Roofing in Maple Shade 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 75-1 of the Maple Shade Township Code says the Uniform Construction Code, "which includes subcodes adopted by the Department, shall govern the construction of buildings and the issuance of permits with respect thereto," and the Construction Office page links the Department of Community Affairs' Uniform Construction Code regulations.

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 Maple Shade needs one from the Construction Office, 200 Stiles Avenue, 856-779-9610 ext. 114, open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where a roof permit is required, the fee follows the Township's fee ordinance, Code section 88-4 (last amended December 14, 2023 by Ord. No. 2023-22): "The Township hereby adopts the fee structure of the New Jersey Department of Community Division of Regulatory Affairs for the State Uniform Construction Code as authorized by New Jersey regulations," and it "incorporates N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20 as currently written and any future amendments." Applications use the State's standard forms linked on the office page: the Construction Permit Application (Jacket) and the building, electrical, plumbing, fire and mechanical subcode technical sections. The office page says "Inspection Appointments MUST be requested by email," and the Required Inspections sheet gives the address, [email protected], asks for the permit number, property address, type of inspection and date requested, and says requests "need to be submitted at least 24-hours prior to the request and may take up to three working days to be completed." The sheet also says "NO WORK SHALL BE CONCEALED FROM VIEW UNTIL THE CODE OFFICIAL HAS APPROVED ALL WORK."