Roofing in Pemberton 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, Section 86-1 of the Township of Pemberton's code establishes "a State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency to be known as the 'Division of Construction Code Enforcement' within the Department of Community Development," and Section 86-5A(1) says "The New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (UCC) is referenced and cited in this section as NJAC 5:23." Chapter 86 of the Township code (Construction Codes, Uniform) sets up the agency and its fees; apart from its roofing fee lines it contains no roofing provision.

Under state law a reroof needs a permit on a townhouse or other attached dwelling, on any other building, and wherever the work reaches the roof structure; reroofing a detached one- or two-family house is ordinary maintenance with no permit (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7(c)1.x, "The repair or replacement of existing roof covering on detached one- and two-family dwellings"). The Township of Pemberton's fee ordinance, Section 86-5B(6)(a), says the same for "R-3 and R-5 detached single-family structures." Where a roof permit is required, apply to the Township's Division of Construction Code Enforcement, 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, Pemberton, 609-894-3340; the Township lists main office hours of Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Section 86-5B(6) prices roofing on "all structures except R-3 and R-5" by estimated cost of work under Section 86-5B(2)(b): for those other use groups "the fee shall be $37 per $1,000 for the first $50,000 cost of the project. The fee shall be $30 per $1,000 for costs $50,001 to $100,000 of cost and $25 per $1,000 for costs over $100,000." "The minimum fee for any Building Subcode permit shall be $65," and plan review is "20% of the amount to be charged for a construction permit." Section 88-8 of the Township code ties a permit for exterior repair or alteration by a building contractor "required to be licensed under this chapter" to proof of the contractor's liability insurance (see the registration details). The inspections page says "To schedule an inspection, register on the SDL portal" and "Inspection requests must be sent to: [email protected]."