Construction documents · New Jersey
In New Jersey, identify the applicable UCC subcodes and the enforcing agency’s review scope. For existing buildings, document the rehabilitation work category rather than automatically treating the whole project as new construction.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Bring the applicable subcode references and New Jersey provisions under N.J.A.C. 5:23.
For existing-building work, include the relevant N.J.A.C. 5:23-6 provisions and identify the project’s work category.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
New Jersey reference guide
New Jersey DCA’s current-code directory lists the adopted construction subcodes and the Rehabilitation Subcode separately. Select the applicable references and effective provisions for the actual work.
New Jersey DCA: current construction codesDCA’s Bureau of Construction Project Review handles specified projects and reviews where the local officials lack the required enforcement-license class. Establish the appropriate agency before assembling the submission checklist.
New Jersey DCA: construction project reviewSources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
List the building, trade, and rehabilitation subcodes relevant to the project. Identify work categories, editions, and any transition determination.
Provide the responsible local or state office, building classification, and applicable plan-review checklist.
Supply existing and proposed drawings, demolition limits, schedules, and system interfaces. Ask reviewers to check whether the documents consistently reflect the selected rehabilitation scope.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
Confirm the agency and required enforcement class. DCA identifies projects requiring Bureau of Construction Project Review involvement, including circumstances where local officials lack the necessary license class.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
Current subcodes and separate Rehabilitation Subcode.
State review categories and local enforcement-class limits.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.