Cary, NC Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Connection required
- Water § 36-74, sewer § 36-150
- Code compliance
- NC State Plumbing Code required
- Fees
- Connection charges due on approval
- Local amendment
- None; state code governs
Summary
The Town of Cary requires an approved water or sewer connection for improved property near town lines and mandates compliance with the North Carolina State Plumbing Code, in Wake County, North Carolina.
Improving property. Every person improving property located within the corporate limits of the town which requires a new well or expansions to an existing well shall make an approved water connection if either of the following conditions exist: (1) Property abuts or adjoins a street or alley along which is located a water line; or (2) Property is located adjacent to a town water line. ... Compliance with codes. All water connections shall be in accordance with the North Carolina State Plumbing Code and the requirements of this Code and any and all local, state and federal requirements that apply.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2023 S-87_S-57: Current through local ordinance 2022-Code-05, passed 11-17-2022 and effective 11-17-2022 | LDO: Current through local ordinance 2022-LDO-04, passed 11-17-22 and effective 11-17-22).
Full Breakdown
Cary Code of Ordinances § 36-74 requires anyone improving property that needs a new or expanded water connection to obtain an approved connection to the town system when the property abuts a water line or a town line runs adjacent, and § 36-74(b) requires all such connections to comply with the North Carolina State Plumbing Code and the Town Code. The parallel sewer provision, § 36-150, imposes the same connection and state-plumbing-code-compliance requirement for wastewater connections. Connection fees and development charges are due once the town approves the request.
Violations & Fines
Connecting water or sewer service, or performing plumbing work, without an approved connection or contrary to the State Plumbing Code violates §§ 36-74/36-150, and occupancy is barred once water or sewer service is properly cut off for noncompliance.
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