Need complete building permit records and the tax card for 1220 Route 23 North.
Dear Butler Borough,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Complete building permit records and the tax card for 1220 Route 23 North.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
John Cox
Weichert Realtors
The Borough of Butler received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on October 6, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is October 15, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 7th day following the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days to fulfill due to the potentially voluminous size of the responsive documents. Additionally, I am waiting on clarification from the building and zoning departments as I am coming up with 2 different addresses for this Block and Lot. Finally, I will need a maximum copying price and payment method as well as whether you need a quote before we proceed?
OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Your request requires an extension of time until on or before October 22, 2025.
This record is being transmitted to you via e-mail, as per your request. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., there is no cost associated with this request.
Ji John- If you would kindly give our office a call, we need to clarify this request and also need a maximum cost authorization as there are many files. You also have the option to come in and review them if you would like.