Lakewood, NJ Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum electrical fee
- $65.00
- Fixtures 1-25
- $65.00 flat
- Each additional fixture
- $10.00
- Service panel 1-225 amps
- $50.00
- Reinstatement of lapsed permit
- $50.00 flat
Summary
Lakewood charges a minimum $65 Electrical Subcode fee for any wiring permit, with additional per-item charges for extra fixtures, motors, transformers and service panels above set thresholds, all paid before the permit issues.
Electrical Subcode Fee. The Electrical Subcode Fee shall be as set forth in the following schedule: Minimum Electrical Subcode Fee shall be $65.00 1. Fixtures or receptacles (receptacles and fixtures shall include lighting outlets, wall switches, electrical discharge fixtures, convenience receptacles or similar fixtures, and motors or devices of less than one horsepower or one kilowatt, burglar, fire, and communication devise, etc.): 1—25 $65.00 Each additional $10.00 4. Service panels, service entrance of subpanel (each): 1—225 amperes $50.00 Greater than 225 amperes to 600 amperes $100.00 Greater than 600 amperes to 1,000 amperes $200.00 Greater than 1,000 amperes $450.00
Full Breakdown
1c sets the Electrical Subcode fee schedule administered by the Division of Construction Code Enforcement. 00. 5 kilowatts. 00 for installations exceeding 1,000 amperes. The code directs that, for computing these fees, all motors except those built into plug-in appliances must be counted, along with control equipment, generators, transformers and other current-consuming or current-generating devices. 00 fee. 1.
Violations & Fines
Electrical work performed without the required Electrical Subcode permit is subject to Lakewood's general penalty under Township of Lakewood Code § 1-5.1: a fine of up to $1,000, up to 90 days in county detention, or up to 90 days of community service, with each day of continuing violation treated as a separate offense under § 1-5.5.
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