Type
|
Fee
| |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Paper Permit
|
Online Permit
| |||
Residential (one- and two-family)
| ||||
New construction (total square footage of all floors, excluding
basement if not used for habitable rooms)
| ||||
Up to 1,000 square feet
|
$320
|
*
| ||
1,001 to 2,000 square feet
|
$420
|
*
| ||
2,001 square feet and over
|
$520
|
*
| ||
Additions, alterations and repairs
| ||||
Up to $999**
|
$45
|
*
| ||
$1,000 to $4,999**
|
$70
|
*
| ||
$5,000 to $9,999**
|
$120
|
*
| ||
$10,000 to $24,999**
|
$170
|
*
| ||
$25,000 and over**
|
$220
|
*
| ||
Demolitions
|
$70 per floor
|
*
| ||
Reinspection
|
$30
|
$30
| ||
Multifamily construction (residential other than one-
and two-family)
| ||||
New construction
|
$20 plus $0.40/square feet
|
*
| ||
Minimum fee
|
$520
|
*
| ||
Maximum fee
|
$20,020
|
*
| ||
Additions, alterations and repairs
|
$20 plus $0.30/square feet
|
*
| ||
Minimum fee
|
$320
|
*
| ||
Maximum fee
|
$15,020
|
*
| ||
Roofing (per building)
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Siding (per building)
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Windows (per building)
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Demolitions
|
$120 per floor
|
*
| ||
Fire system
|
$80
|
*
| ||
Solar system
|
$145
|
*
| ||
Fire sprinkler system
|
$120
|
*
| ||
Commercial construction (business, assembly, institutional,
mercantile or schools)
| ||||
New construction
|
$20 plus $0.50/square feet
|
*
| ||
Minimum fee
|
$520
|
*
| ||
Maximum fee
|
$20,020
|
*
| ||
Additions, alterations and repairs
|
$20 plus $0.40/square feet
|
*
| ||
Minimum fee
|
$320
|
*
| ||
Maximum fee
|
$15,020
|
*
| ||
Roofing (nonstructural)
|
$20 plus $0.05/square feet
|
*
| ||
Minimum fee
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Demolition
|
$170 per floor
|
*
| ||
Sheet metal/HVAC
|
$120
|
*
| ||
Solar
|
$250
|
*
| ||
Alarm system
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Fire sprinkler system
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Kitchen hood
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Work of a minor nature
|
$120
|
*
| ||
Reinsertion
|
$30
|
$30
| ||
Miscellaneous
| ||||
Temporary construction trailer/temporary housing
|
$120
|
*
| ||
Tents
|
$60
| |||
Certificate of occupancy
|
$55
|
*
| ||
Moving of buildings
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Signs
| ||||
Ground signs***
|
$170 plus $0.50/square feet over 40 square feet
|
*
| ||
Wall signs***
|
$95 plus $0.50/square feet over 25 square feet
|
*
| ||
Roof signs***
|
$120 plus $0.50/square feet over 25 square feet
|
*
| ||
Projecting signs ***
|
$95 plus $0.50/square feet over 25 square feet
|
*
| ||
Reface sign***
|
$70 plus $0.50/square feet over 40 square feet
|
*
|
NOTES:
| ||
---|---|---|
*
|
Online permit fees discounted by $20.
| |
**
|
Based on project as though performed by contractor. Labor and
materials.
| |
***
|
Up to two sides.
|
Type
|
Fee
| |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Paper Permit
|
Online Permit
| |||
Residential
| ||||
Single family
|
$120 plus service
|
*
| ||
Two family
|
$170 plus service
|
*
| ||
Additions or alterations
|
$95
|
*
| ||
Garages (attached or detached)
|
$95
|
*
| ||
Service change or alteration (per unit)
|
$20 plus $0.25 per amp
|
*
| ||
Temporary construction service
|
$70
|
*
| ||
Aboveground swimming pools or hot tubs
|
$70
|
*
| ||
Inground swimming pools
|
$120
|
*
| ||
Air conditioners, water heaters, oil burners, smoke detectors
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Central air, central heating
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Generators
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Security systems
|
$45
|
*
| ||
Solar fees
|
$100
|
*
| ||
Minor work with one inspection
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Reinspection
|
$30
|
$30
| ||
Commercial (business, institutions, multifamily and industrial)
| ||||
Additions or alterations
|
$20 plus $0.10/square feet
| |||
Minimum fee
|
$70
|
*
| ||
Accessory building
|
$20 plus $0.10/square feet
| |||
Minimum fee
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Signs (wall or ground)
|
$70 each
|
*
| ||
Service change
|
$20 plus $0.25 per amp
| |||
Parking lots illuminated up to 3 kw
|
$70
|
*
| ||
Parking lots illuminated over 3 kw
|
$90
|
*
| ||
Paint spray booths
|
$70
|
*
| ||
Temporary structures
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Major equipment (motors, machines, air conditioners)
| ||||
1 to 5**
|
$50
|
*
| ||
6 to 10**
|
$70
|
*
| ||
11 and over**
|
$120
|
*
| ||
Central heating/air conditioning (new or replacement)**
|
$50 each
|
*
| ||
Tent wiring
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Fire alarms, security systems, data systems (under 3,000 square
feet)**
|
$70
|
*
| ||
Fire alarms, security systems, data systems (over 3,000 square
feet)**
|
$95
|
*
| ||
Retrofits (change ballasts, etc.)
| ||||
1 to 20 units**
|
$50
|
*
| ||
21 to 50 units**
|
$60
|
*
| ||
51 to 100 units**
|
$70
|
*
| ||
101 to 500 units**
|
$95
|
*
| ||
Over 500 units**
|
$170
|
*
| ||
Repair fire damage**
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Exit signs, emergency lights (per building)**
|
$50
|
*
| ||
Institutional permit
|
$420 per year
|
*
| ||
Solar fees
|
$0.03 per watt; $150 minimum; not to exceed $2,500
| |||
Installation of individual units
| ||||
Transformers
| ||||
Over 50 KVA**
|
$55 each
|
*
| ||
Remote panel boards
| ||||
100 amp and under**
|
$55 each
|
*
| ||
Over 100 amp **
|
$65 each
|
*
| ||
Feeders/branch circuits
| ||||
50 to 200 amp **
|
$60 each
|
*
| ||
201 to 400 amp **
|
$70 each
|
*
| ||
Over 400 amp **
|
$80 each
|
*
| ||
Motors (individual)
| ||||
1 to 10 HP**
|
$60 each
|
*
| ||
11 to 50 HP**
|
$70 each
|
*
| ||
51 to 500 HP **
|
$80 each
|
*
| ||
Reinspection
|
$30
|
$30
|
NOTES:
| ||
---|---|---|
*
|
Online permit fees discounted by $20.
| |
**
|
With single inspection.
|
Type
|
Fee
| ||
---|---|---|---|
Paper Permit
|
Online Permit
| ||
Residential (plumbing)
| |||
New and renovations
|
$60 plus $5 per fixture
|
*
| |
Water heater and replacement fixtures
|
$40 plus $5 per fixture
|
*
| |
Residential (gas)
| |||
New and renovations
|
$60 plus $5 per appliance
|
*
| |
Water heater and replacement appliance
|
$40 plus $5 per appliance
|
*
| |
Commercial (plumbing)
| |||
New and renovations
|
$90 plus $10 per fixture
|
*
| |
Water heater and replacement fixtures
|
$45 plus $5 per fixture
|
*
| |
Commercial (gas)
| |||
New and renovations
|
$90 plus $10 per appliance
|
*
| |
Water heater and replacement appliance
|
$45 plus $5 per appliance
|
*
| |
Reinspection
|
$30
|
$30
|
NOTES:
| ||
---|---|---|
*
|
Online permit fees discounted by $20.
|
Type
|
Fee
| ||
---|---|---|---|
Scales (by weight)
| |||
0 to 10 pounds
|
$10
| ||
11 to 100 pounds
|
$15
| ||
101 to 1,000 pounds
|
$25
| ||
1,001 to 5,000 pounds
|
$45
| ||
5,001 to 10,000 pounds
|
$50
| ||
Over 10,000 pounds
|
$110
| ||
Weights: metric, apothecary, avoirdupois and troy
|
$2
| ||
Vehicle tank pumps
|
$40
| ||
Gasoline pumps
|
$20
| ||
Taxi meters
|
$25
| ||
Fabric measure
|
$10
| ||
Yardsticks
|
$5
| ||
Reverse vending
|
$5
| ||
Scanners
| |||
1 to 3
|
$75
| ||
4 to 11
|
$150
| ||
12 or more
|
$250
|
Use Group
|
Use Group
|
Use Group Description
|
Maximum Certification Period
|
Fee for Maximum Certification Period
|
---|---|---|---|---|
A-1
|
Movie theaters or theaters for performing acts (stage and scenery)*
|
>400 occupant load
<400 occupant load
|
One year
One year
|
$100
$75
|
A-2
|
Restaurants, night clubs or similar uses*
|
>400 occupant load
<400 occupant load
|
One year
One year
|
$100
$75
|
A-3
|
Lecture halls, dance halls, churches, and places of religious
worship, recreational centers, terminals, etc.*
|
>400 occupant load
<400 occupant load
|
One year
|
$50
|
One year
|
$40
| |||
A-4
|
Low-density recreation and similar uses*
|
Five years
|
$40
| |
A-5
|
Special amusement buildings or portions thereof
|
One year
|
$50
| |
E
|
Educational, day care
|
One year
|
$40
| |
I-1
|
Group home
|
One year
|
$40
| |
I-2
|
Residents incapable of self-presentation: hospitals, nursing
homes, mental hospitals, certain day-care facilities
|
Two years
|
$75
| |
I-3
|
Residents retrained: prisons, jails, detention centers, etc.
|
Two years
|
$75
| |
I-4
|
Adult and/or child day care facilities
|
One year
|
$75
| |
R-1
|
Hotels, motels, boarding houses, etc.
|
One year
|
$75
| |
R-1
|
Detoxification facilities
|
Two years
|
$75
| |
R-2
|
Multifamily
|
Five years
|
$75
| |
R-2
|
Dormitories and R-2 congregate living
|
One year
|
$75
| |
R-2
|
Summer camps for children
|
One year
|
$75
| |
R-3
|
Residential facilities licensed by DDS or DMH
|
One year
|
$40
| |
R-4
|
Residential care/assisted living facilities (< 16)
|
One year
|
$40
| |
Any
|
Facilities licensed by the Alcoholic Beverages Control
|
>400 occupant load
<400 occupant load
|
One year as per M.G.L. c. 10, § 74
|
$100
|
Commission where alcoholic beverages are served and consumed
|
$75
| |||
Any
|
One year
|
$40
| ||
Any
|
Fire escapes, etc. per Chapter 10, Means of Egress[2]
|
Five years
|
$40
|
NOTES:
| |
---|---|
See 780 CMR 110, Periodic Inspections, for details.
| |
*
|
A use group with violations found during the prior year inspection
may be subject to semiannual inspections the following year.
|