52:32-6 Definitions.

3. As used in this act, P.L.1975, c.220 (C.52:32-4 et seq.):

a. "Public building" means any building, structure, facility or complex used by the general public, including, but not limited to, theaters, concert halls, auditoriums, museums, schools, libraries, recreation facilities, public transportation terminals and stations, factories, office buildings, business establishments, passenger vehicle service stations, shopping centers, hotels or motels, and public eating places, constructed by any State, county, or municipal government agency or instrumentality or any private individual, partnership, association, or corporation, with the following exceptions: warehouse storage areas and all buildings classified as hazardous occupancies. As used herein, "hazardous occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof that involves highly combustible, highly flammable, or explosive material, or which has inherent characteristics that constitute a special fire hazard. As used in P.L.1975, c.220 (C.52:32-4 et seq.), the term shall not include residential buildings, but shall include hotels and motels. Any facility requirements for residential buildings concerning persons with physical disabilities shall be governed by the barrier free subcode promulgated pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-123).

b. "Physical disability" means a physical impairment for which a person uses a wheelchair; or which causes a person to walk with difficulty or walk insecurely; affects the sight or hearing of a person to the extent that a person functioning in public areas is insecure or exposed to danger; causes a person to have faulty coordination; or reduces mobility, flexibility, coordination, and perceptiveness of a person to the extent that facilities are needed to provide for the safety of that person.

c. "Remodel" means, with respect to an existing public building as defined in P.L.1975, c.220 (C.52:32-4 et seq.), to construct an addition, alter the design or layout of said public building so that a change or modification of the entrance facilities, toilet facilities, or vertical access facilities is achieved, or make substantial repairs or alterations.

d. "Office building" means a building or structure which is used for the transaction of business; for the rendering of professional service; for other services that involve stocks of goods, wares, or merchandise in limited quantities for use incidental to office uses or sample purposes; or for display and sale purposes involving stocks of goods, wares, or merchandise incidental to these purposes. This definition is intended to include those buildings or structures classified in Use Groups "B" and "M" of the State Uniform Construction Code within the scope of section 5:23-3.14 of the New Jersey Administrative Code pertaining to building subcodes.

e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1981, c.35.)

f. "Enforcing agency" means the municipal construction official and subcode officials provided for in the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.).

L.1975, c.220, s.3; amended 1981, c.35, s.2; 1987, c.246, s.2; 2003, c.72, s.4; 2017, c.131, s.207.