Brick, NJ Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum plumbing fee
- $150
- Fixture fee, R-3/R-4/R-5
- $18 per item
- Fixture fee, other uses
- $21 per item
- Enforcing official
- Plumbing Subcode Official
- Water/sewer connection fee
- $150 (residential) to $200
Summary
Brick Township requires a plumbing subcode permit for fixtures, piping, water heaters, gas piping, and utility connections, with a $150 minimum fee plus per-item charges under the Uniform Construction Code.
Plumbing subcode fees.
(1) Minimum fee. The minimum plumbing subcode fee shall be $150.
(2) Fixtures and stacks. The fee for fixtures, appurtenances, stacks, air admittance valves, backflow prevention devices not equipped with test ports, or appliances connected to the plumbing system, except as otherwise listed, shall be:
(a) For use R-3, R-4, or R-5: $18 dollars per item.
(b) For all other uses, the fee shall be $21 per item.
(3) Piping replacement. For piping repairs or replacement of piping (more extensive than between two adjacent joints or other ordinary maintenance) not resulting in additional fixtures, appliances, equipment or special devices, the fee shall be $75.
(4) Special devices. For a special device, including but not limited to grease traps, oil separators, refrigeration units, backflow prevention devices equipped with test ports (double check-valve assemblies, reduced pressure zone and pressure vacuum breaker backflow preventers), coils and associated drains for air-conditioning systems, steam boilers and hot water boilers, the fee shall be $100. For rehabilitation of existing structures of use R-3 or R-5, no additional plumbing subcode fee shall be charged for items included in the mechanical subcode fees listed in § 145-3.1T below.
(5) Hot-water heaters. The fee for the installation of a hot-water heater shall be:
(a)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Any plumbing work in Brick Township, new fixtures, stacks, piping replacement, water heater installation, gas piping, or connections to public water and sewer, requires a permit issued through the Plumbing Subcode Official, part of the Township's State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency. The minimum plumbing subcode fee is $150. Fixtures, stacks, air admittance valves, and similar appurtenances cost $18 each for R-3, R-4, or R-5 residential use groups and $21 each for all other uses. Piping replacement runs a flat $75, and public water or sewer connections cost $150 each for residential uses versus $200 for other uses.
Violations & Fines
Violations are penalized under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.31; the Construction Official can pursue penalties in Brick Township Municipal Court or Superior Court under the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.
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