Piscataway, NJ Swimming Pools & Spas: Pool Permits (2026)

Section 10-7.1 establishes the Township's Public Recreational Bathing Code by adopting Chapter IX of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code (N.J.A.C. 8:26, N.J.S.A. 26:1A-7 et seq.) as the governing standard for locating, constructing, altering, and operating swimming pools, and for issuing the permits needed to do so. The adopted code also lets the Township declare and define certain pools as nuisances and fix penalties for violations; three copies of the code sit on file with the Municipal Clerk under § 10-7.3 for public review, since the code's text is incorporated by reference rather than reprinted in the local ordinance.

The Township charges its own local fees for administering that permit system under § 10-2.4e: a $225 plan review fee before construction or alteration, a $325 fee to operate a seasonal private-club pool, a $500 fee to operate year-round, and a $100 reinspection fee if the pool fails its first inspection. Because the substantive design and sanitation standards live in the adopted state Sanitary Code rather than in the Township's own printed text, an applicant should expect the plan review to check compliance with N.J.A.C.

8:26 in addition to paying the Township's fee schedule. The Health Officer administers licenses and permits issued under Chapter 10 generally, including the application, display, and expiration rules that apply to any license required under this chapter.