Roofing in Buena, 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 Construction Code office page names no code edition, and Chapter 88 of the Borough Code (rewritten in 2008) sets fees only.

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 Borough of Buena Construction Code, Permits, Inspections and Zoning Office, 616 Central Avenue, Minotola, NJ 08341. The office page gives the borough number, (856) 697-9393, option 5, and [email protected]. The office secretary, who "Receives Construction Permit Applications," lists hours of Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; the Construction Code Officer and Building Sub Code Official is Jim Sauro. A "Permit application can be mailed to: Buena Borough Construction Code 616 Central Avenue Minotola, NJ 08341." Where a roof permit is required, the fee comes from Borough Code Section 88-1, which has no separate roofing line: "Fees for renovations, alterations, repairs" are "based upon the estimated cost of the work. The fee shall be in the amount of $20 per $1,000 or any portion thereof. Above $100,000, the additional fee shall be in the amount of $15 per $1,000 of estimated cost; however, the minimum fee shall be $50." The same section adds that "The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the amount to be charged for the construction permit."