Roofing in North Hanover 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. The North Hanover Construction page and the Township's Construction Fee Schedule state nothing further on code editions.

No permit is needed to reroof a detached one- or two-family house under the state rule. A townhouse, other attached dwelling or any other building needs a permit from the Construction Office at the Municipal Building, 41 Schoolhouse Road, Jacobstown, phone 609-758-2522 extension 218. The Construction page gives "Office Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm" and "Construction Official's In-Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 3pm to 6pm." Where a roof permit is required, the Township's Construction Fee Schedule (Ordinance 2007-13 as amended by Ordinances 2015-05 and 2026-08, the last adopted June 4, 2026) prices Roofing and Siding for "Residential (R-3 and R-5)" at a "flat fee $95.00," and "All other" roof work "calculated as an alteration," at "$38.00 per $1,000" of estimated cost up to $50,000. The schedule says "All fees are due after plan review by the appropriate sub-code officials and approval by the Construction Official," and the minimum basic building permit fee is $95.00. Inspection requests go to the office by phone or email, and "ALL INSPECTIONS REQUESTS MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN 3PM THE DAY PRIOR"; building inspections run Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 3pm to 6pm. The page also says "APPROVED PLANS MUST BE KEPT ON THE JOBSITE," and "All Mobile Homes must obtain an authorization letter from the Mobile Home Park Owner for construction work done to the exterior of the trailer that pertains to the lot," giving decks, porches, additions and sheds as examples. Permit forms are posted as PDF files on the Construction Forms page; no online permit portal is posted.