Bayonne, NJ Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

Bayonne folds plumbing work into the same Uniform Construction Code permit structure the Construction Agency administers under Section 15-1.1, with a Plumbing Subcode Official reviewing applications alongside the Building, Electrical, and Fire Protection Subcode Officials. Section 15-3.1c lays out an itemized plumbing fee schedule covering nearly every fixture and connection type: water heaters, gas piping, backflow preventers over three-quarters of an inch, and active solar systems each run $85, while individual fixtures such as a water closet, lavatory, shower, sink, or hose bibb are charged $30 apiece.

Larger systems scale with size: a sewer connection costs $80 for a four-inch line, $135 for a five-inch line, and $300 for a six-inch line, and boilers above 200,000 BTU run $100. Commercial plumbing work carries higher rates for some items, such as a $75 commercial dishwasher connection against $30 for a residential one, and an interceptor or separator installed for commercial use costs $100 versus $30 residentially. As with the other subcodes, the full itemized fee must be paid before the Construction Official issues the permit, and a minimum $100 fee applies under Section 15-3.1g whenever the calculated total falls short of that floor.