Roofing in Brick Township, New Jersey

Not required

Required

The 2024 International Residential Code, New Jersey edition, adopted by the State, with the Rehabilitation Subcode for work on existing buildings. New Jersey has one construction code, the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23), which every municipality enforces; municipalities do not adopt building codes of their own (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-123.1 and 52:27D-139). N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21(a)1 adopts the International Code Council's "2024 International Residential Code known as the IRC/2024 as the one- and two-family dwelling subcode in New Jersey subject to the modifications stated at (c) below," and 3.21(b) applies it to "detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories above grade plane in height." The section was rewritten by R.2026 d.086, "effective August 17, 2026," in the Department of Community Affairs' print of the rules "adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 16," and the Department's Current Construction Codes page lists the "International Residential Code/2024, NJ ed" with an adoption date of Aug 17, 2026. Other buildings fall under the building subcode, the International Building Code/2024, NJ edition (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.14). Roof work on an existing building is held to the Rehabilitation Subcode: "Existing structures, when repaired, renovated, altered or reconstructed, shall conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:23-6, Rehabilitation Subcode" (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.4(a)). A six-month grace period follows the adoption. N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.6(a): "For a period of six months following the operative date of a subcode revision, applicants may submit a complete permit application, including all prior approvals, to be reviewed under the code in force immediately preceding the subcode revision." The rule history gives R.2026 d.086 no date other than its effective date, so on that reading the window runs from August 17, 2026 until about February 17, 2027: a complete application filed inside it may be reviewed under either the prior edition or the 2024 edition, at the applicant's choice, and one filed after it closes is reviewed under the 2024 edition. Everything above is New Jersey state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, the Township of Brick Building Department says its Construction Official and subcode officials review construction permit applications "to ensure that building plans and specifications comply with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (NJUCC)." Chapter 145 of the Township Code (Construction Codes, Uniform) sets up the enforcing agency, its fees and its penalties; its only roofing provision is a permit fee, described in the permit process note.

Where a roof permit is required, the Township of Brick charges a dedicated roofing fee. Under state law that is a reroof of a townhouse or other attached dwelling or of any other building, or roof work that reaches the structure; reroofing a detached one- or two-family house is ordinary maintenance with no permit. Township Code Section 145-3.1N(7), in the schedule of fees as amended through Ordinance No. 14-25 of September 23, 2025, reads "Roofing. The fee for reroofing of an existing structure shall be: (a) For R-3, R-4 or R-5 uses: $250. (b) For all other uses, the fee will be charged based on cost estimates as an alteration." Section 145-3.1N(1) adds "The minimum building subcode fee is $150." The Building Department's own guide lists reroofing a detached one- or two-family dwelling as ordinary maintenance. Applications go to the Building Department (Division of Inspections), 401 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick, open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the main number is 732-262-1030 and the permit status line is 732-262-4604. Inspections are scheduled through an account on the SDL portal or by email to the Inspections desk.