Roofing in Woodland Park, 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 Department of Inspections page says the Construction Official "enforces the provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code," and Section 17-1.1 of the Borough Code establishes the Department of Inspections as the State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency; neither names a code edition of its own.

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"). Where a roof permit is required, apply to the Borough of Woodland Park Department of Inspections, Municipal Building, 5 Brophy Lane, 2nd Floor, Room 203, 973-345-8100 ext. 103; office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, and in summer Monday through Thursday, 7:30 AM to 4:15 PM, closed Fridays through August. The department's page links the State's construction permit forms and the Woodland Park Online Permitting System. Section 17-1.3 of the Borough Code (last amended January 22, 2025 by Ord. No. 25-02) has no roofing fee line; "Renovations, alterations, repairs" are charged "$30 per thousand dollars $1,000 of estimated cost; minimum of $90." Inspections are by appointment: "Call Code Enforcement at 973-345-8100 ext 103 for an appointment for any type of Inspection." Building inspections are Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 12 PM, and callers need the permit number. The inspection sheet warns that failing to arrange a final inspection brings "a monetary penalty of up to $250.00/day for every day the violations remains outstanding." The department's page also says "CONSTRUCTION IS PROHIBITED ON SUNDAYS."