Bayonne, NJ Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

Bayonne does not run its own elevator maintenance code; instead, Section 15-3.1e folds elevator oversight into the Elevator Subcode under the State Uniform Construction Code, referencing N.J.A.C. 5:23-1 et seq. directly. Rather than listing flat dollar amounts the way the Building, Electrical, and Plumbing Subcode fee items do, Section 15-3.1e ties the cost of private on-site elevator inspections to whatever rate the City has under its municipal inspection services contract, then adds a 15% markup on top of that contracted rate. The Construction Agency, established under Section 15-1.1 with a Construction Official as chief administrator, oversees this subcode alongside the Building, Plumbing, Electrical, and Fire Protection Subcodes, and its personnel are qualified under N.J.S.A.

52:27D-119 and N.J.A.C. 5:23 per Section 15-1.2. Because elevator inspections are billed through a third-party municipal contract rather than a posted fee schedule, a building owner with a private elevator should confirm the current contracted inspection rate with the Construction Agency before budgeting for a routine or periodic inspection, since the 15% City surcharge applies regardless of which contractor performs the inspection. The general construction permit rules in Section 15-3.1 still govern payment timing and the fine for any inspection or permit-required work performed before it is authorized.