Request for electronic export of construction permit data including contractor and architect names (Jan 2024–present, $100K+ projects)
Dear Montclair Township,
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 use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
For all construction permits issued from January 1, 2024 to present with estimated construction cost of $100,000 or greater, I request an electronic export with the following fields:
1. Permit number
2. Property address
3. Block and lot
4. Issue date
5. Work type and description
6. Estimated cost of construction
7. Contractor name and license number
8. Architect/engineer of record name and license number
I have reviewed the SDL Portal and contractor/architect names are not displayed publicly. I am requesting data fields that exist in the municipal permitting system but are not available through the public portal.
Electronic delivery via email preferred. I am willing to pay reasonable special service charges if applicable.
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,
Brandon Cohn
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Township of Montclair, NJ Public Records
Your record request #26-626 has been submitted successfully.
The appropriate Deputy Custodian or their designee will send a written response either
granting access, denying access, seeking clarification, or requesting an extension of time
within the statutorily mandated seven (7) business days.
Commercial Purpose (exception)
Effective September 3, 2024: If the requestor is seeking records for a “commercial purpose” as
defined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, where the response time frame is fourteen (14) business days,
but the custodian shall notify the requestor of the additional time within seven (7) business
days. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i).
Daniel’s Law (exception)
Effective September 3, 2024: If the requestor is seeking records requiring review for
compliance with “Daniel’s Law” (N.J.S.A. 47:1B-1, et seq.), where the response time frame is
fourteen (14) business days, but the custodian shall notify the requestor of the additional
time within seven (7) business days. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i).
As an exception to the typical response time frame, P.L. 2020, c.10, enacted on March 20,
2020, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i) provides that the statutory time frame shall not apply during a
state of emergency, public health emergency, or state of local disaster emergency.
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Township of Montclair, NJ Public Records
Record request #26-626 has been closed. The closure reason
supplied was:
Your request is broad and fails to name specific government
records, or requires the custodian to conduct research.
As an explanation here is information from the New Jersey
Government Records Council:
What is a broad and/or unclear request?
A broad and/or unclear request fails to name specific
government records, or requires the custodian to conduct
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related to the construction of the new high school."
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school from January 1, 2009 to February 28, 2009."
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