Roofing in Clark 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, Clark's Construction page says its Construction Department "is responsible for the enforcement of codes and regulations as set forth in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code" and names no code edition; Clark Code 122-1 establishes "a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency" in the township.

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 in Clark needs one from the Construction Department, Municipal Building, 430 Westfield Avenue, open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 732-428-8401. Clark's Permits page says a permit application packet "can be obtained at the Construction Office," links the State's standard subcode forms, and says "All prior approvals from the Zoning Officer must be obtained when applicable prior to submitting applications to the Construction Office." Where a roof permit is required, Clark Code 122-2 sets the building fee for alterations and renovations at "$35 per $1,000 cost of construction" for residential work and "$40 per $1,000 cost of construction" for commercial work, with its own line for "Roofing and siding, commercial," a "Minimum fee: $125," and the State's DCA fee of "$1.90 per $1,000 cost of work." Plan review is "25% of the amount to be charged for the construction permit," credited toward the permit fee. Inspections are booked through the township's online portal; they "are performed on Tuesdays and Thursdays," and inspectors arrive "some time between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m." The Permits page also links an online Dumpster Permit application.