To Residents & Contractors

INSPECTION REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS:

As per New Jersey Department of Community Affairs requirements, all inspection requests must be in the form of an email.  Inspection request shall be sent to buildingadmin@emersonnj.org.  Please include the permit and location address in your email. Please also provide 3 available date suggestions, which will not become valid until confirmed in writing from the Building Department.  

2025 INSPECTION  HOURS:

             Scott Wickersheim                        Construction Official            Monday      8:00am - 12:00 pm

                                                                                                                   Thursday   1:00pm - 3:00 pm 

           Ron Cenicola                                 BUILDING                               Monday      8:00am - 10:30 am

                                                                                                                   Tuesday      11:00am - 1:00 pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Thursday    11:00am - 1:00 pm

            Mike Heflich                                   ELECTRIC                             Monday       8:00am - 10:30 am

                                                                                                                   Tuesday      12:30pm - 2:30 pm

                                                                                                                   Thursday    12:30pm - 2:30 pm

            Giuseppe LaMastra                       PLUMBING &                        Tuesday      4:00pm - 6:00 pm

                                                                    MECHANICAL                       Thursday    4:00pm - 6:00 pm

            Chuck Batch                                  FIRE SUBCODE                    Tuesday      11:00am - 1:00pm

                                                                                                                   Thursday    11:00am - 1:00pm                                                                           

IMPORTANT:  Regardless of inspector availability, NO inspections will be confirmed unless work is ready at time of request.

(N.J.A.C. 5:23-2:18(c)1.  Notice for inspections.  Penalty $500)

***INSPECTION REQUESTS ARE NOT CONFIRMED BY PHONE*** 

Ordinance 190-8.F. - (Permitted Construction Hours)

Mondays:                   8:00am -6:00pm

Tuesday - Saturday:  7:00am - 6:00pm

NO Sundays - NO Holidays

FEE SCHEDULE: Chapter 132: Construction Codes, Uniform

Click here for § 132-3: Fees

CONSTRUCTION NOISE: the following is not permitted: operating or causing to be operated any

equipment used in commercial construction, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets, alleys or appurtenances thereto, in residential or commercial land use categories, on weekdays between the hours of 6:00pm and 7:00am the following day or between 6:00pm Saturday night and 8:00am Monday morning and on legal holidays.

Contractor Advertising Signs are NOT Permitted on lawn at any time.

PERMIT required ($100) for Rubbish-Construction Dumpster Container

Click here for the forms page of the Building Department.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.