Bulletins
Bulletins are issued to provide advice to code enforcing agencies, builders, and designers when it is found that an issue that is in need of clarification is adequately dealt with by existing rules and that rulemaking is not appropriate or necessary.
No. 24-1 | Issued, Nov. 2024 | DEP Minimum Efficiency Standards for certain products |
No. 22-1 | Revised, June 2023 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 19-2) |
Energy Subcode Compliance (includes Form 392) |
No. 19-3 | Code Ref Update, Sept. 2022 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 15-2) Withdrawn as of 12/2023 |
Adopted Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices Referenced Under Informational Notes of the National Electrical Code 2020 |
No. 19-1 | Revised, Sept. 2022 (Supersedes Bulletin Nos. 94-8, 03-4 and 05-2) |
Design Loads for Ground Snow, Wind and Seismic |
No. 15-3 | Issued, Dec. 2015 | Group Classifications for Residential and Institutional Occupancies |
No. 15-1 | Issued, July 2015 | Liquid Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Carbonated Beverage Systems |
No. 14-3 | Issued, Nov. 2014 | Jurisdiction Over Site Work |
No. 14-2 | Code Ref. Update, Feb. 2016 | Use of NFPA 14 Manual Wet Fire Standpipes |
No. 14-1 | Code Ref. Update, Feb. 2016 | New One- or Two-Family Dwellings Installing NFPA 13D or P2904 Instead of NFPA 13R Sprinkler Systems |
No. 13-1B | Revised, June 2015 | Pile Foundation Design Issues in Flood Hazard Areas for One- and Two-Family Dwellings |
No. 13-1A | Revised, April 2023 | Elevating Existing Houses |
No. 11-3 | Issued, May 2011 | Antifreeze in New Residential and Commercial Fire Sprinkler Systems-NFPA 13, 13D or 13R |
No. 11-2 | Issued, Apr. 2011 | Fire Alarm Transmission Channels and Managed Facilities Voice Networks |
No. 09-1 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2019 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 04-1) |
Permit Requirements for LP-Gas Systems |
No. 07-3 | Revised, June 2015 | Ice Dam Membrane/Ice Barrier |
No. 07-1 | Revised, Aug. 2019 | Premanufactured Construction |
No. 06-1 | Issued, Feb. 2006 | Work Performed Without Permits |
No. 05-1 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2008 | Issuance of Notice of Violation After Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy and Transfer of Title |
No. 04-2 | Revised, Dec. 2019 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 95-3) |
Oxford House |
No. 03-5 | Revised, Sept. 2022 | Special Inspections |
No. 03-3 | Revised, Apr. 2013 | Public Access to Building Plans |
No. 02-2 | Revised, Apr. 2008 | Availability of Concrete-Encased Electrodes |
No. 02-1 | Issued, Sept. 2022 | Affordable Housing |
No. 01-2 | Code Ref. Update, Feb. 2016 | Temporary Certificates of Occupancy |
No. 01-1 | Issued, May 2001 | Railroad Facilities and Superfund Sites |
No. 00-3 | Revised, Jan. 2014 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 91-3) |
Public Schools - Plan Review Procedure, Facility Planning Standards, and UCC Enhancements |
No. 99-3 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2022 | Carbon Monoxide Alarms |
No. 99-2 | Revised, Oct. 2008 | Testing of Backflow Preventers |
No. 99-1 | Revised, Dec. 2020 | Periodic Electrical Inspections, and "Bonding and Grounding" Certificates for Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs |
No. 98-4 | Code Ref. Update, Apr. 2006 | Site Lighting Installations by Utilities |
No. 98-3 | Revised, Sept. 2019 | Health Care Facilities Plan Review |
No. 98-1 | Issued, Jan. 1998 | Rehab Subcode Matrix |
No. 97-1 | Issued, Oct. 1997 | Development, Fire Safety, and Prior Approvals |
No. 96-3 | Issued, Dec. 1996 | Prior Approval for Septic Systems |
No. 96-2 |
Revised, Dec. 2023 |
Signing and Sealing of Construction Documents |
No. 96-1 | Issued, Apr. 1996 | Contractor Pricing |
No. 95-2 | Issued, Sept. 1995 | Elder Cottage Housing Opportunities (ECHO) Units |
No. 95-1D | Revised, Sept. 2022 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 88-8) |
Removal/Abandonment of Underground Storage Tanks Regulated by DEP |
No. 95-1C | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2022 | Installation of Underground Storage Tanks Regulated by DEP |
No. 95-1B | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2022 (Supersedes Bulletin Nos. 88-3, 91-4 and 93-1) |
Removal/Abandonment of Residential Heating Oil Tanks and Other Heating Oil Tanks Under 2001 Gallons |
No. 95-1A | Revised, Sept. 2017 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 92-2) |
Installation of Residential Heating Oil Tanks and Other Heating Oil Tanks Under 2001 Gallons |
No. 95-1 | Revised, Sept. 2017 | Flammable and Combustible Liquid Storage Tanks |
No. 94-10 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2019 | Standard Forms and Fees |
No. 94-9 | Code Ref. Update, Jan. 2016 (Supersedes Bulletin Nos. 81-2 and 90-4) |
Accepted Engineering Practice |
No. 94-7 | Revised, July 2016 | Plans for Elevator Devices |
No. 94-6 | Code Ref. Update, Feb. 2006 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 88-5) |
Fire Alarm Systems |
No. 94-4 |
Code Ref. Update, Oct. 2007 |
Partial Plan Filing and Approval |
No. 94-3 | Code Ref. Update, Feb. 2006 | Permit Documentation |
No. 94-2 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2019 | Emergency Operation of Elevators |
No. 94-1 | Revised, Apr. 2008 (Supersedes Bulletin No. 90-6) |
Sizing of Gas Piping |
No. 93-7 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2019 | Temporary Construction in Campgrounds |
No. 93-5 | Code Ref. Update, Feb. 2014 | Renovations and Demolitions Involving Asbestos |
No. 93-4 | Revised, Feb. 2006 | Radon Hazard Subcode and Radon Mitigation Work in Existing Buildings |
No. 93-3 | Code Ref. Update, Jan. 2016 | Cathodic Protection of Gas Piping |
No. 93-2 | Revised, Feb. 1997 | Leased Structures |
No. 91-2 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2022 | Compliance with Requirements of the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act |
No. 90-8 | Code Ref. Update, Dec. 2005 | Alterations Mandated by Other Codes |
No. 90-7 | Code Ref. Update, Jan. 2016 | Churches and Houses of Worship, Mixed-Use Occupancy |
No. 90-5 | Issued, Dec. 1990 | Placement of Gas Piping Inspection Stickers |
No. 90-3 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2022 | Gypsum Wallboard Classification |
No. 88-10 | Code Ref. Update, Mar. 2008 | Private On-Site Water Supply Systems |
No. 88-1 | Code Ref. Update, Sept. 2019 | Electric Utility Company Installations |
No. 85-4 | Code Ref. Update, Nov. 2005 | Inspection of Gas Piping and Appliance Installations |
No. 81-7 | Code Ref. Update, Oct. 2007 | Plans/Sketches for the Upgrade and Installation of Smoke Alarms in Hotels and Multiple Dwellings |
No. 80-5 | Revised, Sept. 2019 | Proper Utilization of Temporary Power Taps |
No. 79-7 | Revised, Sept. 2019 | Septic Systems |
No. 79-6 | Code Ref. Update, Mar. 2014 | Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Security Requirements |
No. 79-2 | Revised, July 2016 | Testing of Plumbing Systems |
No. 79-1 | Revised, Apr. 2008 | Prior Approvals for Potable Water Wells |
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