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Town of Fairhaven, MA
Bristol County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Town of Fairhaven 1-9-1989 (part of Ch. XIII of the 1979 Regulations). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 1-27-2016]
Fees shall be as follows:
Permit/License
Fee
Animal
New or amended permits
$25.00
Renewal/annual
$25.00
Cabins, hotels, inns and motels
$50.00
Camps, recreational
$100.00
Garbage and offal transport
$250.00/company
Demolition
$20.00
Food establishment
Service, seasonal (<6 months)
$100.00
Service, annual
$150.00
Service, plan review
$50.00
Mobile, seasonal (<6 months)
$100.00
Mobile, annual
$150.00
Mobile, plan review
$50.00
Catering
$100.00
Bakery
$100.00
Bakery, plan review
$50.00
Temporary (<5 days, 1 event)
$50.00
Residential kitchen
$100.00
Retail
$150.00
Retail, plan review
$50.00
Frozen dessert
$50.00
Farmer's market, 6 months1
$25.00
Funeral Director
$100.00
Burial permit
$0.00
Housing inspection, Section 83
$100.00
Marina
$50.00
Swimming pool
Private, new
$50.00
Semipublic, annual permit2
$150.00
Semipublic, plan review2
$150.00 per review
Septic
Perc test, new construction (2 test pits and 2 observation pits) and up to 3 hours on site
$200.00
Perc test, repair (1 test pit and 1 observation pit)
$100.00
Fee per hour after first 3 hours
$75.00
Soil evaluation (test pits and observation pits)
$200.00
Installer's permit
$125.00
Installer permit application and test
$100.00
Septic plan review, new or repair
$100.00 initial submittal
Septic plan review, revision
$50.00 per submittal
Septic variance request
$50.00 per variance requested
Sewage disposal construction permit
New construction
$150.00
Repair construction
$100.00
Tank only
$100.00
Septic system Inspection form, on-site
$75.00
Board letters: confirmation, explanation
$50.00
Tobacco sales permit
$250.00
Well permit, potable and irrigation
$100.00
Tanning salon
Permit, annual
$100.00
Plan review
$50.00
NOTES:
1BOH approval 5-29-2018.
2BOH approval 7-26-2018.
3BOH approval 9-13-2018.
[Added 3-18-1991]
The Board of Health hereby establishes a special fee to be paid by applicants for permits or plan approval under review by the Board of Health under MGL c. 41, §§ 81S and 81U. The purpose of these special fees, as stipulated in Chapter 593 of the Acts of 1989, is to provide the Board of Health with funds to hire outside consultants as needed to carry out the Board's legal responsibilities in reviewing the plan. The fee shall be 1% of the anticipated cost of the proposed project.