Roofing in Quinton 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 89-1 of the Quinton Township Code establishes "a State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency to be known as 'Quinton Township Construction Agency.'"

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 Quinton needs one from the Township's Construction and Building Code Office. Where a roof permit is required, Section 89-2A(7) of the Township Code, "Roofing and siding," reads "(a) One- and two-family residences: $58. (b) All others: cost of construction. (c) Minimum fee: $116." The office is reached at 856-935-2325 ext. 6, keeps hours "Every Wednesday 4 pm to 5:30 pm," and posts the Building, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Sub Code Applications on its page. Mail goes to P.O. Box 65, Quinton, NJ 08072. Fire inspections are "Wednesdays 10:30 am to 1 pm"; the page lists no building inspection schedule, so call the office to arrange one.