Stamford, CT Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Base permit fee
- $10 per $1,000 of cost, $25 minimum
- Governing section
- § 123-3, Ch. 123 Art. III
- Applies when
- no building permit already covers the work
- Unpermitted-work fee
- investigation fee, min. $200 (§ 123-5.A)
- Reinspection fee
- $50 (§ 123-5.C)
- Late completion cert.
- $200 after 1 year (§ 123-5.E)
- Safe harbor
- 6 years for single-family homes (§ 123-5.F)
Summary
Standalone plumbing work in Stamford, meaning work that doesn't already require a building permit, needs its own permit under Code of Ordinances § 123-3: a fee of $10 per $1,000 of estimated cost, with a $25 minimum. The Building Department, acting under the State Building Code, also charges investigation, reinspection and completion-certificate fees on top of that base permit fee.
ARTICLE III. - PLUMBING FEES. Sec. 123-3. - Fees enumerated. A.The permit fee for plumbing work when a building permit is not required shall be $10 per each $1,000 of estimated cost or fraction thereof.B.In no case shall the permit fee be less than $25. Sec. 123-5. - Fees assessed. A.Whenever any work for which a building permit is required has been commenced without first obtaining said building permit, an investigation fee may be assessed in addition to the building permit fee. When assessed, the investigation fee shall be collected whether or not a building permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the building permit fee required but in no case shall the investigation fee be less than two hundred dollars ($200.00). E.Whenever any electrical, plumbing or mechanical permit is issued for any work, and such work has been completed but no Certificate of Completion has been obtained within one year of completion, an additional fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) must be paid before said Certificate of Completion is issued.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
, plumbing work standalone from new construction or an alteration already covered by a building permit under § 123-1. The Stamford Building Official, who under the Charter and Code issues permits and certificates of occupancy under the State Building Code, State Demolition Code and Fire Safety Code, administers that permit. E adds a $200 fee if a plumbing permit's work is finished but no Certificate of Completion is obtained within a year. applies, before new construction such as a single-family home, pool, deck or accessory structure can be used. was ever obtained.
Violations & Fines
Starting plumbing work without the required permit exposes the owner or contractor to an investigation fee on top of the base permit fee: equal to the permit fee itself, but never less than $200, under § 123-5.A. Occupying or using plumbing work before the required Certificate of Occupancy or Completion is issued can draw a further $200 fee under § 123-5.B, and skipping a Certificate of Completion for more than a year after finishing electrical, plumbing or mechanical work adds another $200 under § 123-5.E.
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