When is a Permit Needed?
A construction permit, which may include a building, electrical, fire and/or plumbing sub-code technical section, is required to do any of the following:
All construction, including but not limited to: (the following is a general guide- each job may have different requirements and may need more than is listed below)
Construction permit applications for projects which change the footprint of the building, lot coverage, use of the space, etc. May also require a zoning approval (permit). An application is enclosed with the construction permit application when obtained at the Pennington borough code enforcement office.
Category | Permit(s) Needed |
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Additions | All |
Air Conditioning | Electric & Plumbing |
Alarms | Burglar - Electric Fire/Smoke/Carbon Monoxide - Electric & Fire |
Alterations | Residential or Commercial - All |
Asbestos Removal | Building |
Basement Refinishing/Remodeling | Building, Electrical, Fire, and Plumbing |
Bathroom Fixtures | Direct replacement and or any piping changes - Plumbing (need licensed plumbing contractor or homeowner) |
Carport | Building, others as needed |
Chimney Reline | Fire |
Deck | Building |
Demolition | Building |
Doors | adding, enlarging or eliminating - Building |
Electric Work | Electric |
Elevator | Elevator |
Fench | Building - If:
|
Fireplace | Building, Fire, Plumbing, Chimney Certification |
Garage | Building - (others as needed) |
Gazebo | If over 100' - Building |
Heating/Venting/AC (HVAC) | Electric (if fuel-fired equip. does not need licensed electrician), Fire, Plumbing |
Hood | Fire & Electric |
Lawn Sprinkler | Electric, Plumbing & Copy of D.E.P. Landscape Irrigation License |
Moving a Structure | Building and all utility sign-offs as for demo. Also would require footing/foundation application for setting the structure in new location. |
New Building | All |
Plumbing Work | Plumbing |
Pool | Building, Electric, Plumbing, Fire (for heater) |
Porch | Building |
Radon | Building, Electric |
Ramp | Building |
Roof | Building |
Satellite Dish | over 24" Diameter - Building |
Shed | Over 100 sq ft or over 10' high - Building |
Siding | Building |
Signs | Building, Electric |
Spa/Hot Tub | Building, Electric |
Sprinkler | Fire |
Steps | Building |
Stove Woodburning | Building, Fire |
Tank | (installation, abandonment or removal) - Building, Fire |
Telephone/Comm. Points/Voice Data/Computer Wiring | Electric |
Tenant Fit Out | All |
Trailor Construction/Building/Sales | All |
Temporary Mobile Home | All |
Water Heater | Plumbing |
Windows | adding, enlarging, or eliminating - Building |