Boroughmark: Online Permitting Built for New Jersey Towns
Updated: 6 hours ago
Boroughmark replaces paper permit and license applications with a secure online system. Residents apply and pay online, staff review and issue from one queue, and your office sets its own forms, fees and review steps. Most municipalities go live in 30 to 45 days.
Paper is still the norm in northeastern New Jersey
In a November 2026 DJSC review of 164 municipalities in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris and Union counties:
About 7 in 10 towns accept construction permit applications on paper only
About 6 in 10 handle fence permits on paper only
None use one system for construction, fence and event permits
Enterprise permitting suites typically cost $50,000 to $500,000 and take 6 to 18 months to implement. Generic online forms collect information but can't apply a fee schedule, issue official receipts or track a record through review.
What Boroughmark does
Resident portal: apply, pay and check status online at any hour, with fees calculated as the form is filled in.
Staff review queue: every application follows your review steps. Request information, deny with a reason, record counter payments.
No-code configuration: staff set up forms, review steps, fee schedules and renewal cycles themselves.
Automatic documents: permits, licenses and receipts carry your agency's name, official and record number.
Finance and renewals: every payment is tied to a receipt number, with collections, open balances and renewals coming due.
Public transparency: one switch publishes volumes and median days to issue, with private details withheld.
Your permits, your fees, your process
Boroughmark has no fixed list of permits. Each municipality sets up as many permit and license types as it needs, each with its own form, review steps, fee schedule and renewal cycle. Review steps can include police, administration or health offices, and one setup can support a construction office that serves more than one municipality. Every action is logged with a date, staff member and note.
Going live in 30 to 45 days
Discovery (week 1): DJSC gathers your current forms, fee ordinances and review process.
Configuration and training (weeks 2–4): services, fees and review steps are set up together, and staff are trained.
Go live (weeks 5–6): the resident portal opens, and paper intake is phased out at your pace.
Founding pilot program
DJSC is opening a private Boroughmark pilot to a maximum of 50 New Jersey municipalities. Pilot partners receive 50% off Boroughmark for the first year, with pricing based on the number of permit types and the level of configuration support needed. Throughout the pilot we capture staff feedback and use it to improve the core platform.
In return, we ask for candid feedback, a testimonial if Boroughmark works well for you, and, if the software proves a good fit, a commitment to a longer-term relationship after the pilot year.
See a 30-minute demo using your own permit forms
Donald J. Schier, Founder · donald.j.schier@djsc.net · 917-703-9010
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