Roofing in Monmouth Beach, 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 Construction Department page links to the "Uniform Construction Code, UCC NJAC 5:23" and names no code edition. Chapter 14 of the Borough Code, read on October 2, 2026, establishes the enforcing agency, sets its fees and inspections, and adopts no building code.

No permit is needed under state law to reroof a detached one- or two-family house, and the Borough's fee ordinance (Borough Code section 14-1.2) states that "A construction permit is not required for one-and two-family homes for the repair or replacement of roof covering." A townhouse, other attached dwelling or any other building needs a permit under the state rule, from the Construction Department, Borough of Monmouth Beach, 18 Willow Ave., Monmouth Beach, NJ 07750, phone 732-229-2204 ext. 1004. The department page gives Borough and Construction office hours of Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm; the Construction Official sees the public on Tuesday and Thursday by appointment. Where a roof permit is required, section 14-1.2 prices "Roofing or siding" at the renovation rate: "$35 per $1,000 of estimated cost of construction for R-5 use group" and "$40 per $1,000 of estimated cost of construction for all other use groups," with "The minimum fee for any building permit shall be $100" and a "Digital online permit surcharge fee shall be $10 per permit submission." Permit forms are the Department of Community Affairs' Uniform Construction Code forms, linked from the department page. The Borough's SDL online portal is used to check permit status and request inspections; its Online Permits page says "You cannot currently submit a permit application through the portal."