Sea Isle City

Cape May County

Certificate of Occupancy

Required

Certificate

Certificate of Compliance, Floodplain Venting Requirements (flood vent check at sale)

Issued by

Construction Office (Construction Official)

Requirements

Construction Official visits the home to verify the required square inches of flood venting
Flood vents: at least one square inch of net open area per square foot of enclosed area (non-engineered vents), or one engineered inch per square foot for engineered vents
Required vents and crawl space access door(s) must be located; if they fall short, the owner is given a set number of days to meet the City venting requirements

Phone

609-263-1166

Required

Requirements

Owner or authorized representative does the inspection and signs a notarized self-certification; no inspector visit for the alarms
Smoke detector on each level including basements (not attic or crawl space), and a smoke detector and CO alarm outside each separate sleeping area, within ten feet of it
Homes built after January 1977: AC powered and/or interconnected smoke alarms must be kept in working order; a ten year sealed battery smoke detector is required if detectors are not hard wired
CO alarm required when the home has fuel-burning appliances, a fireplace or wood/coal stove, or an attached garage; battery alarms are acceptable
City form still lists a portable fire extinguisher: minimum rating 2A-10B:C, no more than 10 pounds, within ten feet of the kitchen area, on its bracket, top no more than 5 feet above the floor, near an exit (seasonal summer units exempt)

Fees

Smoke, CO alarm and fire extinguisher certificate, per unit

$45

Timing

Certificate is mailed; allow processing time. If the sale does not happen within 6 months a new application is needed.

Phone

609-263-4461

Last checked September 30, 2026

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