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Most building construction, whether new structures or alterations, falls under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Construction Code Official, which operates under the City's Department of Housing and Economic Development. The agency operates under guidelines of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. Fees are regulated by City ordinance.

The Office's services include:

• Reviewing architectural plans and specifications and issuing construction permits for new construction, alterations or repairs of buildings and elevators
  
• Issuing temporary and pearmanent certificates of occupancy for buildings and elevators
  
• Issuing Jersey City contractors' licenses
  
• Conducting annual elevator inspections
  
• Processing cases for the Construction Board of Appeals
  
• Searching construction records for the general public
  
• Conducting condemnation hearings

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