Roofing in New Milford, 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 10-1.1 of the New Milford Borough Code establishes a "State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency" under N.J.A.C. 5:23, and the Building Department's page quotes the State's permit rule, N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14.

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 New Milford needs one from the Borough's Building Department. The Borough's fee ordinance, Section 10-1.3, says "Fees for roofing and siding: for one- and two-family dwellings, no permit required," without the state rule's word "detached." Where a roof permit is required, it prices roofing and siding as follows: "All other use groups shall be computed on $20 per $1,000." The same section says "Basic minimum permit fee for each and all subcodes shall be $65" and sets plan review at "20% of the amount charged for the construction permit." The Building Department's page quotes the general permit rule, N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14, and says "If in doubt whether or not a permit is required, please call: (201) 967-5044 Nicole x 5415 or Maureen x 5560." Under the Borough Code, "The public shall have the right to do business with the enforcing agency at the Municipal Building, 930 River Road." Building inspections are on Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; "Please call the office at least 24 hours in advance to schedule an inspection and have your permit number available." The Department's Construction Permit Checklist says "All information must be completed on the construction folder (signed) for all Technical Subcodes" and asks for the cost of the job.