General
Information (Address, Personnel, Hours)
Construction
Permits - When Required?
What
is "Ordinary Repair"?
What
is "Minor
Work"?
Site
Plan Exemption Application (SPEC) Requirements
(.pdf)
This
application is required for a change of occupancy/tenancy for occupying a
non-residential building or structure within
Hanover Township. The completed
application and application fees should be submitted to the
Construction/Zoning Office.
Certificate of Habitability -
Sale of Home (.pdf)
This form is
required at closing when a home is being sold. Bring the completed
form to the Building Department, along with the $75.00 application fee
(if low or moderate income dwelling, an additional and separate check
of $200.00 is required for the affordable housing administration fee).
At the time the form is submitted, the Building Department will schedule
an appointment for a Building Inspector to inspect the home for the
required Fire Protection Requirements and Detector Requirements (See
link below).
Certificate of Habitability -
Rental (.pdf)
This form is required
each time a rental dwelling changes tenants. Bring the completed form to
the Building Department, along with the $75.00 application fee. Be sure
to include the name and phone number of the tenant. At the time the form
is submitted, the Building Department will schedule an appointment for a
Building inspector to inspect the home for the required Fire Protection
Requirements (See link below). Be aware, a tenant is not permitted to
move in until the form is submitted and inspection has passed.
Landlord Registration Form - Rental
(.doc)
This one-time form
is required by Hanover Township to register a person as a landlord of a
rental dwelling. No fee is required for the Landlord Registration, however,
a Certificate of Habitability for a Rental Dwelling is required each time
there is a change of occupancy in the rental unit.
Fire Extinguisher Requirements (.pdf) &
Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Detector Requirements (.pdf)
The Division of Fire
Safety requires all one & two family dwellings to comply with the
following Fire Extinguisher AND Detector Requirements as stated in the
above links/documents. During the Certificate of Habitability inspection
for either the resale of a home or a rental unit, our Building Inspector
will be verifying these requirements are met before the issuance of a
signed Certificate of Habitability by our Construction Code Official,
which is necessary at the time of a closing of a home sale, or the
change in occupancy of a rental unit.
UCC
Forms (Uniform Construction Code Forms):
(Downloadable forms necessary to apply for a
construction permit.)
Permit Jacket (.pdfs -
Page 1 -
Page 2 -
Page 3)
All
permits are required to be enclosed in a permit jacket when submitted. You
may print out this three-page permit jacket and attach the applicable subcodes to it, or you may obtain this permit jacket (as well as the
applicable subcode forms) at the Building Department.
Building
Subcode
(.pdf)
Complete this form in full and make 3
additional copies of the completed form and submit to
the Building Department.
A permit “jacket” will also be required and
can be provided at the counter when submitted.
Electrical
Subcode
(.pdf)
Complete this form in full and make 3
additional copies of the completed form and submitted
to the Building Department.
A permit “jacket” will also be required and
can be provided at the counter when submitted.
This form must be signed and sealed by a
licensed contractor.
If work is being performed by the homeowner, it
is not required to be sealed by a licensed contractor,
but must be signed by the homeowner.
Plumbing
Subcode
(.pdf)
Complete this form in full and
make 3 additional copies of the completed form and
submitted to the Building Department.
A permit “jacket” will also be required and
can be provided at the counter when submitted.
This form must be signed and sealed by a
licensed contractor.
If work is being performed by the homeowner, it
is not required to be sealed by a licensed contractor,
but must be signed by the homeowner.
Fire
Protection Subcode
(.pdf)
Complete this form in full and make 3
additional copies of the completed form and submitted
to the Building Department.
A permit “jacket” will also be required and
can be provided at the counter when submitted.
This form must be signed and sealed by a
licensed contractor.
If work is being performed by the homeowner, it
is not required to be sealed by a licensed contractor,
but must be signed by the homeowner.
Elevator Subcode (pdfs
-
Single Installation -
Multiple Installation)
Complete the applicable
form(s) in full and make 3 additional copies of each completed form
and submit to the Building Department. If a single installation is
required, scroll over "single installation" and submit only this
form; if more than one installation is needed, scroll over and
complete the "multiple installation" form ALONG with the single
installation form. The applicable form(s) must be signed and sealed
by a licensed contractor. A permit "jacket" will also be required
and can be provided at the counter when submitted.
