N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 5, ch. 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE

  1. Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 5:23-1.1 to 5:23-1.7)
  2. Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT; PROCESS (§ 5:23-2.1 to 5:23-2.39)
  3. Subchapter 3 - SUBCODES (§ 5:23-3.1 to 5:23-3.22)
  4. Subchapter 3A - STATE-JURISDICTION SUBCODES (§ 5:23-3A.1 to 5:23-3A.2)
  5. Subchapter 4 - ENFORCING AGENCIES; DUTIES; POWERS; PROCEDURES (§ 5:23-4.1 to 5:23-4.40)
  6. Subchapter 4A - INDUSTRIALIZED/MODULAR BUILDINGS AND BUILDING COMPONENTS (§ 5:23-4A.1 to 5:23-4A.27)
  7. Subchapter 4B - RESERVED (§ 5:23-4B.1 to 5:23-4B.11)
  8. Subchapter 4C - RESERVED (§ 5:23-4C.1 to 5:23-4C.5)
  9. Subchapter 4D - RECREATIONAL PARK TRAILERS (§ 5:23-4D.1 to 5:23-4D.9)
  10. Subchapter 5 - LICENSING OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS (§ 5:23-5.1 to 5:23-5.25)
  11. Subchapter 6 - REHABILITATION SUBCODE (§ 5:23-6.1 to 5:23-6.33)
  12. Subchapter 7 - BARRIER FREE SUBCODE (§ 5:23-7.1 to 5:23-7.32)
  13. Subchapter 8 - ASBESTOS HAZARD ABATEMENT SUBCODE (§ 5:23-8.1 to 5:23-8.22)
  14. Subchapter 9 - CODE INTERPRETATIONS (§ 5:23-9.1 to 5:23-9.9)
  15. Subchapter 10 - RADON HAZARD SUBCODE (§ 5:23-10.1 to 5:23-10.4)
  16. Subchapter 11 - PLAYGROUND SAFETY SUBCODE (§ 5:23-11.1 to 5:23-11.4)
  17. Subchapter 12 - ELEVATOR SAFETY SUBCODE (§ 5:23-12.1 to 5:23-12.12)
  18. Subchapter 12A - OPTIONAL ELEVATOR INSPECTION PROGRAM (§ 5:23-12A.1 to 5:23-12A.6)

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 5, ch. 23
CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective: February 9, 2022.
See: 54 N.J.R. 422(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:
Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was adopted as R.1976 d.344, d.345, d.346 and d.347, effective January 1, 1977 and codified as Subchapter 1, General Provisions; Subchapter 2, Administration and Enforcement Process; Subchapter 3, Subcodes, and Subchapter 4, Enforcing Agencies: Duties, Powers, Procedures. See: 8 N.J.R. 216(b), 319(a), 370(d), 414(a); 8 N.J.R. 546(a). Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, superseded N.J.A.C. 5:16, Standard Building Code and N.J.A.C. 5:20, Safety Glazing Materials, which were repealed by R.1978 d.360, effective October 6, 1978. See: 10 N.J.R. 377(a), 10 N.J.R. 470(a). Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, also superseded N.J.A.C. 5:21, Uniform Standards Code for Mobile Homes, which was repealed by R.1982 d.7, effective February 1, 1982. See: 13 N.J.R. 717(a), 14 N.J.R. 142(a).
Subchapter 5, Licensing of Code Enforcement Officials, was adopted as R.1977 d.304, effective October 1, 1977. See: 9 N.J.R. 257(b), 9 N.J.R. 413(b). Subchapter 6, Tax Exemption for Solar Facilities, was adopted as R.1978 d.334, effective September 18, 1978. See: 10 N.J.R. 222(b), 10 N.J.R. 418(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Subchapter 6, Tax Exemption for Solar Facilities, was readopted as R.1980 d.303, effective July 1, 1980. See: 12 N.J.R. 249(c), 12 N.J.R. 452(c).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was readopted as R.1983 d.144, effective April 26, 1983. See: 14 N.J.R. 1247(a), 15 N.J.R. 803(c).
Subchapter 7, Barrier Free Subcode, was adopted as R.1986 d.448, effective November 3, 1986. See: 18 N.J.R. 757(a), 18 N.J.R 2194(a).
Subchapter 8, Asbestos Hazard Abatement Subcode, was adopted as Emergency New Rules R.1985 d.362, effective June 18, 1985 (expired August 17, 1985). See: 17 N.J.R. 1782(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), the provisions of R.1985 d.362 were readopted as R.1985 d.472, effective August 16, 1985. See: 17 N.J.R. 2249(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was readopted as R.1988 d.168, effective March 22, 1988. N.J.A.C. 5:23-6.1, 6.2 and 6.3, concerning tax exemption for solar facilities, were not readopted and expired on April 1, 1988. See: 20 N.J.R. 223(a), 20 N.J.R. 893(a).
Subchapter 9, Code Interpretations, was adopted as R.1988 d.195, effective May 2, 1988. See: 20 N.J.R. 224(a), 20 N.J.R. 977(a).
Subchapter 10, Radon Hazard Subcode, was adopted as R.1990 d.226, effective May 7, 1990. See: 21 N.J.R. 3696(a), 22 N.J.R. 1356(a).
Subchapter 4A, Industrialized/Modular Buildings and Building Components, was adopted as R.1990 d.313, effective June 18, 1990, (operative July 1, 1990). See: 22 N.J.R. 691(a), 22 N.J.R. 1915(b).
Subchapter 11, Indoor Air Quality Standards and Procedures for Buildings Occupied by Public Employees, was adopted as R.1992 d.33, effective January 21, 1992. See: 23 N.J.R. 1730(b), 24 N.J.R. 229(c).
Subchapter 12, Safety Subcode, was adopted as R.1991 d.325, effective July 1, 1991. See: 23 N.J.R. 805(a), 23 N.J.R. 2046(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was readopted as R.1993 d.106, effective February 3, 1993. See: 24 N.J.R. 1420(b), 25 N.J.R. 920(a).
Subchapter 4B, Manufactured Homes and Manufactured Home Add-On Units Not Subject to Federal Regulation, and Subchapter 4C, Enforcement of Federal Manufactured Home Standards, were adopted as R.1994 d.96, effective February 22, 1994. See: 25 N.J.R. 5388(a), 26 N.J.R. 1073(a).
N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.1 through 7.99 were repealed and 7.100 through 7.116 were recodified as 7.2 through 7.18 by R.1995 d.144, effective March 20, 1995 (operative July 1, 1995). See: 26 N.J.R. 2698(a), 26 N.J.R. 2524(a), 27 N.J.R. 1180(a).
Subchapter 11, Indoor Air Quality Standards and Procedures for Buildings Occupied by Public Employees, was repealed by R.1995 d.612, effective December 4, 1995 (operative July 1, 1995). See: 27 N.J.R. 3518(a), 27 N.J.R. 4885(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was readopted as R.1997 d.409, effective September 9, 1997. As a part of R.1997 d.409, effective October 6, 1997, Subchapter 6, Tax Exemption, was repealed. See: 29 N.J.R. 2736(a), 29 N.J.R. 4281(a).
Subchapter 6, Rehabilitation Subcode, was adopted as R.1998 d.28, effective January 5, 1998. See: 29 N.J.R. 3603(a), 30 N.J.R. 129(a).
Subchapter 12A, Optional Elevator Inspection Program, was adopted as R.1998 d.480, effective September 21, 1998. See: 30 N.J.R. 1119(b), 30 N.J.R. 3461(a).
Subchapter 11, Playground Safety Subcode, was adopted as R.1999 d.351, effective October 18, 1999. See: 31 N.J.R. 1838(a), 31 N.J.R. 3082(a).
Subchapter 3A, State-Jurisdiction Subcodes, was adopted as R.2001 d.303, effective September 4, 2001. See: 33 N.J.R. 1991(a), 33 N.J.R. 2989(a).
Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was readopted as R.2003 d.70, effective January 15, 2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 351(a), 35 N.J.R. 1054(a).
Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was readopted as R.2008 d.188, effective June 13, 2008. See: 39 N.J.R. 2578(a), 40 N.J.R. 4314(a).
Subchapter 4B, Manufactured Homes and Manufactured Home Add-On Units Not Subject To Federal Regulation, was renamed Manufactured Homes and Manufactured Home Add-On Units; and Subchapter 4D, Recreational Park Trailers, was adopted as new rules by R.2008 d.213, effective August 4, 2008. See: 39 N.J.R. 2411(a), 40 N.J.R. 4523(b).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was scheduled to expire on June 13, 2015. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was readopted, effective March 25, 2015. See: 47 N.J.R. 781(c).
Subchapter 4B, Manufactured Homes and Manufactured Home Add-On Units, and Subchapter 4C, Enforcement of Federal Manufactured Home Standards, were repealed by R.2019 d.083, effective August 5, 2019. See: 51 N.J.R. 3(a), 51 N.J.R. 1269(a).
Public Notice: Notice of Permit Extensions. See: 52 N.J.R. 1682(a).
Chapter 23, Uniform Construction Code, was readopted, effective February 9, 2022. See: Source and Effective Date.

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N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.

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