GUIDELINES

 

  • Application
    • In order to process your application, it must have all sections completely filled out.
      • Name
      • Address
      • Phone number(s)
      • E-mail 
      • Job Site Location
  • Technical Sections
    • Must be completely filled out, signed and sealed as required.
  • Application Folder Signatures
    • Must be signed and dated by the owner or contractor/agent.
    • The Inside of the Jacket and applications must be signed by the person performing the work.
  • Specifications and Plans
    • Must be Drawn to Scale
    • Have sufficient clarity and detail to show the nature and character of the work to be performed.
    • Submit three (3) copies 
  • Estimated Cost of Construction
    • Including but not limited to building construction, on-site construction, and all integral equipment, built-in furnishings and finishes. When material or labor is provided at no cost, its normal or usual cost shall be included in the estimated cost.
  • Demonstrate Model Energy Code Compliance
    • For detached one and two family structures three stories or less in height
      • Compliance may be demonstrated by the submission of Energy Star compliance documentation.
    • RES Check software is available at www.nj.gov/dca/codes or www.energy codes.gov.
  • Certification in Lieu of Oath
    • Before signing the Certification in Lieu of Oath indicating that you are performing the work yourself, please consider the following:
      • The laws requiring new home builders to be registered and contractors in various trades, such as plumbing, and electrical work, to be licensed were adopted to protect homeowners.
      • If you are signing the Certification to provide cover to unlicensed home builder or contractor, you are forfeiting the protection afforded you under the law.
      • The contractor that you have hired may or may not be qualified, and the law may not be able to help you because you signed the Certification indicating that you are performing the work yourself.
      • You are violating the criminal laws of this State if you sign the Certification indicating that you are doing the work yourself when, in fact, you are paying someone else to do it.
      • In the case of the construction of a new home, you are forfeiting your right to a new home warranty.
        • Every new home builder in New Jersey is required to be registered with the State and to give a warranty to each purchaser.
        • The warranty covers almost all defects in workmanship or materials, including appliances, for the first year; plumbing, mechanical (heating and air conditioning), and electrical systems for the first two years; and major structural defects for ten years.
        • Further, the warranty will actually pay for the correction of defects if the builder fails or refuses to do so.
        • By signing the Certification, you are giving up that protection.
        • For more information regarding contractor licensing go to www.nj.gov/lps/ca/contractors
  • Construction Drawings & Plans Submission
    • Pursuant to New Jersey law, the owner of a single family owner occupied detached dwelling may prepare their own construction drawings.
    • All other plans must be prepared by a New Jersey licensed design professional.
    • New Jersey licensed electrical and plumbing contractors are permitted to prepare wiring and plumbing riser diagrams for one and two family dwellings.
    • Drawings prepared by a New Jersey licensed design professional, must be signed and sealed by that professional.
  • Prior Approvals
    • All other requried prior approvals must be completed prior to issuance of a Construciton Permit.
      • Zoning Compliance Review & Permit 
      • Joint Land Use Board 
        • Variance
      • Historic Preservation Commission
      • Engineering
      • Utilities
      • Engineering
      • Home Owner Assosciaiton (HOA) if Applicable
      • Morris County Soil Conservaiton
      • New Jersery Department of Environmental Protection