Upper Saddle River Borough

Bergen County

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Certificate of Occupancy

Required
Certificate
Certificate of Resale/Rental (Certificate of Continued Occupancy)
Issued by
Borough of Upper Saddle River Building Department / Code Compliance Office (Construction Official), with sign-offs from Fire Prevention, the Board of Health and Property Maintenance/Zoning
Requirements
  • Building Department review for open permits, unpaid permits or violations
  • Zoning Official site inspection
  • Fire Prevention Bureau smoke/CO alarm inspection and approval
  • Health Department requirements (contact them directly): wells tested by a certified lab and cesspools or non-compliant septic systems updated at realty transfer, per the Bergen County sheet in the packet
  • No violations of law or Construction Official orders pending, and the existing use must have lawfully existed
Fees
Certificate of continued occupancy (Code Chapter 40)$100
Certificate of continued occupancy reinspection (Code Chapter 40)$50
Certificate of Resale/Rental application fee (Borough packet)$100
Timing
The Borough packet says the process could take up to 30 days. No exemptions or conditional certificates are issued.
Valid for
Certificate valid for 6 months (per the application form).
Phone
201-327-2196 ext. 231
ApplicationOfficial page

Smoke and CO alarm certificate

Required
Requirements
  • Smoke detectors at the base of each stairway on each level (including the basement) and outside each sleeping area within 10 feet of bedroom doors
  • Hardwired or interconnected alarms from original construction must stay hardwired; others may be 10-year sealed battery (UL 217) or central-station monitored
  • Proof of end of life is required for any device more than 7 years old
  • Carbon monoxide alarms (UL 2034, NFPA 720) within 10 feet outside every bedroom; battery, hardwired or plug-in
  • Central station systems need a certified central station test document plus a field inspection
  • Portable ABC fire extinguisher (Code Section 51-9 and the packet still list it)
  • Someone 18 or older (owner, tenant, realtor or agent) with a driver license must let the inspector in

Upper Saddle River Bureau of Fire Prevention

Fees
Smoke/CO/extinguisher certificate, application received prior to five calendar days before change of occupancy (Code Section 51-9)$70
Smoke/CO/extinguisher certificate, four days or less notice (Code Section 51-9)$125
Fire Prevention application, regular inspection (Borough packet)$70.00
Fire Prevention application, expedited inspection (Borough packet)$125.00
Reinspection (non-working, recalled or missing alarms, or no-shows)$35.00
Timing
Regular fee applies when the application comes in at least five calendar days before the change of occupancy (code); the packet's fee sheet says more than 10 business days. Inspection dates are set by the office. The certificate is valid for six (6) months.
Phone
201-327-4343
ApplicationOfficial page
Last checked October 4, 2026
Sources
  1. https://ecode360.com/12199576
  2. https://www.usrtoday.org/DocumentCenter/View/380/Certificate-of-ResaleRental-Application-PDF
  3. https://www.usrtoday.org/159/Building-Department

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