Effective April 1, 1994, under the provisions of § 94-1 of the Charter and Code of the Town of Orleans and Massachusetts State Building Codes CMR 780, Section 108, 118, the Orleans Building Department will charge the following fees for building permits:
Application fee: $50
Use
Residential/single-family
Fee FY12
Fee FY13
(per sq. ft. of all roofed areas; includes foundation)
New construction
$0.45
$0.54
Additions, per sq. ft.
$0.45
$0.54
Alterations, per sq. ft.
$0.32
$0.42
Decks, per sq. ft.
$0.24
$0.28
Garages/accessory buildings, per sq. ft.
$0.32
$0.44
Minimum fee for above
$50
$50
Wind generation, towers
$50 plus $5 per foot of height
$50 plus $5 per foot of height
Fire sprinklers, per
$50
$100
Solar panels, per
$25
$50
Other
Nonstructural repairs
$30
$30
Tents, per
$38
$50
Docks, floats, piers, walks, per sq. ft.
$1.20
$1.20
Retaining walls, per
$30
$35
Foundations only, per
$32
$40
Swimming pools, per
$65
$85
Tennis courts, per
$55
$60
Chimneys, fireplaces
$35
$45
Woodstoves, per
$40
$45
Sheds (200 sq. ft.)
$35
$45
Demolition permit, per
$60
$90
Greenhouses, per
$50
$50
Mechanical permit, per
$32
$40
Certificate of occupancy, per
$30
$40
Sign permits
$32
$40
Commercial
New industrial, per sq. ft.
$0.50
$0.60
Multifamily, per sq. ft.
$0.50
$0.58
Commercial business, per sq. ft.
$0.50
$0.60
Commercial addition, per sq. ft.
$0.48
$0.60
Alteration/repair, per sq. ft.
$0.30
$0.42
Minimum fee for above
$75
$80
Wind generation, towers, etc.
$50 plus $10 per foot of height
$50 plus $10 per foot of height
Fire sprinklers, per
$50
$100
Solar panels, per
$50 plus $0.10 per sq. ft.
$50 plus $0.20 per sq. ft.
Re-roofing, per
$32
$40
Awnings, per
$30
$35
Certificate of occupancy
$45
$60
Reinspections
First
$35
$35
Second
$50
$50
Third and thereafter
$65
$65
NOTES:
Fees are doubled when work is started without a permit.
Any fee for work not listed above will be determined based on the number of inspections and the number of estimated hours required to review the plans at $50 per inspection and $50 per hour of plan review.