Roofing in Haddon 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, Section 95-1 of the Haddon Township Code establishes "a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as the 'Division of Inspection,'" and the Township's homeowner permit guide, Permits for Residential Projects, explains the "NEW JERSEY REHABILITATION CODES." Neither names an 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. "The Construction & Zoning Office is located in the Township Annex Building, 10 Reeve Ave. (White Building behind the Municipal Building)," phone 856-833-6265 for construction, open Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (summer hours Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM), and "The Construction Office is closed from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM every day for lunch." Where a roof permit is required, the Township fee schedule, Section 111-11, has no roofing line: "Alterations, repairs, fences and minor work: $34 per $1,000 for the first $50,000," with "$26 per $1,000 of the estimated cost of the work" above that, and "The minimum fee for a building permit shall be $75." The page separately describes a Township zoning permit: "Some examples of when a zoning permit is required all exterior type work, such as additions, decks, sheds, pools, hot tubs, sidewalks, driveway improvements, etc.," and "You must first get approval from the Zoning Officer before construction permits can be filed"; it does not say whether a reroof is such work. "All inspections MUST be scheduled by email or through the portal," by email to [email protected] or the Township's online GovPilot form. Haddon's sheet REQUIRED INSPECTIONS FOR UCC PERMITS says "Audubon Park Inspections are Tuesdays & Thursdays between 8:30am and 12pm," while the Department of Community Affairs' roster of municipal construction officials, as of September 2, 2026, lists "CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS" for Audubon Park Borough, and this record does not say which office issues Audubon Park's permits.