Codes & Regulations
Following is information, or links to information, concerning those Codes, Laws and Rule or Regulation.
- Adopted Codes and Standards
Code
Adoption Date
International Building Code -NJ ed., 2009
Obtained From: International Code Council, Inc. [888] 422-7233- National Fire Protection Association Referenced Standards - http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?cateforyID=279&itemID=18123&order_src=C800 Obtained From:
National Fire Protection Assoc. [617] 770-3000 or www.nfpa.org
Sept-07-2010
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.14)National Standard Plumbing Code, 2009
obtained From: National Assoc. of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors in New Jersey at [800] 652-7422 or NAPHCC [800] 533-7694Sept-07-2010
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.15)National Electrical Code, 2008
Obtained From: National Fire Protection Assoc [617] 770-3000Apr-6-2009
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.16)International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 (Residential)
Obtained From: International Code Council [888] 422-7233
ASHRAE 90.1-2007 (Commercial)
(free link to 2010 edition for comparison purposes only)
Obtained From: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. [800] 527-4723
Compliance Tools--REScheck and COMcheckSept-07-2010
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.18)International Mechanical Code, 2009
Obtained From: International Code Council [888] 422-7233Sept-07-2010
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.20)International Fuel Gas Code, 2009
Obtained From: International Code Council [888] 422-7233Sept-07-2010
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.22)International Residential Code -NJ ed., 2009
Obtained From: International Code Council [888] 422-7233Sept-07-2010
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.21)Rehabilitation Subcode – NJAC 5:23-6
Obtained From: State of NJ, Department of Community Affairs,
Division of Codes and Standards [609] 984-0040Updated Yearly
Barrier-Free Subcode – NJAC 5:23-7
Obtained From : State of NJ, Department of Community Affairs,
Division of Codes and Standards [609] 984-0040ANSI A117.1-2003
Obtained From: ANSI 11 West 42nd St New York, NY 10036 or
International Code Council [888] 422-7233May-7-2007
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-7.2)
- National Fire Protection Association Referenced Standards - http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?cateforyID=279&itemID=18123&order_src=C800 Obtained From:
- Code Adoption History
Code Adoption History - Grace Period
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 preceeding the subcode revision. Provided that the application is complete, the construction official and applicable subcode officials shall perform the plan review and issue construction permit(s) based on the code in force immediately prior to the operative date of the subcode revision. This grace period shall apply only to revisions of subcodes. - Previously Adopted Codes Usable within Grace Period
A complete permit application must be filed before March 7, 2011 (the end of the grace period) to utilize these codes.
Code
Adoption DateInternational Building Code -NJ ed., 2006
Obtained From: International Code Council, Inc. [888] 422-7233Feb-20-2007
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.14)National Electrical Code, 2008
Obtained From: National Fire Protection Assoc [617] 770-3000Apr-6-2009
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.16)National Standard Plumbing Code, 2006
Obtained From: National Assoc. of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors
[800] 533-7694 or in New Jersey at [800] 652-7422Feb-20-2007
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.15)International Energy Conservation Code -NJ ed., 2006 (Residential)
Obtained From: International Code Council [888] 422-7233 and
ASHRAE 90.1-2004 (Commercial)
Obtanied From: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. [800] 527-4723Feb-20-2007
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.18)International Mechanical Code, 2006
Obtained From: International Code Council [888] 422-7233Feb-20-2007
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.20)International Fuel Gas Code, 2006
Obtained From: International Code Council [888] 422-7233Feb-20-2007
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.22)International Residential Code -NJ ed., 2006
Obtained From: International Code Council [888] 422-7233Feb-20-2007
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-3.21)Rehabilitation Subcode 5:23-6
Obtained From: State of NJ, Department of Community Affairs,
Division of Codes and Standards [609] 984-0040Updated Yearly
Barrier-Free Subcode 5:23-7
Obtained From : State of NJ, Department of Community Affairs,
Division of Codes and Standards [609] 984-0040
ANSI A117.1-2003
Obtained From:
ANSI 11 West 42nd St New York, NY 10036 or
International Code Council [888] 422-7233May-7-2007
(w/tech. amendments at NJAC 5:23-7.2) - Current Administrative Rules and Regulations
New Jersey State regulations, called rules, implement the statutes that are the legal basis for operating State programs and services.
The New Jersey Administrative Code, an official publication of the State of New Jersey, compiles all effective rules adopted by State agencies and filed with the Office of Administrative Law. The New Jersey Administrative Code is regularly updated in a loose-leaf format organized by State agency content.
The New Jersey Administrative Code is available from LexisNexis, the publisher licensed by the NJ Office of Administrative Law. A searchable online version of the Code is available at LexisNexis. The NJ Administrative Code may also be found in public libraries; contact your library directly for availability.
Copies of rules are provided here as a courtesy and are not the official versions. Though every effort is made to ensure that the text provided here is identical to the official, legally effective versions of rule, if any discrepancies exist between the text at this website and the official version of the rules, the official version will govern.
Construction Code Enforcement
NJAC 5:12 Ski Lifts
NJAC 5:14A Carnival-Amusement Rides
NJAC 5:17 Lead Hazard Evaluation and Abatement Code
NJAC 5:18 Liquefied Petroleum Gas
NJAC 5:21 Residential Site Improvement Standards
NJAC 5:23 Uniform Construction Code
NJAC 5:23A Construction Board of Appeals
Housing Code Enforcement
NJAC 5:10 Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings
NJAC 5:10A Proprietary Campground Facility Health and Safety Standards
Rooming and Boarding House Regulation and Assistance
NJAC 5:15 Emergency Shelters for the Homeless
NJAC 5:27 Regulations Governing Rooming and Boarding Houses
New Home Warranty, Builder Registration and Related Homeowner Protection
NJAC 5:19 Continuing Care Retirement Community Rules
NJAC 5:24 Condo, Fee Simple, Cooperative Conversion & Mobile Home Retirement
NJAC 5:25 Regulations Governing New Home Warranties and Builders' Registration
NJAC 5:26 Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act Regulations
NJAC 5:29 Landlord Tenant Relations
All Others
NJAC 5:7 Urban and Rural Centers Unsafe Buildings Demolition Loan Fund
NJAC 5:11 Relocation Assistance and Eviction
NJAC 5:28 NJ State Housing Code - Rule Proposals and Adoptions
Interested persons may submit comments or information concerning any of the rule proposals in the New Jersey Register until the date indicated in the proposal. submissions and any inquires about submission should be addressed to the agency officer specified for a particular proposal.
The department allows a minimum period of 60 days for comments concerning rule proposals. On occasion, a proposing agency may extend the 60-day comment period in the heading of a proposal or in a subsequent notice in the register. At the close of the period for comments, the proposing agency may thereafter adopt a proposal, without change, or with changes not in violation of the rulemaking procedures at N.J.A.C. 1:30-4.3. The adoption becomes effective upon publication in the Register of a notice adoption, unless otherwise indicated in the adoption notice. Promulgation in the New Jersey Register establishes a new or amended rule as an official part of the New Jersey Administrative Code.
(source: The New Jersey Register)
Some rule proposals are adopted without any changes. These rules are noted as "adopted without change." For these rules, to read the changes that were made to the original rule text, the rule proposal itself suffices.
Other rule proposals do contain changes upon adoption. For these rules, to read all the changes that have been made to the original rule text, the rule proposal and adoption must be read together. The table below provides the necessary links.
Current Proposals and Anticipated Adoption
