High Point, NC Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- High Point Code § 9-2-41(b)
- Issuing office
- City plumbing inspector
- Covers
- Installation, extension, general repair
- Permit expires
- 6 months if work unstarted
- Substantive code
- NC State Plumbing Code, Volume II
Summary
High Point law requires a written permit from the city plumbing inspector before any installation, extension, or general repair of a plumbing system begins.
Plumbing permit. No person shall commence or proceed with the installation, a extension or general repair of any plumbing system without a written permit from the plumbing inspector.(c)Heating-air conditioning permit. No person shall commence or proceed with the installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any heating or cooling equipment system without a written permit from the heating-air conditioning inspector.(d)Electrical permit. No person shall commence or proceed with the installation, extension, alteration or general repair of any electrical wiring, devices, appliances or equipment without a written permit from the electrical inspector. (Ord. No. 7206/16-26, § 4, 5-16-16)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
Section 9-2-41(b) requires a written plumbing permit from the plumbing inspector before any installation, extension, or general repair of a plumbing system in High Point. The substantive plumbing standards come from the North Carolina State Building Code, Volume II ('Plumbing'), which the city adopts by reference under § 9-2-7, and where a High Point ordinance is stricter than that state code, the local rule controls instead. Permits are issued through the inspections division of the planning and development department and, under § 9-2-45, expire automatically six months after issuance if the permitted work never begins.
Violations & Fines
Starting plumbing work without a permit violates § 9-2-41(b); the plumbing inspector can revoke an issued permit for material departures from the approved plans or for false statements made to obtain it, under § 9-2-44.
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