Roofing in Gloucester Township (Camden County), 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, Gloucester's Community Development and Planning page says the construction division "administers all construction activity using the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code" and names no code edition, and Section 20-1 of the Township Code establishes the "Construction Code Enforcing Agency of the Township of Gloucester."

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 Construction Division of the Township of Gloucester Department of Community Development and Planning, 1261 Chews Landing-Clementon Road, Laurel Springs, phone 856-374-3500, open Monday to Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Where a roof permit is required, the Township's fee schedule (Section 20-3, as amended April 8, 2024 by Ord. No. O-24-08) prices it: "Alterations, renovations, repairs, re-roofing and all site construction or external utility connections associated with pre-manufactured construction fee(s) for all use groups shall be charged at a rate of $30 per $1,000 of the estimated construction cost," with a $75 minimum, and "Exception (1): Roofing or Siding for a single family attached dwelling of Use R3 or R-5 shall be a flat fee of $75." The plan review fee is 10 percent of the overall construction permit fee and is not refundable. The Department says "We encourage you to call our office before completing any land development projects, construction (interior and exterior), or demolition so we may properly advise you on required permits and procedures." The Department posts its construction application jacket forms and subcode technical sections on that page.