Stay Compliant with Fort Lee’s New Parking Structure Ordinance
Ensure your property stays compliant and structurally sound.
What You Need to Know
The Borough of Fort Lee, NJ, recently adopted Ordinance 2025-17, establishing mandatory inspection requirements for parking structures. The goal is to protect occupants, extend the life of parking facilities, and prevent costly emergency repairs.
Property owners and managers are responsible for scheduling inspections and maintaining proper documentation.
Who Must Comply
- Required: All commercial and multi-family residential properties with attached or freestanding parking structures (open or enclosed, above or below grade)
- Exempt: Wood-frame garages
Inspection Requirements
- Performed by: A New Jersey Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.)
- Frequency: Every five (5) years
- First Inspection Deadline – December 31, 2026
- Applies to all existing parking structures with Certificate of Occupancy Issued Prior to 2021. So if your parking structure is over 5 years old, you will need to have an inspection performed.
- Structures with a Certificate of Occupancy less than 5 years old must have an inspection performed once the Certificate of Occupancy hits the 5-year mark.
- Report Filing: Submit the engineer’s report to the Fort Lee Building Department within 15 days of the inspection
- Findings Classification:
- Safe
- Safe with Engineering Monitoring (SREM)
- Unsafe
If a structure is deemed Unsafe, the owner must complete required repairs within 90 days, followed by an amended inspection report within two weeks of completion.
Why This Matters
Regular structural assessments are critical to:
- Protect occupant and public safety
- Extend the life of your parking structure
- Avoid costly emergency repairs and municipal violations
- Maintain compliance with evolving building and safety codes
How The Falcon Group Can Help
As a multidisciplinary engineering and architecture firm, The Falcon Group is equipped to assist property owners and managers with:
- Comprehensive parking structure inspections by licensed engineers
- Detailed condition reports and compliance documentation
- Repair design, budgeting, and project oversight
- Ongoing inspection tracking for 5-year cycles
Our team ensures your properties remain safe, compliant, and protected under Fort Lee’s new ordinance.
Call to Action
Schedule Your Parking Structure Assessment Today!
Let Falcon help you stay ahead of compliance deadlines.
