Roofing in Moorestown 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, the Moorestown Construction Office page says the office "is responsible for construction permits, plan reviews, inspections and code compliance as allowed by the State of New Jersey and the Township of Moorestown Code," and its residential permits pamphlet describes the Rehabilitation Subcode as "a section (chapter 6) of the uniform construction code"; neither names a code edition of its own.

No permit is needed under state law to reroof a detached one- or two-family house, and the Construction Office's residential permits pamphlet says "A permit is not required for work that is classified as ordinary maintenance"; a townhouse, other attached dwelling or any other building needs a permit from the Township of Moorestown Construction Office, 111 West Second Street, 2nd Floor, Moorestown, NJ 08057, phone 856-235-0912 ext. 3018. The service counter is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and inspections are performed 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. Where a roof permit is required, the Township's Municipal Construction Permit Fee Schedule (posted as revised 2025), which amends Section 56-3 of the Township Code, lists "Roofing and Siding (as applicable per NJAC 5:23-2)": "Roofing for use groups R-3 and R-5" is $78, and "All other use groups for both roofing and siding shall be calculated per Building Section B," which charges reconstruction, alteration, renovation and repair work on estimated cost at $45 per $1,000 up to $50,000, $35 per $1,000 from $50,001 to $100,000 and $30 per $1,000 above that. The Township "utilizes Spatial Data Logic's (SDL) Municipal Management Software"; residents "can create an account and subsequently log in to the SDL portal for 24 hour access to online permit submission, online inspection scheduling, tracking of applications and permit status," and "Credit cards are now accepted for payment of permit fees." The office also posts the State's construction permit application and subcode technical sections.