Roofing in Dennis 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 Dennis Township Construction Department page says "NEC 2023 and 2024 building, plumbing, mechanical and fire codes are in effect," quotes the same six-month rule from N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.6, and adds "Plans and subcode technical sheets MUST indicate which codes are being used."

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 Dennis Township needs one from the Construction Department at 571 Petersburg Road (P.O. Box 204), Dennisville, construction office 609-861-9700 ext. 229. The township lists office hours of Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and summer hours of Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Fridays; the department says "In-person permit pick up accepted Monday thru Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m." Where a roof permit is required, Section 80-5A(1)(b) of the township code prices work that cannot be measured by volume: "Fees for renovations, alterations and repairs or any other construction which cannot be computed in cubic feet shall be $45 per $1,000 of estimated cost of work. The minimum fee shall be $65." The schedule names no separate roofing fee, and "State of New Jersey mandated training fees shall be collected as required by N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.19." The department asks applicants to "provide the permit number when scheduling an inspection," and says "Anyone submitting a construction permit application for work in a campground should include a map of the campground with the location of the unit clearly marked." Building, inspection request and home improvement contractor forms are posted on the department page.