Research of residential generator installation permits
Dear Verona 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:
I note that the Verona Building Department publishes a "Generator Requirements" checklist on its Permit Guidelines & Checklists page, confirming that generator installations require permits in Verona (https://www.veronanj.org/PermitGuideline...). I am therefore requesting all electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits issued from January 1, 2018 to present that reference any of the following: generator, transfer switch, automatic transfer switch, ATS, or standby power system.
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.
All the best,
Steven F
Good afternoon. I, Jennifer Kiernan, the official Records Custodian of the
Township of Verona received your OPRA request on February 11, 2026. As
such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is
February 23, 2026. This response to your request is being provided to you
immediately upon the custodian’s receipt of said request.
This request is denied. The Verona Building Department files all permits
by block and lot. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A, et seq., Records Custodians
are not required to research files to figure out which records, if any,
might be responsive. See Donato v. Township of Union, GRC Complaint No.
2005-182 (February 2007).
Thank you.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Verona to deny access.
At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior
Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records
Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may
contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O.
Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [1][email address], or at
their web site at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other
questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Jennifer Kiernan, RMC, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Verona
600 Bloomfield Avenue
Verona, NJ 07044
973.857.4770
[3]Municipal Clerk Webpage