demolition or removal of a structure of less than 5,000 square feet in area and less than 30 feet in height for one- and two-family residences and structures on farms, including commercial buildings used exclusively for storage of food, grain or sheltering of livestock, shall be $100.
One to four stories: $200.
For each story above four stories: $50.
Tanks of 660 gallons or less capacity: $75.
All tanks of more than 660 gallons capacity: $150.
For projects undertaken in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-8, the fee shall be $196.
The fee for asbestos abatement in buildings or structures being prepared for demolition (razing) of the structure shall be $196.
The fee for asbestos abatement which is undertaken in buildings or structures not classified as public buildings per N.J.A.C. 5:23-8 shall be considered as alterations, and shall be charged a fee for alteration per § 111-5B of this chapter.
The fee for signs computed on one side only, per square foot, shall be $3.
Notwithstanding Subsection A above, the minimum fee for all signs shall be $65.
The fee for elevator devices in structures in Use Group R-3 and R-4 or R-5, or otherwise exempt devices in structures of Group R-2, shall be $227, except fees for dumbwaiters, stairway chairlifts, and inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts shall be $76.
The fee for any reinspection of an elevator device shall be set at $203 and shall be billed separately upon issuance of a notice of violation necessitating a reinspection.
Prior to the issuance of an annual permit, a training registration fee of $176 per subcode shall be submitted by the applicant to the Department of Community Affairs, Construction Code Element, Training Section, along with a copy of the construction permit (Form F-170C). Checks shall be made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey."
The fee for a variation in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.10 for a Class I structure shall be $748.
The fee for resubmission of a denied variation for a Class I structure shall be $289.
The fee for a variation in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.10 for a Class II and Class III structure shall be $151.
The fee for-resubmission of a denied variation for a Class II or Class III structure shall be $82.
For cross connections and backflow preventors equipped with test ports, the annual fee for the testing of each device shall be $65.
If the device is broken down and tested, the annual fee shall be $150.
Certificate of occupancy for a change of use: $174.
Certificate of continued occupancy: $168.
Temporary certificate of occupancy: $35.
Fire protection systems, except residential smoke detectors.
Any other items as deemed necessary by the construction official.
Any item requested by the property owner.
The action to be taken upon the complaint by city building code officials.
The complaint form may be structured to require additional information. Each complaint form shall be signed by the Building Division employee who takes the complaint, and a copy of the signed, filled-in complaint form shall be given to complainant at the conclusion of the interview from which the filled-in complaint form is derived. If the nature of the complaint is such that it does not provide a factual basis for a violation of the Construction Code, it shall be so stated, in writing, on the complaint form prior to giving a copy to the complainant. All complaints providing a factual basis for a violation of the City Construction Code shall be investigated and the complained-of premises shall be inspected for such violation by the appropriate City Building Division official within 10 business days of the date of the complaint, unless the premises complained of are under investigation for the same or similar violation at the time the complaint is made or the premises complained of have, within six months of the complaint, been inspected in a manner which should have detected the complained-of violation. In the event that the premises complained of are under investigation at the time the complaint is made, the new complaint shall be added to and made a part of such existing investigation.
The Construction Official shall, from after the effective date of this chapter, be empowered to change any fee to equal that of the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Construction, 60 days after the effective date and publication of such fees.
Upon any such change, the Construction Official shall prominently post a revised fee schedule in the Construction Office, where it may be seen by the public, and, upon request, furnish a copy of such revised schedule to members of the public.
Further, the Construction Official shall post a notice of such change 60 days prior to the effective date of such change in a prominent place in the Construction Office.
The Construction Official may not change any fee herein this chapter to a fee which does not equal the State Department of Construction's fee. Finally, all such changes must be supported by sufficient budgetary reasons, and total fees shall be calculated to produce only the revenue allowed by state law and regulation for maintenance of the Division of Construction.

References: § 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111

§ 111
 § 111