Connecticut installation guides.
Connecticut stove permits come from each municipality’s building official. CT DEEP recommends EPA-certified stoves and inserts and advises not burning wood on days the air quality is rated unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse.
CT DEEP: Wood Burning in ConnecticutChoose your city.
Bridgeport
Fairfield County / Greater BridgeportBridgeport has five local historic districts, from Black Rock Harbor to Stratfield, where visible roofing and exterior changes need Historic District Commission approval.
Read the guideBristol
Hartford County / Central ConnecticutBristol’s building fee schedule sets a flat $75 permit fee for wood, pellet and gas decorative stoves, while chimney and relining work is priced by job cost.
Read the guideDanbury
Northern Fairfield CountyDanbury’s Permit Center price list has its own line for wood stove permits, a flat $55.26 including the state education fee, as of July 2024.
Read the guideHartford
Hartford County / Greater HartfordHartford requires historic commission approval before a building permit for street-visible changes in National or State Register districts, not only local ones.
Read the guideMeriden
New Haven County / Central ConnecticutMeriden’s Building Department says homeowners may work on their own house only if it is a single-family, owner-occupied home; rental and multi-family properties need a Connecticut licensed contractor.
Read the guideMiddletown
Middlesex County / Central ConnecticutMiddletown’s code has barred new outdoor wood-burning furnaces since 2010, so wood heat added in the city today means an indoor stove or insert under a building permit.
Read the guideMilford
New Haven County / Connecticut shorelineMilford has two separate historic district commissions, and the South of the Green district asks applicants to notify neighbours within 200 feet by mail before the hearing on a certificate.
Read the guideNaugatuck
New Haven County / Naugatuck ValleyNaugatuck’s borough code bars construction work outside 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday, with a $150 fine, so plan the stove install inside those hours.
Read the guideNew Britain
Hartford County / Central ConnecticutNew Britain’s preservation ordinance covers National and State Register properties and districts, and the city’s permit office checks your address for it when you apply.
Read the guideNew Haven
New Haven County / South Central ConnecticutIn New Haven’s Quinnipiac River and City Point historic districts, the river and the harbor count as public ways, so changes visible from the water need review.
Read the guideNorwalk
Fairfield County / Lower Fairfield CountyNorwalk’s building code lets the city charge an investigation fee, equal to the permit fee and at least $200, when permitted work starts before the permit is issued.
Read the guideShelton
Fairfield County / Lower Naugatuck ValleyShelton’s Building Department names ‘Wood Stove’ in its own list of permits issued by the Building Official, alongside building, heating and demolition permits.
Read the guideStamford
Fairfield County / Lower Fairfield CountyStamford keeps a Cultural Resources Inventory: exterior alterations to listed buildings go through Historic Site and Architectural Plan Review under the zoning rules.
Read the guideTorrington
Litchfield County / Northwest ConnecticutTorrington has taken permit applications only through its OpenGov portal since March 18, 2024, and any work needing a building permit means the whole house must have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Read the guideWaterbury
New Haven County / Naugatuck ValleyWaterbury’s building permit application lists Chimney as its own permit type, while heating work goes on a separate mechanical application.
Read the guideWest Haven
New Haven County / Connecticut shorelineWest Haven’s building fee schedule includes a Flood Plain Development Permit for work on homes in a Special Flood Hazard Area, recorded at no charge for one- and two-family mechanical work under half the structure’s value.
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