Sea Isle City

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Certificate of Compliance, Floodplain Venting Requirements (flood vent check at sale) · Construction Office (Construction Official)

• 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
• Application: https://evocloud-prod3-public.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/56/media/96877.pdf

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• 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)