Linden, NJ Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard fixture fee
- $30 each
- Specialty device fee
- $100 each
- Utility connection
- $125 residential, $200 other use groups
- Minimum job fee
- $90 residential, $125 other use groups
- Plan review
- 25% of permit fee, due upfront
Summary
Every plumbing fixture installed in Linden needs a permit from the Construction Code Department under the Plumbing Subcode fee schedule at § 10-2.1.c. Ordinary fixtures like sinks, toilets, tubs, showers and dishwashers cost $30 each; specialty devices such as grease traps or sewer pumps cost $100 each. Every plumbing job has a minimum fee of $90 for a one- or two-family home and $125 for any other use group.
Plumbing Subcode Fees. 1. All plumbing fixtures, stacks and vents, including but not limited to all sinks, lavatory, urinals/bidets, water closets, bathtubs, showers, fountains, dishwashers, garbage disposals, clothes washers, hose bibs, sump pump, floor drains, air admittance valves or similar devices: $30 each. ... Minimum plumbing subcode fees: (a) Use Groups R-3 and R-5: $90. (b) All other Use Groups: $125.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4586096; v16 updated 2025-12-16; through 12-16-2025).
Full Breakdown
a. Every fixture, stack or vent, sinks, lavatories, urinals, water closets, bathtubs, showers, fountains, dishwashers, garbage disposals, clothes washers, hose bibs, sump pumps, floor drains and air admittance valves among them, is billed at $30 each. Specialty devices not otherwise listed, including grease traps, oil and sewage ejectors, separators, water-cooled air conditioning, sewer pumps and gas piping, are billed at $100 each. Utility service connections for sewer and water run $125 for a one- or two-family home and $200 for any other use group, with a separate $125 charge for capping water and sewer lines during a demolition.
Heating and cooling components that route through the plumbing subcode, boilers, furnaces, water heaters, gas fireplaces and rooftop HVAC units, carry their own line items, generally $75 to $90 each, with rooftop units scaled by tonnage from $150 up to $250. 11 sets a floor: a minimum plumbing subcode fee of $90 for Use Groups R-3 and R-5, the one- and two-family home categories, and $125 for every other use group. a is due before the plans are reviewed and is credited toward, but not refunded from, the eventual permit.
Violations & Fines
Plumbing work performed without the required subcode permit is enforced by the Construction Official and, absent a specific plumbing penalty in Chapter 10, falls under Linden's general ordinance penalty at § 1-5.1: a fine of $100 to $2,000, up to 90 days in jail or community service, or both, for each separate violation.
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