§ 398-22. Definitions.


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  • The definitions contained in N.J.S.A. 40A:21-3 are applicable to this article. These definitions include the definition of the word "construction" to mean new construction, including the enlargement of the volume of an existing multiple dwelling or commercial or industrial structure by more than 30%. However, it shall not mean the conversion of an existing building or structure to another use. The term "improvement" means a modernization, rehabilitation, renovation, alteration, or repair which produces a physical change in an existing building or structure that improves the safety, sanitation, decency or attractiveness of the building or structure as a place for human habitation or work, and which does not change its permitted use. In the case of a multiple dwelling or commercial or industrial structure, "improvement" shall not include the enlargement of the volume of an existing structure by more than 30%. If either of the definitions set forth herein become in conflict with the definitions contained in N.J.S.A. 40A:21-03, the definitions in the statute shall prevail.