Municipal Building
195 Changebridge Road
Montville, NJ 07045-9498
(973) 331-3318
(973) 334-0180 (fax)

Staff

• Brian Laird, Construction Official
• Deborah Gamsby, Secretary
• Robert Menzel, Building Inspector
• Craig Smith, Plumbing Subcode Official
• Harold Endean, Electrical Subcode Official
• Ken Sudol, Fire Inspector

Building Permit Information

When do you require a building permit?
Building permits must be obtained from the Montville Construction Department before making any of the following changes to a building:

• Replacing a roof
• Installing new siding
• Adding a bedroom or bathroom
• Adding an addition
• Interior alterations
• Constructing a deck
• Enclosing a porch
• Installing a dishwasher
• Replacing an electric stove with a gas stove
• Finishing a basement

When don't you require a building permit?

• Repairing roofing or siding materials with like material, if the area doesn't exceed 25 percent of the roof within a year
• Repairing and replacing duct work
• Installing floor material, including carpeting
• Painting the exterior or interior
• Replacing any window or door, if no change in the dimensions or framing of the opening is involved
• Covering walls, plastering or placing a drywall on an existing wall
• Replacing glass in any window or door, if the glass conforms to minimum requirements
• Replacing any faucet or valve, if the piping system doesn't have to be rearranged