Gretna, LA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Gretna Code of Ordinances § 10-44
- Application fee
- $15.00 nonrefundable per filing
- Sewer connection fee
- $50.00 up to 100 feet, $65.00 beyond
- Takeover fee
- $65.00 total for a contractor change
- Violation fee
- $300.00 for unfiled/unpermitted plumbing work
- Backflow devices
- Required commercially, up to $500.00 fine, § 10-199
Summary
In the City of Gretna, anyone doing new plumbing construction, additions, or alterations has to be a properly licensed plumber and file a written application for inspection with the building official before work starts, under Code of Ordinances § 10-44. A $15.00 nonrefundable application fee applies to every filing, on top of the itemized fee schedule for sewers, water lines, fixtures, and backflow devices.
(a)Schedule of filing fees. Persons performing new construction, additions, and/or alterations of any plumbing service system shall be properly licensed and shall first make a written application for an inspection (filing) with the building official and pay the fees listed below. In addition, a non-refundable application fee of $15.00 for each application filed shall be required.
Full Breakdown
Section 10-44, in Chapter 10, Article V, Division 1, sets the plumbing permitting process for new construction, additions, and alterations to any plumbing service system in Gretna. 00 for a swimming pool, lawn sprinkler, or water softener hookup. 00, before any further inspection is scheduled. Separately, § 10-247 requires its own new permit whenever a second master plumber finishes rough work that a first plumber started, and the plumbing inspector has to certify the first plumber's work before that second permit is valid. 00 fine or termination of water utility service for noncompliance. 00 charge for a new or rebuilt backflow test.
Violations & Fines
Doing plumbing work under an unfiled or unpermitted application triggers an investigation under § 10-44(c), and the building official can impose a $300.00 violation fee on top of the required filing fees. A contractor switch mid-job without paying the $65.00 takeover fee under § 10-44(b) halts any further inspection. Commercial backflow-prevention violations under § 10-199 draw a fine up to $500.00 or termination of water service. The Code's general penalty at § 1-8 otherwise caps fines at $500.00 per continuing day.
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