West New York, NJ Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Chapter 135, Article III of the Code of the Town of West New York, amended March 18, 2020 by Ordinance No. 7/20, adopts in its entirety the National Electrical Code (NFPA70) 2017 for the maintenance of all buildings and structures in the Town. Section 135-3 puts administration with the Building Inspector. The Board of Commissioners adopted the Mayor and Board action as part of a package that also adopted the 2018 International Building, Residential, Energy Conservation and Fuel Gas codes.

Chapter 30 creates the position of Electrical Subcode Official, appointed by the Director of Public Safety for a four-year term. Under Section 30-3, the official administers and enforces the Electrical Code adopted by the Commissioner of Community Affairs, enforces Town ordinances on electric signs, electrical wiring and electrically operated equipment, makes the inspections needed, examines each application for an electrical permit and issues or denies it, and issues a certificate of approval where the apparatus and wiring comply. Section 30-4 gives the official the right to enter any building during reasonable hours to inspect or test electrical equipment, the power to cause current in any wire or conduit to be turned off in an emergency, and a rule that no electric wiring can be covered until the official has inspected and approved it. Section 30-5 lets the official order work stopped; an oral stop order must be followed by a written one within one hour, and continuing the work without written permission is unlawful.

Section 161-1 places the Electrical Subcode Official inside the Code Enforcement Department, with the Construction Official as chief administrator. Under Section 161-2, fees are collected before plan review or issuance of the permit, and the plan review fee is 20 percent of the permit fee and nonrefundable. The electrical schedule sets a $70 minimum, $80 for the first 25 fixtures or devices, $35 for each additional increment of 25, $150 for services and panels up to 200 amps, and $100 for temporary electrical poles. Section 135-4 limits construction hours to 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, and prohibits it on Sunday.