The Building Department has three divisions: plumbing (including
gas), wiring (including electrical) and building. The department is
directed and managed by the Building Commissioner.
All inspectors are required to attend weekly project meetings
as called by the Building Commissioner or Town Administrator.
All completed applications submitted to an inspector regarding
a building project in the Town will be submitted directly to Building
Department clerk by the respective inspector within five working days
following submission. An exception to this timing requirement must
be noted, in writing, and must be for good cause (which may include
an instance where the inspector was absent from work).
All applications will be assigned a log-in number with a designation
code for the appropriate division and/or action.
All application fees will be processed (recorded and submitted)
during the week in which the fee was received, with the log-in number
printed in the memo line or otherwise clearly displayed on the check.
All fees submitted will be secured immediately in a lock box or locked
file. Because the log-in information must be recorded on the check,
no cash may be accepted.
No permit will be considered or issued if an additional permit
from another division may be required. The Building Commissioner has
systemic authority on whether a permit is required for all divisions.
Unless permitted by law, no inspector shall accept outside work
within the Town of South Hadley. This legal provision covers and includes
any firm or corporation in which an individual may have a financial
interest.
All projects known to any inspector where the existence of a
permit or application for a permit is not obvious, is unclear, or
is in question must be brought up at the Building Department weekly
meetings to enable the Town to provide consistent enforcement of regulations
and procedures.
All other procedures, policies, ordinances, laws, local rules,
or regulations relevant to the Building Department and the role of
the inspector must be followed.