New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT; PROCESS › Section 5:23-2.15A - Construction permit for a single-family residence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any application
				for a construction permit for a single family residence shall be accompanied by at
				least two copies of plans drawn to scale, with sufficient clarity and detailed
				dimensions to show the nature and character of the work to be performed. Plans
				submitted shall not be required to show more detail or include more information than
				is reasonably necessary to assure compliance with the requirements of the Uniform
				Construction Code and rules in this chapter.
(b) Plans containing the following information
				shall be considered to meet the requirements of (a) above:
1. Site diagram consisting of a site plan showing
				size and location of all new and existing construction on the site with distances
				from lot lines and indicating new building services, location and size.
2. Construction plans consisting of a scale
				drawing showing foundation, floor plans, and elevations, including structural
				framing notes for all floors, ceilings and roofs. Only girders and columns need be
				identified and located on the plan. Included on the drawings shall be a loading
				schedule indicating the live loads for which the structure is designed.
3. The following details and submissions shall be
				required:
i. A cross section through one typical
				wall showing construction details from footing to and including roof framing. This
				section shall indicate all construction materials used including roofing, vapor
				barriers, sheathing type and thickness, insulation type and thickness, windows,
				glazing type if other than standard window glazing is used, interior finish
				material, floor type and thickness, structure, foundation and footings. Decorative
				material shall not be required to be shown unless it contributes to the structural
				integrity of the section.
ii. When roof
				or other truss systems are used, the details required by
				5:23-2.15(f)1
				 ii(1)(A) shall be shown.
iii. Electrical details indicating lighting;
				receptacles; motors and equipment; smoke detectors; service entrance locations; size
				and type (overhead or underground); panel size, location; number of proposed
				circuits. A symbol legend shall be included.
iv. Plumbing details indicating the locations of
				fixtures and a notice or table listing water and drainage pipe sizes. A note stating
				if sewage disposal is to public sewer or individual septic system shall be
				included.
v. Mechanical details
				indicating the type of heating system; location, size and type of heating unit,
				noting the distribution method and indicating design rates, location of fire dampers
				and safeguards; and location, type and size of flue.
vi. Energy subcode compliance, applicable to new
				residences and additions to existing residences, shall be demonstrated with either
				detailed calculations, the submission of NJ Clean Energy Program for Residential New
				Construction compliance documentation or other "above code" program documentation,
				the submission of printouts from software recognized by the Department, such as
				REScheck, or conforming with the prescriptive packages described in the current
				energy subcode compliance bulletin. REScheck software is available from the U.S.
				Department of Energy at
www.energycodes.gov
.
(1) To document compliance using REScheck, users
				shall meet or exceed the applicable requirements of the energy subcode. Please see
				the current energy subcode compliance bulletin for further
				guidance.
4. The
				drawings shall bear the seal and signature of the registered architect or licensed
				engineer who prepared the plans affixed to each sheet of each copy of the plans
				submitted and on the first or title sheet of the specifications and any additional
				supportive information submitted.
i. Exception:
				The construction official shall waive the requirement for sealed plans in the case
				of a single family home owner who had prepared his or her own plans for the
				construction, addition, reconstruction, alteration, renovation or repair of a
				detached structure used or intended to be used exclusively as his or her private
				residence providing that the owner shall submit an affidavit attesting to the fact
				that he or she has personally prepared the plans and provided further that said
				plans are in the opinion of the construction official, and appropriate subcode
				official, legible and complete for the purposes of ensuring compliance with the
				regulations. This exception shall not apply to the structural design,
				specifications, and plans for new construction or substantial improvement of a home
				in a V Zone in a flood hazard area, which must be developed or reviewed by a
				registered architect or licensed engineer pursuant to the National Flood Insurance
				Program rules,
				44 CFR
				60.3.
ii. Plans may be prepared by licensed or certified
				contractors in accordance with their laws and rules, respectively.
(1) Energy subcode compliance documentation from
				(b)3vi above may be submitted by the licensed heating, ventilating, air
				conditioning, and refrigeration contractor.
5. Construction plans, and electrical, plumbing,
				and mechanical details may be shown on more than one drawing.
6. Where a permit application is based upon a
				released prototype plan, the permit application shall include the items listed at
				5:23-2.15(f)2
				 ii.
7. The Construction Official, upon the advice of
				the appropriate subcode official, may waive any or all of the requirements for plans
				in (b)1 through 6 above when the work is of a minor nature.