Building Permit Application Requirements

*Please note this process can sometimes take weeks or months to accomplish.

New Home

1. Contact Board of Health for well and septic system requirements.
2. Contact Fire Prevention Office for fire and carbon monoxide requirements. 
3. Contact Planning Board to inquire about any restrictions. 
4. Contact Conservation Commission regarding wetlands and land use issues. 
5. Two sets of detailed plans.
6. Completed residential application with homeowner signatures.
7. Certified plot plan by a surveyor.
8. HERS Preliminary Report.
9. Workers Comp Insurance and Liability Insurance Certificates.
10. Construction Supervisors License. 

Addition or Alteration

1. Contact Board of Health for well and septic system requirements.
2. Contact Fire Prevention Office for fire and carbon monoxide requirements. 
3. Contact Planning Board to inquire about any restrictions. 
4. Contact Conservation Commission regarding wetlands and land use issues. 
5. Two sets of detailed plans.
6. Completed residential application with homeowner signatures.
7. Certified plot plan by a surveyor.
8. HERS Preliminary Report.
9. Workers Comp Insurance and Liability Insurance Certificates.
10. Home Improvement Contractors and Construction Supervisors Licenses. 

Finish Basement

1. Contact Board of Health for well and septic system requirements.
2. Contact Fire Prevention Office for fire and carbon monoxide requirements. 
3. 2 Set of detailed plans
4. Completed residential application with homeowner signatures.
5. Workers Comp Insurance and Liability Insurance Certificates.
6. Home Improvement Contractors and Construction Supervisors Licenses. 

Decks, Porches, and Pools

1. Contact Board of Health for well and septic system requirements.
2. Contact Fire Prevention Office for fire and carbon monoxide requirements.
3. Contact Conservation Commission regarding wetlands and land use issues. 
4. Two sets of detailed plans.
5. Completed residential application with homeowner signatures.
6. Certified plot plan by a surveyor.
7. Workers Comp Insurance and Liability Insurance Certificates.
8. Home Improvement Contractors and Construction Supervisors Licenses.