Building Safety in New Jersey (2026)
262 rules on the books across New Jersey, 39 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
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Lead Paint
Local lead-paint rules for older housing, hazard abatement orders, inspection triggers, and how local requirements sit alongside the federal disclosure and RRP rules.
Irvington
Heavy RestrictionsIrvington bans lead-based paint and lead hazards outright and backs it with a fast response system: a child's elevated…
Read full rule →Bloomfield
Significant RestrictionsBloomfield Township, New Jersey, runs a local lead-based paint inspection program under Chapter 319. Under § 319-8…
Read full rule →Clifton
Significant RestrictionsClifton requires most rental units to undergo a lead-based paint hazard inspection at tenant turnover or at least every…
Read full rule →East Orange
Significant RestrictionsThe City of East Orange has banned lead-based paint on interior surfaces since 1971: Sanitary Standards Section 292-43…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Significant RestrictionsElizabeth requires owners of single-family, two-family and covered multiple-dwelling rentals to get a lead-based paint…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Significant RestrictionsHoboken bans the sale of paint containing more than 1% lead unless it carries a Health Officer-prescribed warning label…
Read full rule →Howell
Significant RestrictionsHowell Township, New Jersey, requires every rental unit built before 1978 to pass a lead paint inspection before a…
Read full rule →Jackson
Significant RestrictionsJackson Township, New Jersey requires lead-based paint inspections of pre-1978 rental dwellings under Chapter 245…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Significant RestrictionsEvery single-family, two-family and multiple rental dwelling in Jersey City must be registered with the Division of…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Significant RestrictionsAdopted December 5, 2024 by Ordinance No. 2024-044, § 15-4 requires every Lakewood Township single-family, two-family…
Read full rule →New Brunswick
Significant RestrictionsOwners of every single-family, two-family and multiple rental dwelling in the City of New Brunswick, Middlesex County…
Read full rule →Newark
Significant RestrictionsNewark requires owners of pre-1978 rental units to get periodic lead-based paint inspections and lead-safe…
Read full rule →Old Bridge
Significant RestrictionsOld Bridge Township requires every rental single-family, two-family, and multiple dwelling unit to be inspected for…
Read full rule →Plainfield
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, the owner of every residential rental single-family, two-family or multiple…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Significant RestrictionsRidgewood's rental property code defines a lead-based paint hazard and requires landlords to remediate it through lead…
Read full rule →Wayne
Significant RestrictionsWayne Township requires the owner of every single-family, two-family and multiple dwelling unit offered for rent to get…
Read full rule →Bayonne
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bayonne, owners of single-family, two-family, and multifamily rental dwellings must have every unit…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsBergenfield requires every single-family, two-family, and multi-unit rental to undergo a Borough-hired visual lead…
Read full rule →Brick
Some RestrictionsBrick Township requires lead-based paint inspections of single-family, two-family, and multiple rental dwellings, with…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township requires painted surfaces on dwellings and child or day care facilities that carry more than 0.06…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack City Code Chapter 105 requires owners of rental single-family, two-family, and multiple dwellings built…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton requires every single-family, two-family and multi-family rental unit to pass a lead-based paint inspection at…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden's Board of Health requires every rental dwelling unit in a single-family, two-family or multiple dwelling to be…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsPassaic landlords must have rental units inspected for lead-based paint hazards at every tenant turnover, or at least…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsA Paterson lead paint inspection costs $300 for the first unit in a one-to-three-family dwelling, plus $150 per extra…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsToms River Township requires lead-based paint hazard inspections of pre-1978 rental dwellings at tenant turnover or…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton requires periodic lead-based paint inspections for single-family, two-family and multiple rental dwellings…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsWoodbridge Township requires a lead-based paint inspection of every single-family, two-family, and multiple-dwelling…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Light RestrictionsMonroe Township, Gloucester County, charges $196 for a permit for lead hazard abatement work and $40 for a lead…
Read full rule →Elevator Maintenance
Inspection schedules, maintenance requirements, and safety certifications for residential and commercial elevators and escalators.
Bayonne
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bayonne, private on-site elevators are inspected under the Elevator Subcode described in Section…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsBergenfield charges separate fees for every stage of elevator oversight under Chapter 136: a plan review and…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township's Property Maintenance Regulations require elevators to be kept safe and operational, and…
Read full rule →East Orange
Some RestrictionsCity Code § 159-203 requires every elevator in the City of East Orange to be inspected by the Department of Property…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsElevators, dumbwaiters and escalators in Hackensack buildings must be maintained to ASME A17.1, with the current…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Some RestrictionsHoboken requires every elevator in a multilevel building to operate on the Yale 3502 standardized fire recall key under…
Read full rule →Irvington
Some RestrictionsEvery Irvington apartment building with an elevator must carry a 24-hour maintenance contract, and each full day an…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson Township's Commercial Building Standards, Section 139-11, requires every commercial building or occupancy with…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Some RestrictionsJersey City charges an annual per-device inspection and witnessing fee for every elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter or…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood requires elevator devices outside one- and two-family homes to undergo a six-month routine inspection and a…
Read full rule →Newark
Some RestrictionsOwners of Newark residential buildings with 40 or more units must file an Emergency Service Plan with the Department of…
Read full rule →Parsippany Troy Hills
Some RestrictionsIn the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, § 124-5(E) requires a certificate of compliance after each…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsPassaic's Property Maintenance Code requires every elevator in the city to be maintained to ANSI A17.1 standards, with…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsPiscataway Township retained its own authority to administer and enforce the elevator subcode rather than leaving it to…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Some RestrictionsVillage of Ridgewood's Existing Structures Code requires every occupied building with passenger elevators to keep at…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsElevator devices in Toms River Township are inspected and tested under the state Elevator Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-12…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton's housing code requires owners of multi-dwelling buildings to keep every elevator serving occupied units on the…
Read full rule →Vineland
Some RestrictionsElevators in the City of Vineland must pass a six-month routine inspection, a one-year periodic inspection and a…
Read full rule →West New York
Some RestrictionsIn the Town of West New York, New Jersey, § 142-12 requires mirrors and emergency stop buttons wired to the elevator…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Light RestrictionsElizabeth does not run a standalone elevator maintenance program, but it enforces elevator upkeep at the point of sale…
Read full rule →Scaffold & Sidewalk Shed
When scaffolding or sidewalk sheds are required on building facades, how long they can remain, and maintenance and lighting requirements.
Plainfield
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, scaffolding, fences and construction trailers that close or encroach on a…
Read full rule →Bloomfield
Some RestrictionsIn Bloomfield Township, a temporary scaffold or other temporary equipment used for construction, repair, painting or…
Read full rule →Clifton
Some RestrictionsClifton's nonresidential property maintenance rules cap how long a temporary painting scaffold or other temporary…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsElizabeth charges a flat $100.00 fee for a scaffold placed in the public right-of-way, and the work needs prior…
Read full rule →New Brunswick
Some RestrictionsIn the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, no individual, corporation or property owner can place a scaffold or similar…
Read full rule →Howell
Light RestrictionsIn Howell Township, § 104-7(D)(5) of the Commercial and Industrial Maintenance Code bars any temporary painting…
Read full rule →Linden
Light RestrictionsLinden bars a temporary painting scaffold or other temporary construction equipment from staying up for more than six…
Read full rule →Wayne
Light RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 113-8 D(5) bars any temporary painting scaffold or other temporary…
Read full rule →Fire Sprinkler Requirements
When residential and commercial buildings must install fire sprinkler systems, including new-construction triggers and major-renovation thresholds.
Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack does not set its own sprinkler mandate: the state Uniform Construction Code decides when a sprinkler system…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsEvery building erected under a general development plan for a planned development in Hamilton Township must be fully…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood's Fire Protection Subcode charges a $75 minimum fee for a sprinkler permit, scaled up by the number of heads…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Some RestrictionsLong Branch requires every building with a fire suppression or fire alarm system installed at construction to keep it…
Read full rule →Newark
Some RestrictionsNewark ties fire sprinklers to occupancy, not to housing units. Any public dance hall licensed with a legal maximum…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsInstalling or replacing sprinkler heads in Paterson requires a fire subcode permit from the Fire Division before work…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsInstalling residential fire sprinklers in Toms River Township requires a Fire Subcode plan review under Chapter 252 of…
Read full rule →Childcare Center Rules
Building safety standards specific to family childcare homes and centers, including egress, sprinklers, lead and asbestos clearances, and outdoor play standards.
East Orange
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of East Orange, state law makes a licensed child-care center a permitted use in every nonresidential zoning…
Read full rule →Parsippany Troy Hills
Significant RestrictionsIn Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, a child-care center is a permitted use in all nonresidential zoning districts…
Read full rule →Wayne
Significant RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, New Jersey, a child care center in the R-45, R-30, R-15 or R-10 district is a conditional use under…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsBergenfield requires a Health Department license before anyone may operate a child-care facility for six or more…
Read full rule →Bloomfield
Some RestrictionsBloomfield Township, Essex County, adopts the state Manual of Requirements for Childcare Centers by reference and…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsElizabeth requires day care centers to renew their certificate of occupancy for a flat $450 fee, listed separately from…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack requires a Health Department license before operating a child-care facility for six or more children under…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton's zoning code sets physical design standards for child- and infant-care centers at § 550-138: classrooms must…
Read full rule →Irvington
Some RestrictionsChild-care centers in Irvington must be licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health Services' Division of Youth and…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsIn Jackson Township, New Jersey, child-care centers, nursery schools and day-care centers are a conditional use under…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden's zoning code bars childcare and day care centers from operating as a home occupation: the definition of home…
Read full rule →Old Bridge
Some RestrictionsIn Old Bridge Township, day-care centers and nursery schools are a conditional use under Code § 250-41A, allowed only…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsEvery operator of a child-care center in Passaic, including anyone under contract with the city, must recruit, verify…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsPaterson's zoning ordinance requires child care centers in the B-1 District to provide a fenced play area, off-street…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a child-care center licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services is…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsToms River Township allows nursery schools and day nurseries only as a conditional use, capping any building at 5,000…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton doesn't set its own child-care capacity or space rules: zoning code § 315-8.4.F simply requires every day care…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsWoodbridge requires anyone operating a child-care center to register with the Township Clerk before opening, even…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Light RestrictionsJersey City requires every state-licensed Day Care Center to notify parents about free state lead testing for uninsured…
Read full rule →Newark
Light RestrictionsNewark doesn't license day care itself: the state Department of Children and Families (formerly DYFS) issues the…
Read full rule →Door Locking Hardware
Code requirements for emergency-egress door hardware, including thumb-turn locks, panic bars, and one-action egress required by the building code.
Trenton
Significant RestrictionsTrenton bans draw bolts, slide bolts, barrel bolts, surface bolts, flush bolts, hooks, hasps, padlocks and key-operated…
Read full rule →Vineland
Significant RestrictionsCity Code § 537-2.L amends the adopted Property Maintenance Code to prohibit keyed exterior door locks, deadbolt locks…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsBergenfield's Chapter 239, Article IV bars keyed door knobs and deadbolts on interior doors in rental dwellings. Under…
Read full rule →Clifton
Some RestrictionsClifton's housing code requires every entrance and dwelling-unit door in residential buildings to carry heavy-duty…
Read full rule →East Orange
Some RestrictionsIn the City of East Orange, every entrance door to a multiple-dwelling unit must have a medium-duty deadlatching…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsDoors to any dwelling, rooming or housekeeping unit that is rented, leased or let in Hackensack must have a deadbolt…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton Township's housing code requires every exterior door, window, and cellar or basement entrance on an occupied…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Some RestrictionsJersey City's Property Maintenance Code bars any locking device on a required exit that "impedes or prevents ready…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsPiscataway Township requires every exterior door or doorway on a multi-family building, garages, hallways, terraces and…
Read full rule →Plainfield
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Plainfield, § 6:3-8 requires a heavy duty dead lock with interlocking vertical bolts and striker, or a…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Some RestrictionsVillage of Ridgewood Code § 223-81 requires every exterior door and its hardware to be kept in good condition, with…
Read full rule →West New York
Some RestrictionsChapter 142 of the West New York Town Code sets lock standards for exterior doors on business buildings and for…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsWoodbridge Township's housing code makes it unlawful to fit any bedroom door in a dwelling unit with a padlock…
Read full rule →Anti-Mansionization
Floor-area-ratio (FAR) and bulk limits added to single-family zones to prevent oversized rebuilds, including LA's Baseline Mansionization Ordinance updates.
Green Building Code
CALGreen and equivalent state green building codes, plus reach codes that go further (electric-only new construction, EV-readiness, low-VOC materials).
East Orange
Some RestrictionsIn the City of East Orange, new construction within the Transit Village District must meet the 2009 International…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Hoboken, Chapter 35, Civic Green Buildings, requires municipal building projects, not private homes or…
Read full rule →Wayne
Some RestrictionsWayne Township Code § 134-49.6 ties green building design to the Wayne Transit Zone: development must meet U.S. Green…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Light RestrictionsJersey City requires its own construction to meet LEED green-building standards. Chapter 180 sets LEED-NC Silver as the…
Read full rule →Newark
Light RestrictionsNewark encourages, but does not mandate, LEED-style green building practices for site plan and subdivision projects…
Read full rule →West New York
Light RestrictionsIn the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, the green building rule sits in the Environmentally Preferable…
Read full rule →Howell
Few RestrictionsHowell Township Code § 188-224H promotes green building practices and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design…
Read full rule →Linden
Few RestrictionsLinden's zoning code encourages, but does not require, green building design. City Code § 31-11.12 asks buildings in…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Few RestrictionsPiscataway Township encourages, but does not require, green building design in the TC, Towne Center Zone. Section…
Read full rule →Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Where CO detectors are required (typically near sleeping areas in homes with fuel-burning appliances or attached garages), and seller/landlord deadlines.
Perth Amboy
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the owner of a one- or two-family or attached single family home must obtain a…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsEvery residential occupancy in the Borough of Bergenfield must have working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township requires every one- and two-family dwelling to keep a working smoke alarm in each sleeping area…
Read full rule →East Orange
Some RestrictionsIn the City of East Orange, sellers and landlords must obtain a Certificate of Smoke Alarm, Carbon Monoxide Alarm and…
Read full rule →Edison
Some RestrictionsEdison Township requires a carbon monoxide and smoke detector compliance certificate from the Fire Code Official before…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsElizabeth requires every short-term rental to pass a carbon monoxide inspection by the fire prevention bureau before an…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsCarbon monoxide detectors are required in every Hackensack residential occupancy that has a fuel-burning device or an…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton's electrical maintenance code requires carbon monoxide detectors within 10 feet of every bedroom in existing…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson Township requires carbon monoxide detectors in every Use Group I-1, R-1 and R-2 building, plus any Use Group…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Some RestrictionsJersey City requires a Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance (CSDCMAC) before a property…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsIn Linden, sellers and landlords of one- and two-family homes must obtain a Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Some RestrictionsSection 162-11(D) of the Monroe Township Code in Gloucester County, New Jersey, requires each dwelling unit going…
Read full rule →Parsippany Troy Hills
Some RestrictionsUnder § 213-40(29) of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Property Maintenance Code, owners of multiple dwellings must give each…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsEvery multiple dwelling in Passaic must have carbon monoxide detectors, alongside smoke detectors and alarms, installed…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsPaterson requires carbon monoxide detectors near every sleeping room, enforced through the same fire-code compliance…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsPiscataway Township requires a Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance (CSDCMAC) before any…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsBefore selling, leasing, or changing occupancy of a residential property, Toms River Township owners must obtain a…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton requires carbon monoxide alarms in every dwelling unit in buildings in Use Groups I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4…
Read full rule →Vineland
Some RestrictionsCity Code § 537-2.T amends the adopted Property Maintenance Code to require carbon monoxide alarms in the immediate…
Read full rule →Wayne
Some RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, NJ, the Fire Bureau inspects every residential occupancy for the required number of approved smoke…
Read full rule →West New York
Some RestrictionsIn the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a property owner must obtain a certificate of smoke detector and carbon…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsAny Woodbridge residential structure with a fuel-burning appliance must have a carbon monoxide detector, placed outside…
Read full rule →Irvington
Light RestrictionsIrvington charges $50 to inspect up to 20 carbon monoxide alarms and $100 for more than 20, and bills an inspection fee…
Read full rule →Building Permits
When a building permit is required, new work, renovations, reroofing, decks, the small-project exemptions, and what unpermitted work costs when it surfaces at sale or inspection.
Irvington
Significant RestrictionsInterior or exterior building construction in Irvington without a valid Township permit is flatly prohibited under §…
Read full rule →Bayonne
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bayonne, the Construction Agency created under Section 15-1.1 administers New Jersey's Uniform…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsBergenfield requires a construction permit from its State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency, the Bergenfield…
Read full rule →Bloomfield
Some RestrictionsBuilding permit fees in Bloomfield Township, New Jersey are set by § 149-8 of the Township Code. Plan review costs 20%…
Read full rule →Brick
Some RestrictionsBrick Township charges a tiered construction-permit fee for renovations, alterations and repairs to existing buildings…
Read full rule →Clifton
Some RestrictionsClifton enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code through its own Clifton Enforcing Agency, which issues…
Read full rule →East Brunswick
Some RestrictionsIn East Brunswick Township, the Construction Official issues no building permit until final approval has been granted…
Read full rule →East Orange
Some RestrictionsIn the City of East Orange, no building permit or certificate of occupancy may be issued until a zoning permit is…
Read full rule →Edison
Some RestrictionsInterior alterations, renovations, and repairs in Edison Township need a construction permit priced by cost of work…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsElizabeth requires a building permit from the building inspector before anyone erects, alters, or converts any…
Read full rule →Freehold Township
Some RestrictionsFreehold Township enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code locally through its own Construction Division…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack requires a building permit from the Construction Official before anyone builds, alters or restores a…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton Township administers building permits through its own State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency, headed…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Hoboken, all construction, renovation, addition and demolition work runs through the Uniform…
Read full rule →Howell
Some RestrictionsIn Howell Township, a development permit from the administrative officer must be secured before a property use permit…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsNo building or structure in Jackson Township may be erected, restored, added to, or structurally altered until the…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Some RestrictionsBefore Jersey City's Construction Official can issue a construction permit, Code § 131-2 (Ord. No. 25-026, effective…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood Township requires a construction permit from the Division of Construction Code Enforcement before building…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden's Construction Code Department, created under § 10-1.1, enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code and…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Some RestrictionsLong Branch's Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, run by a Construction Code Official, issues all building…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Some RestrictionsIn Monroe Township, Gloucester County, construction or alteration of a building or structure cannot start until the…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Middlesex
Some RestrictionsIn Monroe Township, Middlesex County, a zoning permit from the Land Use Administrator/Zoning Officer is required before…
Read full rule →New Brunswick
Some RestrictionsIn the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, building work is permitted through the New Brunswick building department…
Read full rule →Newark
Some RestrictionsNewark's Uniform Construction Code office will not issue a building, fire, plumbing or electrical permit until the…
Read full rule →Old Bridge
Some RestrictionsOld Bridge Township enforces the State Uniform Construction Code through its Division of Code Enforcement under §…
Read full rule →Parsippany Troy Hills
Some RestrictionsBuilding permits in Parsippany-Troy Hills are issued under the State Uniform Construction Code by the Township's…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsBefore framing a deck or pouring an at-grade patio in Passaic, City Code § 317-63 requires a zoning permit from the…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsBefore any Paterson construction permit issues, the applicant must certify current municipal taxes to the Construction…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, no building or structure can be erected, moved, added to or structurally altered without a…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsPiscataway Township enforces the State Uniform Construction Code through its own Building Division inside the…
Read full rule →Plainfield
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, no structure can be erected, enlarged, altered or demolished, and no land…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Some RestrictionsThe Village of Ridgewood requires a building permit before any construction that must conform to the zoning code, and…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsToms River Township requires a licensed engineer's or architect's plot plan for house additions, pools, and any…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton requires a permit from the code official before anyone constructs, alters, or demolishes a structure, adds an…
Read full rule →Vineland
Some RestrictionsThe City of Vineland requires a construction permit, paid up front, before any new building, addition, renovation or…
Read full rule →Wayne
Some RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, New Jersey, construction permits are issued through the Division of Construction Code, headed by the…
Read full rule →West New York
Some RestrictionsIn the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no building or structure in any district can be erected, enlarged or…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsWoodbridge enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code through its own Code Enforcing Agency, led by a…
Read full rule →Electrical Permits
Which electrical work (panel upgrades, EV chargers, solar inverters, sub-panels) requires a licensed-electrician permit vs. an owner-builder permit.
Bayonne
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bayonne, an Electrical Subcode Official appointed under Section 15-1.2 reviews and permits electrical…
Read full rule →Bloomfield
Some RestrictionsElectrical work in Bloomfield Township, New Jersey is permitted and priced under § 149-8B(4) of the Township Code…
Read full rule →Brick
Some RestrictionsBrick Township charges an electrical subcode permit fee under the state Uniform Construction Code, with a $150 minimum…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township requires a construction permit for electrical work under the State Uniform Construction Code…
Read full rule →Clifton
Some RestrictionsClifton runs its electrical permitting through the Clifton Enforcing Agency's electrical subcode official under the…
Read full rule →East Brunswick
Some RestrictionsIn East Brunswick Township, electrical permit fees are set by the § 75-3C subcode schedule: $75 for 1 to 25 receptacles…
Read full rule →Edison
Some RestrictionsEdison Township charges tiered fees for electrical subcode permits, from $75 for 1-10 devices in a Use Group R-5 home…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsElizabeth adopts the National Electrical Code of 1975, as later amended by the state, as its electrical subcode, and…
Read full rule →Freehold Township
Some RestrictionsFreehold Township charges electrical permit fees under § 150-62(C) of its Uniform Construction Code fee schedule…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack's Electrical Subcode Official, created by Section 166-1 within the local Uniform Construction Code enforcing…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton Township's electrical subcode official, established under Chapter 167, issues electrical permits priced by…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Some RestrictionsElectrical work in the City of Hoboken is permitted and inspected by the Electrical Subcode Official within the Uniform…
Read full rule →Howell
Some RestrictionsIn Howell Township, electrical work is priced under the electrical subcode fee schedule in § 139-86C of the Township…
Read full rule →Irvington
Some RestrictionsAny electrical work in Irvington requires a permit from the Township's Electrical Subcode Official under the Uniform…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood charges a minimum $65 Electrical Subcode fee for any wiring permit, with additional per-item charges for extra…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden's Electrical Subcode Official, part of the Construction Code Department under § 10-1.1, permits electrical work…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Some RestrictionsLong Branch charges its electrical subcode permit fee by the block of receptacles, fixtures or devices: $80 for the…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Some RestrictionsMonroe Township, Gloucester County, prices electrical permits under § 104-18 of its Township Code by the receptacle…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Middlesex
Some RestrictionsIn Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, the Township Council charges electrical permit fees under Schedule…
Read full rule →Newark
Some RestrictionsNewark's Electrical Subcode, adopted under Section 7:2-3.2, covers virtually all wiring and equipment installed, used…
Read full rule →Old Bridge
Some RestrictionsOld Bridge Township requires an electrical subcode permit for wiring work, enforced by the Electrical Subcode Official…
Read full rule →Parsippany Troy Hills
Some RestrictionsElectrical work in Parsippany-Troy Hills is inspected by the Electrical Subcode Official in the Division of…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsElectrical work in Passaic is permitted and inspected by the Electrical Subcode Official within the Division of Code…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsElectrical work in Paterson needs a permit from the city's electrical subcode official, part of the Construction Code…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, electrical work falls under the Electrical Subcode Official of the Office of Construction…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsElectrical work in Piscataway Township runs through the Electrical Subcode Official inside the Building Division's…
Read full rule →Plainfield
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, electrical work is priced under the Electrical Subcode fee schedule in §…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Some RestrictionsThe Village of Ridgewood enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code's electrical subcode through its own…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsToms River Township adopted the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, along with any later amendments the state…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton requires a construction permit before any electrical wiring for light, power, or communication is installed…
Read full rule →Vineland
Some RestrictionsElectrical work in the City of Vineland requires an electrical subcode permit priced in blocks of fixtures and devices…
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Some RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, New Jersey, electrical work is permitted and priced under the Electrical Subcode fee schedule in §…
Read full rule →West New York
Some RestrictionsThe Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, adopted the National Electrical Code (NFPA70) 2017 for all…
Read full rule →Plumbing Permits
Which plumbing work (water heaters, sewer-line replacement, repipe, gas-line) requires a permit, and which minor repairs are typically exempt.
Bayonne
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bayonne, plumbing work is permitted under the Construction Agency's Uniform Construction Code process…
Read full rule →Bloomfield
Some RestrictionsPlumbing work in Bloomfield Township, New Jersey is priced under § 149-8B(2) of the Township Code: $25 for each fixture…
Read full rule →Brick
Some RestrictionsBrick Township requires a plumbing subcode permit for fixtures, piping, water heaters, gas piping, and utility…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township requires a construction permit before any plumbing work begins, issued through the state-adopted…
Read full rule →Clifton
Some RestrictionsClifton enforces plumbing work through its State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency. A plumbing subcode…
Read full rule →East Brunswick
Some RestrictionsIn East Brunswick Township, the construction permit fee includes plumbing subcode fees set by § 75-3B: $25 per fixture…
Read full rule →Edison
Some RestrictionsEdison Township bars installing or altering any plumbing equipment governed by the state Uniform Construction Code…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsElizabeth adopts the National Standard Plumbing Code as its plumbing subcode by reference, and every plumbing…
Read full rule →Freehold Township
Some RestrictionsFreehold Township prices plumbing permits per fixture under § 150-62(B) of its Uniform Construction Code fee schedule…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack's Plumbing Subcode Official, one of the positions Section 166-1 creates within the local Uniform…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton Township's plumbing subcode official, created under Chapter 167, charges $30 per fixture or appliance…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Some RestrictionsPlumbing installations in the City of Hoboken require a permit from the Plumbing Subcode Official within the Uniform…
Read full rule →Irvington
Some RestrictionsPlumbing work in Irvington needs a permit from the Township's Plumbing Subcode Official under Chapter 240 of the…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson Township enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code's plumbing subcode through its Division of…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood Township adopted the New Jersey Plumbing Code under Board of Health Code § BH4-1 and requires a permit from…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsEvery plumbing fixture installed in Linden needs a permit from the Construction Code Department under the Plumbing…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Some RestrictionsLong Branch requires a plumbing subcode permit for fixture and appliance work under the state Uniform Construction…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Some RestrictionsMonroe Township, Gloucester County, charges plumbing permit fees under § 104-18 C(1)(b): $15 per fixture, piece of…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Middlesex
Some RestrictionsPlumbing work in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, is permitted through the Township's State Uniform Construction Code…
Read full rule →Newark
Some RestrictionsNewark charges $14 per plumbing fixture, appliance or gas connection under Section 7:2-3.4, plus $75 for specialized…
Read full rule →Old Bridge
Some RestrictionsOld Bridge Township requires a plumbing subcode permit for fixture and piping work, enforced by the Plumbing Subcode…
Read full rule →Parsippany Troy Hills
Some RestrictionsIn the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, plumbing work is permitted and inspected by the Plumbing Subcode…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsPlumbing work in Passaic is permitted through the Plumbing Subcode Official within the Division of Code Enforcement…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsPaterson requires a plumbing subcode permit for fixture and equipment work, issued by the Construction Code Enforcing…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, plumbing work falls under the Plumbing Subcode Official of the Office of Construction and…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsPiscataway Township requires a plumbing permit before any work on a property's sewer service lateral, connections or…
Read full rule →Plainfield
Some RestrictionsThe City of Plainfield, New Jersey, adopts the State Uniform Construction Code, Plumbing Subcode, in § 8:2-1. The…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsToms River Township requires a permit before any plumbing construction or alteration, charging $10 for the first five…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code through its Division of Technical Services, whose Plumbing…
Read full rule →Vineland
Some RestrictionsPlumbing work in the City of Vineland needs a permit under the Uniform Construction Code plumbing subcode, billed per…
Read full rule →Wayne
Some RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, New Jersey, plumbing work is permitted and priced under the Plumbing Subcode fee schedule in § 64-2…
Read full rule →West New York
Some RestrictionsThe Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, adopted the National Standard Plumbing Code 2018 in its entirety…
Read full rule →Building Inspections
Required inspection types (rough framing, electrical, plumbing, final), how to schedule, what inspectors look for, and how to handle a failed inspection.
West New York
Significant RestrictionsIn the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a building cannot be sold or conveyed until an ownership certificate issues…
Read full rule →Bayonne
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bayonne, the Code Enforcement Agency, headed by the City Engineer, inspects dwellings under City Code…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsBergenfield enforces the State Uniform Construction Code through the Bergenfield Construction Code Department, run by a…
Read full rule →Brick
Some RestrictionsBrick Township requires a Construction Code Official inspection and a rental certificate of occupancy before any…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township runs building inspections through its own Department of Construction Code Enforcement and…
Read full rule →Clifton
Some RestrictionsClifton requires a dwelling inspection every time a rental unit changes occupancy or a property changes title…
Read full rule →East Brunswick
Some RestrictionsIn East Brunswick Township, construction inspections run through the Division of Construction Inspection, the State…
Read full rule →East Orange
Some RestrictionsFor permitted construction in an East Orange flood hazard area, the Construction Official inspects at four staged…
Read full rule →Edison
Some RestrictionsEdison Township's Construction Code Enforcement Agency conditions every construction permit on cooperation with…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Some RestrictionsElizabeth enforces the State Uniform Construction Code through a designated agency, the Department of Construction…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack enforces the state Uniform Construction Code through its own Division of Building Inspection. Section 166-1…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Some RestrictionsHamilton Township's Director of Community and Economic Development inspects dwellings, hotels, motels, rooming houses…
Read full rule →Howell
Some RestrictionsIn Howell Township, § 104-10 subjects every commercial and industrial building and premises to inspection by the Code…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson Township's Inspection Division must inspect a dwelling or commercial unit and issue a certificate of occupancy…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden's Code Enforcement Agency can inspect any dwelling, rooming house or premises during reasonable business hours…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Some RestrictionsThe Fire Official and Health Director may enter and examine any dwelling, dwelling unit or premises in Long Branch at…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Some RestrictionsIn Monroe Township, Gloucester County, the Construction Code Enforcing Agency periodically inspects all permitted…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Middlesex
Some RestrictionsMonroe Township, Middlesex County, requires a New Jersey licensed land surveyor's foundation survey to go to the…
Read full rule →New Brunswick
Some RestrictionsBuilding inspections in the City of New Brunswick run through the New Brunswick building department under the State…
Read full rule →Newark
Some RestrictionsUnder Section 7:1-6, Newark's Construction Official must ensure every required inspection is scheduled, performed and…
Read full rule →Parsippany Troy Hills
Some RestrictionsConstruction inspections in the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills are run by the Division of Construction Code…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsPassaic enforces its Property Maintenance Code through the Director of Housing Inspections, who runs all inspections…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the Department of Code Enforcement conducts and administers building…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsPiscataway Township's Construction Official, housed in the Building Division of the Department of Community Development…
Read full rule →Plainfield
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Plainfield, the Burglary Prevention Code requires the enforcing authority to inspect the access points…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsToms River Township's Office of Construction Permits and Inspections runs separate building, plumbing, electrical, and…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton's Housing Inspector can enter and survey dwellings between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. for periodic inspections…
Read full rule →Vineland
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Vineland, building inspections run through the Construction Enforcement Agency under the Department of…
Read full rule →Wayne
Some RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, the Construction Code Official or a designee inspects a home after an application reports a pending…
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