Toms River, NJ Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing code
- State Elevator Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-12
- Local surcharge
- 15% added to state inspection fee
- Enforcing agency
- Office of Construction Permits and Inspections
- New installs
- Permit required; fee per N.J.A.C. 5:23-40.20
- Accessibility waiver
- No fee for disability-access work, § 252-9
Summary
Elevator devices in Toms River Township are inspected and tested under the state Elevator Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-12, and the township's Office of Construction Permits and Inspections adds its own 15% administrative charge on top of the state inspection fee schedule under § 252-6B(8)(b) of the Township Code. New elevator installations also require a construction permit and plan review before the device can be installed.
Installation of elevator devices. The plan review fees for elevator devices shall be as described in N.J.A.C. 5:23-40.20(c)6 and 7. ... Elevator device inspections and tests shall be per the fee schedule described in N.J.A.C. 5:23-12, plus 15% administrative charge thereof.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954830; v33 updated 2026-04-22; through 04-22-2026).
Full Breakdown
Toms River Township enforces elevator safety through the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code rather than a separate local elevator ordinance. Section 252-2 establishes the township's enforcing agency, the Office of Construction Permits and Inspections, headed by the Construction Official and staffed with Building, Plumbing, Electrical and other subcode officials as the state Commissioner of Community Affairs designates; the Bureau of Fire Prevention serves as the Fire Protection Subcode Official. C. 20(c)6 and 7 rather than a flat local number. C. 5:23-12, the state's Elevator Subcode, plus a 15% administrative charge added by the township on top of the state fee.
Section 252-4 requires the public to do business with the enforcing agency at the Office of Construction Permits and Inspections except in emergencies, and § 252-9 waives any construction permit surcharge or municipal fee, which would include elevator work, for construction undertaken solely to promote accessibility for a disabled person to an existing structure or their own living unit. C. 20 schedules that the 15% surcharge is layered onto.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 252 does not carry a stand-alone elevator penalty section; failure to secure the required construction permit and plan review before installing or maintaining an elevator device is enforced the same way as any other Uniform Construction Code violation, through the Office of Construction Permits and Inspections and, ultimately, denial of a certificate of occupancy until the required inspections under N.J.A.C. 5:23-12 are completed and the associated fees, including the 15% local surcharge, are paid.
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