Roofing in Springfield Township (Union County), 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 Township of Springfield Building Department says it "administers and enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23)" and links to the Department of Community Affairs' current construction codes page; it names no code edition of its own.

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 Springfield needs one from the Township of Springfield Building Department, Engineering Annex Building, 20 North Trivett Avenue, Springfield, 973-912-2220, [email protected], open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Where a roof permit is required, section 12-1.14 of the Township Code (construction fees last amended March 8, 2016 by Ord. No. 2016-03) lists "Roofing: Use Groups: R-3 and R-5 (only)" at "$65 (flat rate)" and "Roofing (all other use groups)" at $34 per $1,000 of cost up to $50,000, $26 per $1,000 from $50,000.01 to $100,000 and $22 per $1,000 over $100,000, with a $50 minimum rehabilitation fee; the department's fee page repeats the $65 line under "Roofing & Siding." The department says "Do not begin work that requires a construction permit until the required permit has been issued" and "Submission of a permit application does not constitute approval to begin construction." Applications use the State's Uniform Construction Code forms, and "Certain projects may also require prior approval from other Township departments, including Zoning and/or Engineering." The approved job-site permit and plans "must remain available at the project site throughout construction." Inspections are requested by email or through the Township's SDL Portal, giving the property address, permit number, type of inspection and the site contact's name and phone number.