§ 184-44. Construction permits.

The following provisions shall apply to the issuance of construction permits:

A. 

When required. No activity subject to the Uniform Construction Code Act shall commence until a construction permit has been granted by the Construction Official. Activity subject to said Act includes the construction, alteration, renovation, rehabilitation, maintenance, occupancy and use of buildings and structures and approval of premanufactured systems; all as defined in said Act.

B. 

Application procedure. Separate construction permit applications for each building or structure shall be completed and submitted to the Construction Official. A fee as set forth in the Borough Code for any construction permit shall be paid to the Borough prior to the issuance thereof. Applications shall be made in accordance with the requirements as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:23 et seq., and shall include properly filled out copies of the following, which shall be signed by the owner or signed and sealed by an appropriate licensed professional or tradesman as required by the Uniform Construction Code:

(1) 

The permit application folder and construction permit application form;

(2) 

The appropriate subcode form(s);

(3) 

Three copies of all construction drawings, sketches, plumbing riser diagrams, soils reports, specifications, and supporting calculations and studies;

(4) 

The estimated construction cost form for all building additions and building alterations;

(5) 

Where Chapter 184, Land Use, compliance review is necessary, three copies of a location survey which accurately shows all structures, lot lines, easements, etc. of said property, marked up to show any proposed new construction;

(6) 

Vendor information about equipment and appliances, their maximum utility consumption, rates, connection sizes, etc.; and

(7) 

Such other special information as the enforcing agency shall require.

Editor's Note: For fees relative to construction permits see Ch. 12, Construction Code Enforcement, Department of.

C. 

Review Procedure.

(1) 

Mandatory approvals. No construction permit shall be issued until the plans and intended uses therefore have been reviewed and approved in writing by the Zoning Officer, and as applicable, the Board and other agencies, pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code, and all applicable provisions of the Borough Code.

(2) 

Permits involving site work. No construction permit which involves site work ancillary to the permit activity shall be issued unless and until the grading, stormwater drainage, etc. on the site has been reviewed and approved by the Borough Engineer or by the Board and all conditions precedent to such approval have been complied with.

(3) 

Modification of utilization. Whenever there is a proposed modification of utilization of land, buildings or structures as defined in this chapter, even though permitted in the zone district, zoning approval shall not be issued until there has been review and approval of a site plan by the Board and all conditions precedent to such approval have been complied with, unless such review is waived by the Zoning Officer pursuant to this chapter.

(4) 

Change of use. Whenever there is a proposed use of land or buildings or structures which is not permitted by this chapter, no zoning approval shall be granted, nor shall any construction permit be issued until such use has been approved by the Board pursuant to this chapter, and all conditions precedent to such approval have been complied with.

(5) 

Completion of required improvements prior to issuance of permits. In the event subdivision, site plan and/or variance approval is required, no construction permit shall be issued prior to final approval. Furthermore, the Board may require, as a condition of any such approval, the withholding of construction permits pending the satisfactory completion of the required improvements or removals set forth.

D. 

Time period for issuance of permit. Construction permits shall be reviewed within 20 business days of the filing of a complete application. If the Construction Official fails to complete a review of the permit application and to notify the applicant of the approval or denial, as applicable, of the permit within said time period, the applicant may appeal to the County Construction Board of Appeals for a determination regarding the application.