Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 5:15-1.5 - Construction and alteration; change of use(a) No emergency shelter for the homeless may be constructed or altered except in accordance with the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23).(b) No building which is not lawfully occupied and used as an emergency shelter for the homeless on May 1, 1989 shall be used as an emergency shelter for the homeless unless the owner and any operator thereof has been licensed as provided in these rules and unless a certificate of occupancy allowing use as an emergency shelter for the homeless for the number of occupants accommodated or intended to be accommodated is obtained from the construction official having jurisdiction.(c) A new or amended certificate of occupancy shall be required in the event of any change of use other than the following:1. A conversion from a one or two-unit dwelling to an emergency shelter occupied or intended to be occupied by five or fewer residents.2. A conversion from a multiple dwelling to an emergency shelter occupied or designed to be occupied by at least six and not more than 20 residents.3. A conversion from a hotel to an emergency shelter occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than the designed occupant load.4. The use of a building, or portion thereof, that is an auditorium, gymnasium, or similar assembly use as defined in the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, as a Class II shelter as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:15-1.6(b)2.5. The use of a Group I-1 structure as a Class III shelter, as defined at N.J.A.C. 5:15-1.6(b)3.(d) Nothing in these rules shall be construed to impair the power of the construction official or fire official to enforce any applicable provision of their respective codes pertaining to emergency shelters, including, without limitation, provisions concerning hazardous conditions in existing buildings.N.J. Admin. Code § 5:15-1.5
Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3817(b), effective 12/18/2017Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1644(a), effective 7/27/2022Amended by 54 N.J.R. 2079(a), effective 11/7/2022