City of Jersey City Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency is the permit office for Jersey City, NJ. The fee schedule year is 2025.
How each fee is calculated
Roof replacement
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $8,000, typical $12,000, high $22,000.
- Typical $12,000: 12 x $15 = $180 + training $16.20 = $196.20.
- Low $8,000 = $130.80.
- High $22,000 = $359.70.
City of Jersey City, not Newark and not NYC. Roofing is billed as renovations/alterations/repairs at $15 per $1,000 (short-permit min $50; plan-permit min $100). DCA training uses the ordinance's $0.00135 of alteration cost.
City of Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
HVAC replacement
Fee basis: Flat fee.
Project value on this row: $7,500.
- Typical 3-ton (36,000 BTU) like-for-like split = AC $30 + vent $30 + gas $10 + training $10.13 = $80.13.
Low AC+gas = $46.75. High same equipment + training on $16,000 = $91.60.
City of Jersey City. HVAC change-out uses plumbing subcode lines (heating/cooling apparatus): A.C. Unit $30, ventilating equipment $30, gas piping $10. Low is AC + gas only. Not Newark dollars.
City of Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Deck
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $8,000, typical $12,000, high $19,200.
- Typical $12,000: 12 x $15 = $180 + training $16.20 = $196.20.
- Low $8,000 = $130.80.
- High $19,200 = $325.92.
City of Jersey City. New deck uses renovations/alterations $15 per $1,000 with the plan-permit $100 minimum (does not bind at $8k+). Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf does not change the valuation formula.
City of Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Kitchen remodel
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $15,000, typical $35,000, high $75,000.
- Typical $35,000: 35 x $15 = $525 + training $47.25 = $572.25.
- Low $15,000 = $245.25.
- High $75,000 = $1,226.25.
City of Jersey City. Kitchen uses renovations/alterations $15 per $1,000. Plumbing fixture $10 lines are extra. Typical-job spec 200 sf noted; table is valuation.
City of Jersey City Code of Ordinances Chapter 160-1.M Uniform Construction Code fees Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.