Roofing in Westville, 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 Borough's construction page says the department "is responsible for the enforcement of the building codes as set forth in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code" and 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 needs a permit. Where a roof permit is required, the Borough's fee ordinance, Ordinance 9-2025 amending Chapter 142, Section 5, says "The fee for roofing or siding work shall be computed the same as alterations for Commercial work"; for alterations, renovations and repairs, "Up to $50,000 the fee shall be $45 per $1000 of cost of construction," with "an additional $40 per $1000" from $50,001 to $100,000 and "$35 per $1000" above that, and "The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the amount to be charged for a construction permit." A permit application packet "can be obtained at the Borough Construction office or by visiting the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs website." For questions, call 856-456-0030, option 7, "during the hours 10 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday"; the same line schedules inspections (fax 856-742-8190). The State's directory of construction offices lists the office at 165 Broadway, Westville, NJ 08093-0816, and the same construction official for Elk Township and Pennsville Township; the Borough keeps its own office.