Norwalk, CT Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Base circuits
- Fee covers up to 2 circuits
- Additional circuits
- Added fee per 2 more circuits
- Service work
- Fee for new service, repair, replacement
- Reinspection
- Separate fee for faulty-work re-checks
- Violation fine
- $500, each day a separate offense
Summary
Norwalk charges a separate permit fee for electrical work under § 26-7B, whether that work is bundled into a building permit or done independently. The fee is set per circuit, with an added charge for every two circuits beyond the first two plus outside underground wiring, and any new service installation, repair, or replacement also needs its own permit and fee before work begins.
§ 26-7. Additional fees. Permit fees for plumbing, electrical, oil-burner installation and gaspiping work done independently and not part of work under a building permit described below in subsections dealing with these trades shall be established pursuant to § 26-8 hereof. ... B. Electrical installations. (1) A fee shall be charged and paid for each permit or certificate of approval for an electrical installation up to and including two circuits, and for every additional two circuits or fraction thereof an additional fee shall be paid. A fee shall be charged for all outside underground installations and wiring. (2) Service installation, repairs or replacements. A fee shall be charged and paid for each permit or certificate of approval for all new service installations, repairs or replacements.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4888624; v55 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 26-7, part of Chapter 26's fee article amended in 1989, sets electrical permit costs separately from the bundled building-permit fee described in § 26-6A. Under § 26-7's opening paragraph, a permit priced under this section covers electrical work "done independently and not part of work under a building permit," with fees set under the same § 26-8 schedule used for building permits, and it lets the Building Inspector require a sworn cost affidavit if a project's declared valuation looks too low compared with a cube-or-area cost estimate, charging any shortfall before a certificate of occupancy issues.
Subsection B breaks the electrical fee into three pieces: § 26-7B(1) charges a fee for a permit or certificate of approval covering an installation of up to two circuits, with an added fee for every further two circuits or fraction, plus a separate charge for outside underground wiring; § 26-7B(2) charges a fee for every new electrical service installation, repair, or replacement; and § 26-7B(3) adds a reinspection fee whenever faulty workmanship or nonconforming materials force the Building Inspector to make a return visit, which the owner or agent must formally request and pay for. 1's $500 fine, with each day counted separately.
Violations & Fines
Doing electrical work, whether a new service, a repair, or added circuits, without first obtaining the § 26-7B permit and paying its fee is enforceable as a Chapter 26 violation under § 26-10.1, carrying a $500 fine (or the state code's maximum) with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense, on top of any reinspection fee triggered by faulty work.
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