N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-3.11A
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024
Section 5:23-3.11A - Public school facility plan review and inspections; Uniform Construction Code enhancements in public school facilities(a) Plan review shall be performed by the Department of Community Affairs. A Department of Education approval shall be submitted prior to the release of plans for projects subject to the Department of Education review pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:26-3. 1. Plan review for the construction of a new school shall always be the responsibility of the Department. For projects other than the construction of a new school, the local enforcing agency may review the plans in accordance with (b) below.(b)In lieu of obtaining construction code plan review and release from the Department of Community Affairs, a school district may secure construction code plan review and release from a municipal code enforcing agency, pursuant to P.L. 1990, c.23. 1. The municipal code enforcing agency providing construction code plan approval must agree to perform the review and must be appropriately classified for the proposed project in accordance with this chapter. i. The municipal code enforcing agency in the municipality where the proposed project is to take place shall be given the right of first refusal to review the plans provided that the agency is appropriately classified for the proposed project in accordance with this chapter.2. The municipal code enforcing agency performing the construction code plan review may require the payment of any municipal plan review fees.3. No construction permit shall be issued for a public school facility unless and until the final plans and specifications have been released by the Department or an appropriately classified municipal code enforcing agency.4. The municipal code enforcing agency within the jurisdiction in which the facility is located shall be responsible for construction permit issuance, construction inspection and certificate of occupancy issuance.5. Amendments to released plans and specifications for reasons other than educational adequacy shall be submitted for review and release to the Department or the municipal code enforcing agency, whichever originally released the plans.6. Release of the plans by the Department or the municipal code enforcing agency, as the case may be, shall not preclude the enforcing agency doing the inspection from issuing a stop work order in the event of a violation of the code. The enforcing agency doing the inspection shall not, however, issue a stop work order based on its disagreement with the released plans unless the agency that released the plans, be it the Department or another local enforcing agency, agrees that the issuance of such an order is appropriate. In the event that the enforcing agency doing the inspection believes there to be an error in the plans, that enforcing agency shall give prompt notice of the error that is believed to exist to the Department or the municipal agency that reviewed the plans, as the case may be.(c) The Department or the municipal code enforcing agency providing construction code plan release or inspection shall be responsible for enforcing the following Uniform Construction Code enhancements in public school facilities: 1. Each instructional space and room of assembly which is illuminated with the use of high intensity discharge (HID) sources, such as mercury vapor, high pressure sodium and metal halide lamps, shall also be provided with a second source of illumination to provide illumination instantly upon activation of the circuit. All high intensity discharge (HID) lamps shall be of the fail-safe type which will permanently extinguish within 15 minutes after the outer glass of the bulb is broken. All lamps shall be provided with a glass or plastic lens to protect the bulb.2. All school buildings shall be equipped with a mechanical air supply and exhaust ventilation system which will provide, during periods of occupancy, standard tempered outdoor air supply and mechanical exhaust at the minimum rates set forth in the mechanical subcode.(d) Pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 114-1996, the Department or the municipal code enforcing agency shall have authority to enforce and cite violations of 6A:26-6.3, 6.4, and 8.1.N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-3.11A
Amended by 47 N.J.R. 459(a), effective 2/17/2015