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You can protect your home investment in our desirable town with no assessment increase by completing maintenance and repair as needed. Items requiring no permits include the following:
| Interior and exterior painting | Landscape work |
| Window boxes | New gutters and leaders |
| Window shutter installation & repairs | Carpet |
| Window glazing and puttying | Install storm windows and doors |
| Kitchen floors, tile or linoleum | Wall repairs - sheet rock or plaster only |
| Changing locks-single cylinder, dead bolts only | Repair existing driveways or sidewalks |
Some items of repair and maintenance do require permits. These are listed with a note to guide you as to which department will issue the permit.
| Repair Type | Permit Type |
|---|---|
| Chimney repairs | Check with construction official |
| Fence replacement | Check with construction official |
| Install additional wall outlets | Construction permit |
| Increase power service to home | Construction permit |
| Roof repairs | Check with construction official |
| New roof | Construction permit |
| Porch and stair repairs | Check with construction official |
| New fence | Construction permit |
| Build new retaining wall | Check with construction official |
| Install hard surface driveways | Check with construction official |
| Create additional off-street parking | Check with construction official
As per Borough Ordinance |
| Pipe leaders to existing storm drains | Check with construction official |
| Repair existing patios | Check with construction official |
| Repair garages/accessory buildings | Check with construction official
Construction permit |
| Build or erect utility buildings, e.g.,
aluminum sheds and wood sheds |
Construction permit |
| Install exterior entry into basement | Construction permit |
| Install driveway post light | Construction permit |
| Demolish sheds and/or buildings | Demolition permit |
| Water softeners | Construction permit |
| Water heaters | Construction permit |
The following improvements will increase your assessment.
| Improvement Type | Permit Type |
|---|---|
| Remodeling of kitchen | Construction permit |
| Remodeling of bath | Construction permit |
| New exterior siding and veneers | Construction permit |
| Add sun deck -- portico -- porch | Construction permit |
| In-ground swimming pools | Construction permit |
| Plumbing alteration, modernization and tiling | Construction permit |
| Install masonry patios | Construction permit |
| Finish basement for recreation rooms,
laundry rooms, and game rooms, etc. |
Construction permit |
| Finish attic for additional rooms of any kind | Construction permit |
| Additions to house for rooms of any
kind, garage, greenhouse, etc. |
Construction permit |
| Central air conditioner | Construction permit |
It is only logical that an improvement to your home as described above will result in an increased selling price of your home and therefore, your property tax assessment will increase. This will take the form of an added assessment tax bill which you will receive in the mail at the end of October after the improvement is substantially completed for its intended use. This bill shall be payable on November 1, February 1 and May 1 and then the added assessment amount will be included in your annual tax bill received in June for the new tax year. Therefore, just as you planned ahead for this improvement, you should also plan ahead and set aside funds for the added assessment tax bill.
If you did not receive an Added Assessment Tax bill for work completed in the previous year, you will receive an "Omitted Added" Assessment bill in addition to an "Added Assessment" bill the year following the improvement.
Please note, not scheduling a final inspection for your building permit does not delay the added assessment tax bill.
Other improvements and alterations not listed may need a permit; therefore please call the construction official at 377-2964 to make certain.
All construction permits are obtained from the Construction Official in the lower level of the Borough Hall.
If building permits are not obtained for improvements, penalties are imposed.
