West New York, NJ Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- West New York Town Code § 290-1
- Adopted code
- National Standard Plumbing Code 2018, in its entirety
- Administered by
- Building Inspector of the Town of West New York
- Minimum plumbing permit fee
- $70 under § 161-2
- Inspection authority
- Inspector of Plumbing under § 322-14
- Chapter adopted
- 6-20-1990 by Ord. No. 1888
Summary
The Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, adopted the National Standard Plumbing Code 2018 in its entirety in Chapter 290, to be used for the maintenance of all buildings and structures in the Town. The Building Inspector administers it, and the minimum plumbing permit fee in § 161-2 is $70.
There is hereby adopted in its entirety by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the Town of West New York the National Standard Plumbing Code 2018, to be used for the maintenance of all buildings and structures of the Town of West New York. Said National Standard Plumbing Code 2018 is to be administered by the Building Inspector of the Town of West New York.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 290 was adopted by the Board of Commissioners 6-20-1990 as Ord. No. 1888 and amended 4-20-1994 by Ord. No. 16/94 and 3-18-2020 by Ord. No. 7/20. Its one operative section, § 290-1, adopts the National Standard Plumbing Code 2018 in its entirety by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the Town of West New York for the maintenance of all buildings and structures, and assigns administration to the Building Inspector.
The permit side sits in Chapter 161, the Uniform Construction Code chapter. Section 161-1 establishes the Code Enforcement Department as the State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, made up of a Construction Official, Building Subcode Official, Plumbing Subcode Official, Electrical Subcode Official, Fire Protection Subcode Official and any other subcode officials the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs adds. The Construction Official is the chief administrator, and the public has the right to do business with the enforcing agency at one office location, except for emergencies or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
Section 161-2 requires all fees for plan review and for issuing any permit or certificate to be collected prior to the review or the issuance. Under its fee schedule the minimum plumbing permit fee is $70, and fixtures and devices are charged separately, each at its scheduled fee; special devices include grease traps, oil separators, water-cooled air conditioning units, refrigeration units, utility service connections and back-flow preventers.
Inspection is covered in Chapter 322, Article IV. The Inspector of Plumbing inspects all buildings while in the course of construction, reconstruction or alteration of any kind so that the plumbing, drainage and ventilation of sewers, soil and waste pipes, and fixtures conform to Chapter 290, and must promptly notify the contractor, owner or agent of any violation (§ 322-14). Under § 322-15 he keeps a daily record of applications, certificates, permits and violations. In rent-controlled buildings, § 312-10 C bars the Plumbing Inspector from issuing a plumbing permit for a heating or hot-water conversion until the landlord has filed a stamped copy of the application with the Rent Control Board.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 290 is a single section and prints no penalty clause of its own. Nonconforming work is addressed through inspection: the Inspector of Plumbing must promptly notify the contractor, owner or agent of any violation of Chapter 290 under § 322-14 and keeps a record of every violation under § 322-15. No plumbing permit issues for a heating or hot-water conversion until the Rent Control Board filing is made.
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