Stafford Township, NJ Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

Chapter 230 was adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Stafford on 5-6-1985 by Ordinance No. 85-3. Section 230-1 establishes a code regulating the installation, maintenance, repair and control of the plumbing of buildings and their connection with outside sewers, cesspools or other receptacles, regulating the practice of plumbing, and regulating the issuance of licenses to practice plumbing, pursuant to P.L. 1950, c. 188 (N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 3-69.6). Section 230-2 names it the Plumbing Code of New Jersey (Revised 1964), and § 230-3 places three copies on file in the office of the Clerk for public examination.

Section 230-4 prints the fee schedule. Filing plans for proposed plumbing work costs $2. A permit for proposed plumbing construction or alteration costs $5 for each fixture, and a permit for replacing a plumbing fixture carries no fee. A commercial building permit costs $25 plus $5 for each fixture, and a permit for all multiple units, including condominiums, townhouses and apartments, is $25 plus $5 for each fixture. Each reinspection caused by the licensee's failure to comply with the code or permit costs $10. Swimming pool plumbing permits cost $10 above ground and $20 for pools partly or wholly below the surface of the ground.

Licensing fees are in the same section: $100 to examine an applicant for a master plumber license, and $15 for issuing and annually renewing it. Under § 230-6, all fees, penalties and moneys collected go to the Treasurer of the municipality.

Under § 230-7, all permits issued under Chapter 230 expire no later than one year from the date of issuance. Chapter 233 on sewers links plumbing to construction oversight: under § 233-3, every sewer connection must conform to the plumbing subcode of the State Uniform Construction Code and comply with the requirements of the Township's plumbing subcode official.