Permit process (in NJ - Princeton)

[pauster]

All,

I am starting the process of getting designs and quotes and would love to get feedback on how to manage the permit process (Princeton, NJ) - and recommendations of who to build with and whom to avoid ...

BTW I switched to BBB (mostly) after I discovered this forum last year and it works great !

Thanks a lot !

Patrick

[waste]

Patrick, though I grew up in NJ and had my first pool job there, I can't help you with who to avoid or to go with in getting a pool You'll have to check the various builders and decide who seems most capable of doing the pool you want.

As for the permits, it should be the job of the contractor to obtain them and have them before any work starts. However, if I remember the way things work in NJ, discretely dropping a couple of $100 bills while talking to the inspector and asking "is this yours?", will facilitate almost any problem you might encounter

I wish you well with the new pool build, you know where to ask any questions which might arise

[cleancloths]

Your biggest problem these days in NJ is wetlands rules. If you are within 150 feet of a stream or river forget a pool - you will never get a permit for one anymore.

[gverntz3]

I live near a large body of water and applied for a cafara permit in NJ. Waited 6 months and received my dep permit in NJ. Enclosed is my pool.

[Jeffski]

That is unbelievable. You win.

[pauster]

now that's what I call a body of water !

I'll get the process started soon - but I have to be careful because if you don't start construction and have the first inspection within 6month, you have to reapply for the permit and pay a small fortune for it again