New Jersey’s Uniform Construction Code (UCC) adopts codes by regulation. The codes are administered by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Division of Codes & Standards. They are uniform statewide and local jurisdictions are not permitted to amend. 

Please review the information found here for code adoption information:
https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/codreg/ 

The tall mass timber provisions went into effect in 2022.

New Jersey adopted the 2018 I-Codes on 9-3-19. NJ typically adopts the triennial edition in September and permits building permit applicants to choose what edition of the code the project is submitted under with a 6-month window either way (i.e., a Tall Mass Timber project could theoretically be submitted in March 2022 under the 2021 IBC provisions).  

Page last updated: December 2023