§ 510-3. Fees.

In accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18, there are hereby established the following fees:

A. 

Plan review fee.

(1) 

The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees and shall be paid before the permit is issued.

(2) 

The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the construction permit fee and shall be paid at the time of submission of an application for a permit. The amount of the plan review shall be deducted from the amount of the fee due for a construction permit when the permit is issued. Plan review fees shall not be refundable.

B. 

Subcode fees established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.25.

[Amended 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2018; 9-8-2015 by Ord. No. 2030; 7-31-2018 by Ord. No. 2081; 6-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2143]

(1) 

Building.

(a) 

New construction.

[1] 

Residential R-3 and R-5: $0.025 per cubic foot volume as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28; minimum fee: $75.

[a] 

Certificate of occupancy R-3, R-4 and R-5: $125 per dwelling unit.

[b] 

State permit surcharge fee: per cubic foot of volume as per the NJ DCA fee schedule.

[2] 

All other use groups: $0.035 per cubic foot volume as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28; minimum fee: $125.

[a] 

Certificate of occupancy: 10% of permit fee; minimum fee: $250.

[b] 

State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance with the NJ DCA fee schedule.

(b) 

Additions.

[1] 

Residential R-3 and R-5: $0.025 per cubic foot volume as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28; minimum fee: $75.

[a] 

Certificate of occupancy R-3, R-4, and R-5: $125.

[b] 

State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance with the NJ DCA fee schedule.

[2] 

All other use groups: $0.035 per cubic foot volume as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28; minimum fee: $125.

[a] 

Certificate of occupancy: 10% of permit fee; minimum fee: $250.

[b] 

State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance with the NJ DCA fee schedule.

(c) 

Alterations, renovations, reconstruction and repairs.

[1] 

Residential R-3 and R-5: $25 per $1,000 construction cost: minimum fee: $75.

[a] 

State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance with the NJ DCA fee schedule.

[b] 

Aboveground swimming pools: $100 minimum fee.

[c] 

In-ground swimming pools: $500 fee.

[d] 

Reconstruction certificate of occupancy: $100.

[2] 

All other use groups: $30 per $1,000 construction cost; minimum fee: $100.

[a] 

State permit surcharge fees shall be in accordance with the NJ DCA fee schedule.

[b] 

In-ground swimming pools: $750 minimum fee.

[c] 

Reconstruction certificate of occupancy: $250.

(d) 

Fees for combination of Subsection B(1)(a), (b) and (c) shall be calculated separately.

(2) 

Plumbing and mechanical.

(a) 

$20 per fixture, piece of equipment or appliance connected to the plumbing system.

(b) 

Residential minimum fee: $75; commercial minimum fee: $100.

(c) 

Per special device: furnaces, boilers, hot water heaters, gas/oil piping, sewer connection, water service connection, sewer pumps, grease traps, oil separators, refrigeration units, backflow preventers, active solar systems, annual sprinkler inspection, quarterly or annual cross-connection permits and interceptors:

[1] 

Residential: $75.

[2] 

Commercial: $100.

(d) 

South Plainfield residents 65 or older may have the water heater replacement fee waived.

(3) 

Fire: residential minimum fee: $75; commercial minimum fee: $100.

(a) 

Smoke detectors:

[1] 

1 to 6: $75.

[2] 

7 to 20: $125.

[3] 

Each additional 25 detectors: $50.

(b) 

Sprinkler heads.

[1] 

1 to 10: $100.

[2] 

11 to 50: $150.

[3] 

51 to 200: $275.

[4] 

201 to 400: $800.

[5] 

401 to 1,000: $1,000.

[6] 

Over 1,000: $1,500.

(c) 

Kitchen exhaust systems: $125.

(d) 

Pre-engineered systems: $125.

(e) 

Gas or oil appliances: $75 (not connected to plumbing system).

(f) 

Crematoriums: $365; incinerators: $365; standpipes: $365.

(4) 

Electrical.

(a) 

Receptacles, lights, switches: $75 fee for one to 25 devices; $1 fee for each additional device thereafter.

[1] 

Includes: intercom devices, commercial smoke detectors, thermostats, commercial heat detectors, communication outlets, circuit outlets, commercial burglar alarms, light standards eight feet or less, commercial pools.

[2] 

Light standards.

Editor's Note: No fee specified.

(b) 

Motors:

[1] 

1 HP to 10 HP: $25.

[2] 

11 HP to 50 HP: $60.

[3] 

51 HP to 100 HP: $120.

[4] 

101 HP or more: $580.

(c) 

Transformers; generators; HVAC units:

[1] 

1 KW to 10 KW: $25.

[2] 

11 KW to 45 KW: $60.

[3] 

46 KW to 112.5 KW: $120.

[4] 

112.6 KW or more: $580.

(d) 

Service: each main panel/disconnect/subpanel:

[1] 

0 amps to 225 amps: $60.

[2] 

226 amps to 1,000 amps: $120.

[3] 

1,001 amps or more: $580.

(e) 

Alarms: burglary/security, commercial only: fee: $75.

(f) 

Private pools, spas and hot tubs: fee: $75.

(g) 

Photovoltaic:

[1] 

1 KW to 50 KW: $75.

[2] 

51 KW to 100 KW: $120.

[3] 

101 KW or more: $580.

(h) 

Commercial pools, annual inspections: $175 fee.

(5) 

Demolition of structures:

(a) 

5,000 square feet or less: $250 fee.

(b) 

Over 5,000 square feet: $1,000 fee.

(c) 

No state fee.

(6) 

Fire repair:

(a) 

$25 per $1,000 cost of construction; minimum fee: $100.

(b) 

R-3 and R-5: maximum fee: $1,000.

(7) 

Elevators: enforced by the Department of Community Affairs, Elevator Safety Unit [phone].

(8) 

Signs:

(a) 

Signs to up to 50 square feet: $85 per sign.

(b) 

Signs 51 to 100 square feet: $150 per sign.

(c) 

Signs 101 to 250 square feet: $250 per sign.

(d) 

Does not include cost for sign footing/foundation if applicable.

(9) 

Tank removal and installation:

(a) 

Residential tanks: $100 per tank.

(b) 

All other tanks: $275 per tank.

(c) 

No state fee for tank removal.

(10) 

Commercial change of owner/commercial tenant certificate of use:

(a) 

Change of owner fee: $250.

(b) 

Tenant certificate of use fee: $100.

(11) 

Certificate of municipal compliance for smoke detector and carbon monoxide:

(a) 

One to four families between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon: $65 per dwelling unit.

(b) 

Multifamily between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon: $50 per dwelling unit.

(c) 

One to four families at a special time: $125 per dwelling unit.

(d) 

Multifamily at a special time: $100 per dwelling unit.

(e) 

Reprint of any issued certificate: $25.

(f) 

First reinspection for failed or missed inspection: $35 per dwelling unit.

(g) 

Second reinspection for failed or missed inspection: cost of initial inspection.

(12) 

Other Uniform Construction Code fees.

(a) 

Certificate of continued occupancy issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.23:

[1] 

R-3 and R-5: $100.

[2] 

All other use groups: $250.

(b) 

Change of use:

[1] 

R-3 and R-5: $100.

[2] 

All other use groups: $250.

(c) 

Variation:

[1] 

R-3 and R-5: $50.

[2] 

All other use groups: $150.

(d) 

Renewal of temporary certificate of occupancy:

[1] 

All use groups: $50.

(e) 

Asbestos abatement project pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-8.5:

[1] 

Permit fee: $106.

[2] 

Certificate of occupancy fee: $21.

(f) 

Plan review fee: 20% of permit fee.

(g) 

Lapsed permit reinstatement:

[1] 

R-3 and R-5: $100.

[2] 

All other use groups: $125.

(h) 

Lead hazard abatement work:

[1] 

Permit fee: $140.

[2] 

Clearance certificate: $50.

(i) 

Application to Construction Board of Appeals: fee: $100.

(13) 

Zoning permits:

(a) 

Residential fee: $50.

(b) 

Commercial fee: $100.

(14) 

Zoning Ordinance with map or Master Plan: fee: $50.

(15) 

Development Review Ordinance: fee: $35.

(16) 

Bounced or returned check fee: $20.

(17) 

Zoning verification letter: $35.

C. 

Exemption from construction fees.

(1) 

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:27D-126e, no person shall be charged a construction permit surcharge or enforcing agency fee, except those fees for subcode inspections not performed by Borough employees, for any construction, reconstruction, alteration or home improvement designed and undertaken solely to promote accessibility by disabled persons to an existing public or private structure or any of the facilities contained therein.

(2) 

A disabled person, as defined herein, or a parent or sibling of a disabled person shall not be required to pay any municipal fee or charge in order to secure a construction permit for any construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement which promotes accessibility to his or her own living unit.

(3) 

For the purposes of this section, "disabled person" means a person who has the total and permanent inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment, including blindness, and shall include, but not be limited to, any person who is disabled pursuant to the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 416) or the federal Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. § 231 et seq.) or is rated as having a sixty-percent disability or higher pursuant to any federal law administered by the United States Veterans Administration. For purposes of this subsection, "blindness" means central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of correcting lenses. An eye which is accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20° shall be considered as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less.

Amended 7-14-1994 by Ord. No. 1363; 9-12-1996 by Ord. No. 1431; 7-17-1997 by Ord. No. 1455; 8-14-1997 by Ord. No. 1459; 10-10-2002 by Ord. No. 1603; 10-2-2007 by Ord. No. 1801; 6-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1894; 4-2-2012 by Ord. No. 1953