Roofing in Milltown, 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 Milltown Construction Department page and the Borough's construction FAQs name no code edition, and Section 15-1.1 of the Borough Code establishes the "Milltown Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency" without naming one.

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 Milltown needs one from the Construction Department, Municipal Building, 39 Washington Avenue, Milltown (Section 15-1.3 of the Borough Code: "The office is to be located in the Municipal Building, 39 Washington Avenue"). The department page says permit applications and inspection requests are processed through the SDL Portal, which needs an account, and "If you are unable to access the portal, please contact the Construction Office 732-828-2100 x 136 for assistance." The construction FAQs give office hours of Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and say "Payment must be made in exact cash or check payable to the Borough of Milltown." Where a roof permit is required, the fee is set by ordinance but not printed in it: the FAQs say "The cost of permits is set by Boro Ordinance. The minimum fee is $65.00" and to call 732-828-2100 ext. 138 for the price of a specific permit, and Section 15-2.3 says "Construction Permit fees may be found on file in the Borough Construction Office." Inspections are scheduled by calling ext. 138, Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, and are "done on either Tuesday or Thursday between 3pm and 6pm, by appointment." The department's Request for Inspection form gives the drop-off address as "50 Washington Ave." and the email [email protected].