New Port Richey, FL Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Plumbing code
- Florida Building Code, Plumbing adopted
- Certificate
- Required for master/journeyman plumbers
- Permit sign-off
- Countersigned by master plumber
- Fees
- Set by council resolution
Summary
New Port Richey enforces the Florida Building Code, Plumbing as its official plumbing code and requires a certified master plumber to countersign every plumbing permit application before work starts.
The provisions of the Florida Building Code Plumbing with accumulated amendments and subsequent editions and amendments as adopted by the state through its legislative body or authorized designee shall apply to every plumbing installation, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and appurtenances and when connected to a water or sewerage system and all aspects of a medical gas system, and is hereby adopted as the official plumbing code of the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 6-1(b) adopts the Florida Building Code, Plumbing, with all state amendments, as the city's official plumbing code, applying to every plumbing installation, alteration, repair, and medical gas system. Section 13-196(a) makes it unlawful to perform work as a master or journeyman plumber without a current city certificate of competency, and § 13-191(1)b requires a master plumber to countersign all plumbing permit applications and supervise the work. Permit fees are set by council resolution under § 13-198.
Violations & Fines
Performing plumbing work without a current certificate of competency violates § 13-196(a). The board of plumbing examiners can suspend a certificate up to one year or revoke it for fraud, abandonment, or code violations (§ 13-197), which also cancels any related city license.
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