Norwalk, CT Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

City Code Chapter 26 splits plumbing regulation into two tracks. Under § 26-7A(1), plumbing work performed independently, not bundled into a building permit for new construction, gets no separate building permit document; the Building Inspector instead bills a fee for each fixture or receptacle intended to receive and discharge water, liquid or water-carried waste into the drainage system. When plumbing is part of a larger construction, demolition or moving job, § 26-6A folds the plumbing fee into the single building permit fee paid before work starts.

Sewer work is treated more strictly: § 26-7A(3) requires a permit and fee from the Building Inspector for every connection to the City sewer system, including repairs to an existing private line already tied into it, and bars backfilling or concealing the trench until the Building Inspector or an assistant has approved it. Faulty workmanship or nonconforming materials trigger a reinspection under § 26-7A(2), but only after the owner or agent files a written reinspection request and pays the fee. Fee amounts themselves are not fixed in the ordinance text; § 26-8 assigns the Board of Building Fee Review, sitting with the Board of Building Appeals, to set, alter or eliminate fees with the Common Council's concurrence after a public hearing noticed 7 to 14 days in advance in a local newspaper.

The Council then has 90 days from the City Clerk's receipt of the Board's action to act on the schedule; silence for 90 days means the fees are deemed approved.