New Jersey § 45:27-27

§ 45:27-27.

a. A public mausoleum shall not be constructed without obtaining a permit from the

construction official of the municipality in which it is to be constructed. Failure to issue a permit is reviewable by the appropriate construction board of

appeals established pursuant to the “State Uniform Construction Code Act,” P.L.1975,

c. 217 ( C.52:27D-119 et seq. ). b. Construction shall not begin until detailed plans and specifications of the structure

have been approved by the State Department of Community Affairs and the certificate

of approval is filed in the office of the municipal enforcing agency where the structure

is to be constructed. The State Department of Community Affairs shall not grant a certificate of approval

unless it is satisfied that the proposed structure can be operated without constituting

a hazard to public health or safety. c. Construction of the structure shall be under the supervision of the municipal construction

official, who shall see that the approved plans and specifications are complied with. No departure from the original plans and specifications shall be permitted unless

an amended certificate of approval is granted and filed with the construction official

of the municipality where the mausoleum is to be constructed. d. A structure constructed under the provisions of this section shall not be used

for burial until the construction official of the municipality has issued a certificate

indicating that the plans and specifications as filed have been complied with fully

and the Building Maintenance Fund for the structure has been established. e. The Department of Community Affairs shall adopt regulations concerning the construction

of public mausoleums, which shall conform with the definition of public mausoleum

as defined by this act. The regulations shall be the standards adopted in the subcodes of the Uniform Construction

Code, or other national model codes or standards, but the commissioner may adopt additional

standards if, after a public hearing, the commissioner finds that they are necessary

to protect the public interest. A municipality may enact zoning ordinances which provide for reasonable height and

setback requirements in keeping with standards established for property immediately

abutting a cemetery, but any other ordinance regulating the construction of mausoleums

shall be of no effect. f. Private mausoleums shall be constructed in accordance with applicable industry

construction code standards and regulations of the cemetery.