Paterson
Paterson Construction Code Enforcing Agency
In short
Paterson Construction Code Enforcing Agency issues 3 permits we publish for Paterson, last verified 2026-09-05. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Occupancy | Paterson Construction Code Enforcing Agency | Commercial: $0.03 per square foot, minimum $151. A temporary Certificate of Occupancy is $35. | issued once per qualifying occupancy | 2026-09-05 |
| Sign Permit | Paterson Construction Code Enforcing Agency | Flat or projecting signs: $1.25–$2.50 per square foot on a sliding scale, minimum $58. Roof, pole or billboard signs: $2.50–$5.00 per square foot, minimum $75. | one-time, per sign | 2026-09-05 |
| Commercial Building Permit | Paterson Construction Code Enforcing Agency | Alterations and renovations: $30 per $1,000 of cost under $50,000; $23 per $1,000 for $50,000–$100,000; $19 per $1,000 above $100,000; minimum $90. New construction: $0.034 per cubic foot, minimum $50. Plan review adds 20% of the permit fee. | one-time, per project | 2026-09-05 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Certificate of Occupancy
Paterson's code has no distinct commercial "Certificate of Use" mechanism separate from this Certificate of Occupancy — Chapter 175's Certificate of Re-Rental Approval is explicitly residential-only.
Sign Permit
Administered under the construction code, not the separate content-focused Sign chapter (414), which governs placement/political-sign rules and carries only a $50 violation fine, no permit fee of its own.
Commercial Building Permit
A Saturday, Sunday or holiday inspection carries a $175 surcharge. Plumbing, electrical and fire-protection subcode fees are itemized separately under the same chapter.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Paterson
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- www.patersonnj.gov/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of Paterson Code chapter 183 — Construction Codes, Uniform (Certificate of Occupancy, building and sign permit fees)City of Paterson (eCode360) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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