Municipal Building

Building Department

NEW! April 2024 - As per the NJ Dept. of Consumer Affairs (DCA): ALL INSPECTIONS MUST BE REQUESTED ONLINE THROUGH OUR SDL PORTAL OR BY EMAILING: inspections@rivervalenj.org

Please contact 201-664-2346 ext. 1000 for construction permit issues ONLY.

Please contact Maria Haag 201-664-2346 ext. 1065 for  Zoning, Land Use, or Resale/Rental Certificates.

Permit applications can be dropped off and picked up in the vestibule/foyer in front of Town Hall, which is open 24 hours daily, 7 days a week.  Please put checks in the lockbox on the door, also in the vestibule.

  Request River Vale Building Department services online! Submit Building or Zoning Permit Applications, Certificate Registrations, request Building Inspections directly to the Building Department online.

All dumpsters require zoning approval/permit. Please submit through the Township portal or by filling out and submitting a zoning application

Please refer to these Guidelines:
for the installation of Above Ground Swimming Pools and for Pool Fences.

Inspectors' Hours

Construction Official/
Building Sub-Code Official: 

  • Bob Rusch

Building Inspector: 

  • Ron Cenicola

  • Joe Zavardino

Permits
Building permits may be required for alterations such as bathroom and kitchen remodeling; new interior framing and insulation, roofs, siding, decks and demolition. For more information, visit the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.

Contact Us

Maria Haag
Zoning & RRC Coord./Land Use Admin.
Email
Phone: 201-664-2346 ext. 1065

Margaret DeSanto
Technical Assistant to the Construction Official
Email
Phone: 201-664-2346, ext. 1000

Building / Planning / Zoning

Physical Address
406 Rivervale Road
River Vale, NJ 07675
Phone: 201-664-2346

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