Build Resposibly ad Get Permits Before You Build

If you’re developig property i Pleasatville or makig substatial home improvemets, it is imperative to have the ecessary permits to do so. Pleasatville’s Buildig ad Zoig office ca provide guidace o avigatig the costructio code ad is equipped to aswer questios you may have about flood-related costructio improvemets.

Cotact iformatio for the Buildig ad Zoig office ca be foud below:

Kevi Cai
Costructio Official/Zoig Officer
Telephoe - 609.484.3614
Fax - 609.677.4806
construction@pleasantvillenj.us

Be midful that your property may be subject to a State permittig process uder certai coditios, such as waterfrot developmet. If the specificatios for your project exceed the requiremets set forth i Pleasatville’s zoig code (http://www.ecode360.com/16163497, a zoig board meetig may be required to acquire a variace from the code eeded for the developmet of your project. If you’re buildig or makig substatial improvemets to a residetial structure, your structure must be elevated to at least oe (1) foot above the base flood elevatio.

The City has istituted ew buildig regulatios that may impact your property. Oe of the most importat chages was eactig a cumulative substatial damage ordiace, whereby improvemets, recostructios, or rehabilitatios accumulatig over a te-year period are cosidered “substatial improvemets” if the improvemets total 50% of the structure’s value durig that time. &bsp;Substatially damaged structures are treated similar to ew costructio ad will trigger various regulatory requiremets.