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Homes in Rochelle Park
Most housing in Rochelle Park is single-family. The median year built is 1956, and about 65% of units were built before 1960, including roughly 17% built before 1940.
Single-family detached houses make up 76% of housing units. Two-unit buildings account for about 10%, and buildings with five or more units about 13%. Owners occupy 77% of occupied units.
Utility gas heats 88% of occupied homes, electricity about 7%, and bottled or tank gas about 3%.
The Township reports that about 32% of its land is in the floodplain of the Saddle River and Sprout Brook. The Building Department is open 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on weekdays, and the Township's main line is 201-587-7730. Building, plumbing and electrical permits are issued by the Township Building Department under the NJ Uniform Construction Code.
Flooding
The Township's Flood Protection page names the Saddle River and Sprout Brook as flood sources. It says "approximately 32 percent of the Township is located within the floodplain of these waters". Hurricane Floyd (1999) and Hurricane Irene (2011) caused the most significant floods.
The Township participates in the NFIP Community Rating System. Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available at the library and the Building Department, and the page gives a contact for floodplain and elevation-certificate questions. FEMA's Flood Insurance Study notes the Township has bought land in flood hazard areas for recreation. You can check an address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Permits in Rochelle Park
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the Township of Rochelle Park construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Building Department
- Phone
- 201-379-7104 ext. 1000
- Address
- 151 West Passaic Street, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
- Website
- rochelleparknj.gov
Rochelle Park recycling and bulk pickup rules
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Sources
- data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=060XX00US3400363990
- www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_cousub20_natl.txt
- www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_cousubs_34.txt
- www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2024/COUSUB/tl_2024_34_cousub.zip
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25035&geo_ids=06000US3400363990&primary_geo_id=06000
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25003&geo_ids=06000US3400363990&primary_geo_id=06000
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25024&geo_ids=06000US3400363990&primary_geo_id=06000
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25040&geo_ids=06000US3400363990&primary_geo_id=06000
- censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B25034&geo_ids=06000US3400363990&primary_geo_id=06000
- rochelleparknj.gov
- rochelleparknj.gov/building-department-2/
- rochelleparknj.gov/dpwrecycling/
- rochelleparknj.gov/flood-protection-2/
- map1.msc.fema.gov/data/34/S/PDF/34003CV001B.pdf
- nj.gov/dca/codes/resources/constructionpermitforms.shtml
- msc.fema.gov/portal/home
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