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Homes in Garfield
Garfield's housing is older and mostly multi-unit. The median year built is 1954. About 30% of units were built before 1940 and 63% before 1960; only about 9% date from 2000 or later.
Two-unit buildings are the most common type, at 48% of housing units. Single-family detached homes make up 21%, and buildings with 3 or 4 units another 12%. Renters occupy most homes; 45% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Utility gas heats 80% of occupied homes, electricity about 13%, and fuel oil about 3%.
The department accepts permit applications from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Wednesday and until 5 PM on Thursday. Permits for building, plumbing and electrical work go through the City's Building Department under the NJ Uniform Construction Code.
Flooding
Garfield is bounded by the Passaic River on the west and the Saddle River on the southeast, and Fleischer Brook runs through its western part. The City's 2021 stormwater management plan says "the entire western border of the City runs along the Passaic River and is within the 100-year floodplain". It also says the Saddle River backs up when the Passaic is high, and that River Road lies in the 100-year floodplain. FEMA's Bergen County Flood Insurance Study records channel improvements on Fleischer Brook and Schroeders Brook. To check a specific address, use the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Permits in Garfield
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the City of Garfield construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Building Department
- Phone
- 973-340-2000 ext. 4040
- Address
- 111 Outwater Lane, Garfield, NJ 07026
- Website
- garfieldnj.org
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Sources
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- garfieldnj.org
- garfieldnj.org/Departments/building-department
- garfieldnj.org/Departments/public-works
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