New Jersey: Codes, Standards & Regulations

Public Code

NJ Building Subcode

• International Building Code (IBC)/2021 NJ Edition
• Section 3109 with amendments – The design of pools and spas shall comply with the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC)
• Order ISPSC here   

 Public Recreational Bathing Code (2018 update)

• PRB updates 1/31/19 includes exemptions, inspections of season swimming pools
• New Jersey COVID-19 Pools and Aquatic Recreation Facility Standards (5/19/21)

General Permit for Wastewater Discharge

• General Permit for Wastewater Discharge (B6)
• Supplemental Form (B6)
• FAQs
• Checklist

Electrical Subcode - 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC)

Energy Subcode - ASHRAE 90.1-2019 (Commercial & all other Residential)

ADA requirements – YES

Pool Operator Certification – YES

Pool Director Certification - YES
read more  and See approved certification courses.

Residential Code

One and Two-Family Dwelling Subcode

• International Residential Code/2021 NJ edition
• Section R326 – The design and construction of pools and spas shall comply with the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC)
• NJ Edits coming soon - click here for updates
• Order ISPSC here 

ISPSC - Hydrostatic Pressure Test (311.9):  Memorandum from NJ Div. of Codes & Standards

Electrical Subcode – 2020 National Electrical Code (NFPA), Section 680

Energy Subcode – International Energy Conservation Code/2021

ALERTS

• NJ Home Improvement Contractor Business Registration.
   On January 8, 2024, Governor Murphy signed into law P.L. 2023, c. 237, which, among other things: amended the Contractors’ Business Registration Act (“CBRA,” formerly the “Contractors’ Registration Act”), N.J.S.A. 56:8-136 et seq., and created the “Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractor Licensing Act,” N.J.S.A. 45:5AAA-1 et seq. For more information on the registration requirements for contractors and businesses under these laws, click here.
   
• New Jersey Licensing Requirements
  On January 31, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill creating license requirements for pool service contractors and pool builders/installers working in the State of New Jersey. The DCA is still in the process of implementing the licenses. Find more details here.  
   

• New Jersey Dirty Dirt Law
  If your business is involved in Collection, transportation, processing, brokering, storage, purchase, sale, disposition, or any combination thereof, of soils and fill recyclable materials, you are required to register by July 14, 2022

  • View the FAQs

  • Fill out the Registration

  • Learn more about this law