Pitt County, NC Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Section 5 of the Building Codes Enforcement Ordinance adopts the current edition of the North Carolina State Building Code as Pitt County's building code, and specifies that this includes, among other components, the Electrical Code and the National Electrical Code, with future state revisions automatically incorporated. Section 8(D) requires that all electrical wiring, installations and appurtenances be erected, altered, repaired, used and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of the North Carolina State Electrical Code. Section 14(D) makes it a permit-required activity to install, extend, alter or generally repair any electrical wiring, devices, appliances or equipment without first securing the permit the state code or this ordinance requires.

Section 19(D) requires a frame inspection and rough-in inspection after the electrical panel, electrical wire, and receptacle and fixture boxes are in place but before they are covered by insulation or interior finishes, and a final inspection is required before occupancy under Section 19(F). Section 25 bars any person from connecting a utility, energy source or power to a building or system regulated by the technical codes until the Inspections Department approves the work and issues a certificate of occupancy, and authorizes disconnection of an unlawful connection under the North Carolina Electric Code.