Valencia County, NM Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2009 NM Plumbing Code, 14.8.2 NMAC
- Based on
- 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code
- Effective date
- July 1, 2011
- Fee authority
- NMSA 1978 § 60-13-45
- Chapter
- Valencia County Code Ch. 150
Summary
Unincorporated Valencia County requires plumbing work to follow the 2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code, which the state adopted and amended from the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code at 14.8.2 NMAC. Valencia County Code § 150.02 made that code effective countywide on July 1, 2011, and § 150.04 has the Board of County Commissioners set permit and plan-review fees by separate resolution under NMSA § 60-13-45.
The following code editions are hereby adopted as the Building Codes of Valencia County, with the following effective dates: Code Document Effective Date ... 2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code, which adopts and amends the 2009 7-1-2011 Uniform Plumbing Code, 14.8.2 NMAC
Full Breakdown
01, adopts a package of state construction codes by reference rather than printing plumbing standards itself. 2 NMAC, effective July 1, 2011, alongside the county's parallel building, residential, mechanical, electrical, and energy codes adopted in the same table. 03 set the transition rule for that 2011 changeover: construction documents submitted for plan review and building permitting could use either the prior 2006-model codes or the new 2009-model codes until June 30, 2011, but could not mix the two, and after July 1, 2011 every submittal had to conform fully to the 2009 codes; plans still drawn to the 2006 codes stopped being accepted after that date.
02 table would supersede the 2009 edition without changing the surrounding chapter language. 04 does not set a dollar fee in the code itself; it directs the Board of County Commissioners to adopt permit fee schedules by separate resolution under NMSA § 60-13-45, meaning the actual plumbing permit fee is published outside this chapter and can change without amending the ordinance text.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 150 does not print its own penalty section for unpermitted plumbing work; §§ 150.01 through 150.04 cover adoption, transition dates, and fee-setting authority only. A permit is nonetheless required before plumbing work begins under the adopted 2009 New Mexico Plumbing Code, and plan review and inspection fees apply under the fee schedule the Board sets under § 150.04 and NMSA § 60-13-45.
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