New Jersey building code and construction permits (NJ)
The New Jersey Uniform Construction Code applies statewide through the Division of Codes and Standards. Your municipal construction office issues the permit, and the state acts for municipalities without one.
New Jersey building code and construction permits
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What you can look up here
- Building permitsWho issues permits for a house, garage, shed, deck, or addition.
- Laws and rulesThe state laws and rules behind zoning, shoreland, septic, and floodplains.
About this resource
- Provided by
- New Jersey Division of Codes and Standards (official)
- Covers
- New Jersey statewide
- Link status
- Opened normally at the last check
- Link checked
- Oct 15, 2026
- Web address
- https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/
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