Roofing in Harrison, 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 Harrison Construction and Engineering page says the Code Enforcement Office "is charged with the administration and enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code of the State of New Jersey."

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 Harrison needs one from the Code Enforcement Office, 401 Warren Street, 2nd Floor, 973-268-2446, open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Harrison's construction fee schedule (Town Code section 15.04.040, last amended December 17, 2024 by Ord. No. 1523) lists, under the heading "NON UCC FEES," a "Flat fee R-3 & R-5 USES, roofing, or siding" of $75.00; the schedule does not say more about when that fee is charged. The page says "Apply for permits and schedule inspection appointments online through the SDL portal," where "First time users will need to create a username and password"; inspections may also be requested by email to [email protected]. The FAQ says "Permits must be processed, paid and issued prior to start of construction work and scheduling of inspections," and that "Work performed prior to obtaining permits may be subject to violations and/or penalty."