Roofing in Brigantine, 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 Brigantine Construction Office page says "Construction permits are required for most projects in strict accordance with the requirements of the State of New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23" and names no code edition.

No permit is needed under state law to reroof a detached one- or two-family house; a townhouse, other attached dwelling or any other building needs one from the Brigantine Construction Office, City Hall, 1417 West Brigantine Avenue, Brigantine, open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The office page gives its phone only as the City Hall number with an extension, 609-266-7600 ext. 260 (fax 609-266-6625). Zoning approval comes first: "Zoning approvals are required prior to the issuance of a Construction Permit." The permit instruction sheet the page links says "PLEASE PRINT NEEDED FORMS & MAIL ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND PLANS TO OUR OFFICE," "PERMIT COSTS WILL BE COMMUNICATED VIA EMAIL," and "PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER," adding "CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED." Where a roof permit is required, the office's 2024 fee schedule (Chapter 143, Ordinance No. 17 of 2023) has no roofing line; its building subcode rate for "Renovations, Alterations & Repairs" is $35.00 per $1,000 of construction cost up to $50,000, $27.00 per $1,000 from $50,001 to $100,000 and $22.00 per $1,000 above that, with a $75.00 minimum fee. Inspections are requested in writing by email or fax.