Newark, New Jersey Building Permit Cost Calculator

Newark sets its own construction permit fees by local ordinance within the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code framework. Newark Revised General Ordinances Title VII, Chapter 2, Section 3, Subsection 1 charges the building subcode fee by volume for new construction and additions and by estimated construction cost for renovations and alterations, on top of a non-refundable permit review fee charged on every permit at application and credited against the total permit fee, and subject to a minimum building permit fee. Section 7:2-3 was most recently amended 3-20-2024 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A. The surcharge lines below are New Jersey DCA state fees collected with the permit, not Newark fees.

Newark publishes no deck-specific fee line. A deck requiring a construction permit is priced under the general building subcode schedule at Newark Revised General Ordinances 7:2-3.1: a new deck is charged as new construction or an addition at the per-cubic-foot rate for the use group, and repair or replacement work that is not ordinary maintenance is charged as renovation and alteration on the estimated construction cost. Every permit also carries the non-refundable permit review fee at application, credited against the total permit fee, and is subject to the minimum building permit fee. Section 7:2-3 was most recently amended 3-20-2024 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A. Surcharge lines are New Jersey DCA state fees, not Newark fees.

Newark Revised General Ordinances Title VII, Chapter 2, Section 3, Subsection 2 charges the electrical subcode fee by the count and rating of the devices installed, with a minimum fee for the permit and an annual permit option for work on premises occupied by a firm or corporation.

No construction permit and therefore no permit fee for a fence 6 feet or less in height, except barriers surrounding public or private swimming pools. Where a fence does require a permit, Newark publishes no fence-specific fee line, so the work is priced under the general building subcode schedule at Newark Revised General Ordinances 7:2-3.1, as new construction at the per-cubic-foot rate for the use group or as renovation and alteration on the estimated construction cost, plus the non-refundable permit review fee charged on every permit at application and credited against the total permit fee, subject to the minimum building permit fee. Section 7:2-3 was most recently amended 3-20-2024 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A. Surcharge lines are New Jersey DCA state fees, not Newark fees.

Newark Revised General Ordinances Title VII, Chapter 2, Section 3, Subsection 1 sets a flat siding and roofing permit fee for use groups R-3, R-4 and R-5, on top of the non-refundable permit review fee that applies to every permit at application and is credited against the total permit fee.

Newark publishes no retaining-wall-specific fee line. A retaining wall requiring a construction permit is priced under the general building subcode schedule at Newark Revised General Ordinances 7:2-3.1, as new construction at the per-cubic-foot rate for the use group or as renovation and alteration on the estimated construction cost, plus the non-refundable permit review fee charged on every permit at application and credited against the total permit fee, subject to the minimum building permit fee. Section 7:2-3 was most recently amended 3-20-2024 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A. Surcharge lines are New Jersey DCA state fees, not Newark fees.

No construction permit and therefore no building permit fee for a garden-type utility shed of 200 square feet or less and 10 feet or less in height that is accessory to an R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-5 building and has no water, gas, oil or sewer connection; a construction permit for electrical work is still required where electrical work is involved, and carries the electrical subcode minimum fee. A shed outside those limits is priced under the general building subcode schedule at Newark Revised General Ordinances 7:2-3.1, which publishes no shed-specific line, as new construction at the per-cubic-foot rate for the use group, plus the non-refundable permit review fee charged on every permit at application and credited against the total permit fee, subject to the minimum building permit fee. Section 7:2-3 was most recently amended 3-20-2024 by Ord. No. 6PSF-A. Surcharge lines are New Jersey DCA state fees, not Newark fees.

Newark Revised General Ordinances Title VII, Chapter 2, Section 3, Subsection 4 charges the plumbing subcode fee for each fixture, piece of equipment or appliance connected to the plumbing system and for each appliance connected to the gas or oil piping system, with a higher flat rate for listed special devices and a minimum fee for the permit.