Irvington, NJ Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Irvington Construction Code Agency
- Minimum permit fee
- $100
- Service panel, 0-200 amps
- $150
- Service panel, over 1,000 amps
- $600
- Cursory inspection, 1-family
- $100
- Appeals go to
- Essex County Construction Board of Appeals
Summary
Any electrical work in Irvington requires a permit from the Township's Electrical Subcode Official under the Uniform Construction Code. The Construction Code Agency, created under Chapter 240, charges a $100 minimum permit fee, with service panel fees running from $150 for up to 200 amps to $600 for panels over 1,000 amps.
There is hereby established in the Town of Irvington a State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency to be known as "Irvington Construction Code Agency," consisting of a Construction Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official and such other subcode officials for such additional subcodes as the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey, shall hereafter adopt as part of the State Uniform Construction Code. ... Electrical subcode fee schedule shall be as follows: (1) Minimum permit fee shall be $100. ... (b) Service panels. [1] Zero to 200 amps: $150. [2] Over 200 to 1,000 amps: $200. [3] Over 1,000: $600.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4996945; v39 updated 2026-07-13; through 07-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
Irvington enforces the Uniform Construction Code through its own Construction Code Agency, established by Chapter 240 of the Township Code. L. 1975, c. C. 5:23. Anyone wiring a house, adding a service panel, installing fixtures or running new circuits in Irvington needs an electrical construction permit from this office before starting work. The electrical subcode fee schedule sets a $100 minimum permit fee. Switches, fixtures, receptacles, fans and outlets run $75 for the first 50 and $15 for each additional 25 or fraction. Service panel fees scale with amperage: $150 for up to 200 amps, $200 for over 200 up to 1,000 amps, and $600 for anything larger.
Motors, generators and transformers are billed by horsepower or kilowatt rating, and cursory electrical inspections cost $100 for a one-family dwelling and $150 for a two-family dwelling. A property owner who disputes a decision of the enforcing agency, or any refusal to grant or act on a permit application, can appeal to the Essex County Construction Board of Appeals under § 240-2, filing a written appeal and serving a copy on the Township's enforcing agency at the same time.
Violations & Fines
Doing electrical work without a valid Township permit is prohibited under § 240-6B: a contractor or property owner caught wiring without one faces a fine of at least $500, up to $10,000 overall or $2,000 per discipline (building, electrical, mechanical, fire, plumbing). A permit not used within 12 months of issuance, or work abandoned for six months, becomes invalid and its fee is not refunded.
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