Contact Regarding:
Building Permits & Inspections
Electrical Permits & Inspections
Plumbing/ Gas Permits
Zoning By-laws & Enforcement

Office Hours:
Standard Town Hall Business Hours

INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS

Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Tuesday Night 7:10 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Secretary

Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.


INSPECTIONS

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
1:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Meetings:
Not Applicable

General Information:
Not available at this time

Frequently Asked Questions:
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HOME OCCUPATION APPLICATION

PART 1

1.What type of Home Occupation do you have? ________________________________
(Accounting, Consulting, Gift Baskets)

2. What is the name of your Home Occupation? ________________________________

3. Your Name _______________________________________

4. Your address _____________________________________

5. Phone numbers: business: _____ - _______ _____ - _______ home: _____-______


PART 2

1. Do you plan on having any employees? Yes ___ No ____
2. How many employees will you have? Quantity __________
3. Will you have a sign? Yes ____ No ____
4. Will you be selling any products or goods
directly from your property? Yes ____ No ____
5. Will you be having any clients visiting your
home? Yes ____ No ____

If you have answered yes to any of the questions in part 2 please go directly to part 3.

If you answered no to the questions in all of part 2 then the Town considers your Home Occupation a HOME OFFICE. You are then required to register your Home Office directly with the Zoning Enforcement Officer annually. To register please mail this completed application to the “ Zoning Enforcement Officer, Hadley Town Hall, 100 Middle Street, Hadley, Ma. 01035”. You may also call at 586-7274 for an appointment.
You are reminded that as a Home Office you must reside within your residence as long as you are conducting a Home Office within it. You may not sell anything related to your Home Office at anytime from your residence. This includes any tag sales, etc. that you may have at your residence. Please note all residential tag sales must be registered through the police prior to the tag sale commencing. Also, signs are not permitted. You also may not store any materials related to the Home Office outside of your residence.





PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE COMPLETED FORM ON PAGE TWO.



PART 3 HOME BUSINESS

This section of Home Occupation is for Home Businesses only. You will be required to apply for and obtain a SPECIAL PERMIT through the Planning Board. Upon completing this part as well as the entire application, please mail this application directly to the Planning Board at the Town Hall. The filing fee for your special permit is $ ______
Make checks payable to the “ Town of Hadley”.

1. Are you planning on having a sign? _______________
2. How large of a sign do you plan on? _______________
3. What is the size of your sign? _____ x ________
4. How high will the sign be? _______________
5. How far back from the road will it be? _______________
6. How many square feet is your residence? _______________
7. How many square feet for your business? _______________
8. Do you have any accessory buildings? _______________
9. How many square feet are they? _______________
10. How many square feet for your business? _______________
11. On what days will you be conducting business? _______________
12. What will your hours be? ______ to _______
13. Will you have any commercial vehicles? ________________
14. Please describe them and their sizes? ________________
15. Where will they park? ________________


Please provide a scaled site plan with this application to the Planning Board. It should consist of enough detail for the Planning Board to render a decision on all issues and items that are referred to within the Home Occupation By-law. If your business has large vehicles photos of each one will be required. By signing this application you are stating that you have read the entire Home Occupation By-law and are familiar with all its requirements.





Use additional sheets as needed.


APPLICANT: ________________________ DATE: ______________



Home Occupation Application – 4 8 2004





10/2005

The following are fee schedules:

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
TOWN HALL
100 MIDDLE STREET
HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 01035
(413) 586-7274 FAX 586-5661


DESCRIPTION OF FEE SCHEDULE....2005 FEES (2/3/05)

Single Family Construction
New, Additions & Renovations............$.35 sq. ft.

Basements.......................................$.10 sq. ft.

Multi Family Construction
(New, Additions & Renovations)..........$.40 sq. ft.

Business/Commercial/Renovations
(New, Additions & Renovations)...........$.55 sq. ft.

Agricultural Buildings (Barns,
Green Houses & Out-Buildings...........$.05 sq. ft.

Residential
Sheds, Decks & Porches...................$.10 sq. ft.

Garages
All Residential/Agricultural..................$.15 sq ft


Warehouses/Storage..........................$.25 sq. ft.

Signs................................................$5.00 sq ft

Pools
Above Ground.....................................$25.00
In Ground...........................................$35.00

Stoves................................................$25.00

Demolition
First 2000 sq. ft.....................................$25.00
Each additional sq. ft................................$10.00

Re-roof, Reside, Replacement Windows..................$35.00
(Home Improvement Registration only)

Certificate of Occupancy Inspection
Residential (change of ownership)(By lending instit., potential buyer, etc.)................................$25.00
Business/Commercial (Change of Ownership) Up to 10,000 sq. ft....................................................$45.00

Re-Inspection Fee (due to contractor not ready).......$25.00
Permits after the Fact...............................DOUBLED

Minimum fee for Permit................................$25.00

Fences................................................NA

Fees based on Construction Cost Residential........$5/$1,000
Bus/Com/Ind.......$10/$1,000

Zoning Review Residential.......$1500/hr.
Business..........$25.00/hr.

Plan Review Residential.......$50.00
Commercial - Minimum Fee $50.00 or $.5 cents/sq. ft.

Fee shall be subtracted less $500.00 from permit fee if plan review is acceptable for the issuance of permit. If plan review is not acceptable to issue permit, fee shall not be returned nor applied to resubmittal of application.

Forms & Documentation
Please see our Announcements & Notices section for any applicable forms and documentation.


TOWN OF HADLEY INSPECTION SERVICES
ELECTRICAL FEE SCHEDULE – Adopted 07-01-2000 Revised 4 1 2006
Electrical Application/Permit Fee Schedule

Residential

New Single Family Dwelling (does not include service)........................................................$ 90.00

New Multi-family Dwelling (does not include service)........................................................$ 90.00
Each Additional unit in the same building........$ 90.00
Additions, Alterations,* Accessory
Structures (per structure)...............................$ 75.00
Limited Energy Alarm & Communications
System........................................................$ 55.00
Minimum Fee................................................$ 30.00

Service & One Meter up to 200 amps..............$ 35.00
A. - over 200 amps, each 100 amps................$ 5.00
B. – each additional meter..............................$ 5.00
Additions, Alterations, & Accessory
Structures (per structure)................................$ 75.00


Swimming Pools:
In-ground........................................................$ 90.00
Above ground..................................................$ 60.00

Major Appliances:per unit.................................$ 30.00
Each additional Appliance in same unit,
inspected at the same time...............................$ 10.00

Commercial, Educational, Dormitory,
Agricultural, & Industrial
New Buildings up to 1,000 sq. ft
(gross floor area).............................................$150.00
Each additional 1,000 sq. ft.
(gross floor area) or major fraction
therefore plus .................................................$ 100.00

Additions & Alterations up to 1,000
sq ft (gross floor area)......................................$ 150.00
Each additional 1,000 sq ft (gross floor
area) or major fraction therefore plus..................$ 100.00

Outdoor lighting & signs....................................$ 30.00
(minimum $30.00 plus $10.00 per opening).........$ 5.00
Equipment Installations - per unit.......................$ 30.00
Illuminated signs..............................................$ 30.00
Appliances (see residential rate)
Gas pumps & Dispensers, first unit....................$ 25.00
each additional unit if inspected at
the same time..................................................$ 10.00

This permit is in addition to a permit for any work done inside the station or surrounding area.

Limited Energy Alarm & Communication Systems – up to 3 floors
Above 3rd floor - each floor.............................$ 75.00
Temporary Wiring ***
Temporary Service........................................$ 30.00
with assured equipment grounding
conductor program where in use....................$100.00

Over 1,000 volts. ***
Each circuit (1 or 3 phase) – termination........$ 100.00
(Example: New three phase feeder from
point A to point B would normally count
as two terminations – TOTAL:$100.00)

Institutional, Commercial, Industrial & Multi-family permits.

Institutions acting under the provisions of Chapter 141, Section 8, of General Laws and thereby employing licensed electricians who make electrical installations for which a permit is required, shall be permitted to apply for an Institutional Permit. The fee for this permit shall be calculated on the basis of the number of full time \equivalent persons who perform electrical work
for which a license is required. There will be a minimum fee of $250. An additional $225 for each person thereafter.
Electrical contractors acting under the provisions of Chapter 141, section 1 A of the General Laws and thereby providing employees to perform general electrical work at an institution shall also be permitted to apply for an Institutional Permit. The fee for equivalent employees available to the institution, is as follows:
Each full time available equivalent employee, per year ( pro-rated where applicable) $225.00. Institutions and Electrical contractors holding an Institutional Permit shall maintain a complete and contemporaneous log of all electrical installations performed under the permit showing both the location and the nature of the work performed. This log shall be made available at an appropriate institutional location to the Inspector of wires during all normal business hours without advance notice.


Notes to the Schedule:

* If over 75% of building alterations is involved, the rate for new construction shall apply for each occupancy.
** Per unit or groups of substantially identical units completed at the same time in one building.
*** Temporary Service shall require a separate permit; other temporary wiring shall require a separate permit only if no other electrical permit applies to the location and the related activity.
**** This schedule applies in addition to any other applicable schedule.

There will be an additional fee for re-inspections. The first re-inspection is free. After that, a fee of $25.00 will be charged for every re-inspection.

Fee for not having a permit is double after the fact.

Check returned from bank for any reason will be $25.00 additional charge.

For inspections please call: Paul Choiniere 530-0937
Willy Danylieko 586-0525




PLUMBING & GASFITTING SCHEDULE

APPLICATION FORMS FOR PERMITS ARE TO BE FILLED OUT IN FULL, USING THE MOST UPDATED PERMIT APPLICATION FORM. FORMS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY PRINTING IN INK OR TYPING THE INFORMATION ON THE RIGHT LINE AND SHOULD BE SIGNED BY THE APPLICANT. ( NO STAMP) A COPY OF YOUR CURRENT LICENSE MUST BE ON FILE AND REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS AS RENEWED.

PERMITS MUST BE ISSUED BEFORE ANY WORK CAN BEGIN OR THE FEE WILL BE DOUBLED. NO REFUND WILL BE PERMITTED ONCE THE PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE HOLDER OF THE PERMIT OR HIS DESIGNEE MUST BE ON THE JOB FOR EACH INSPECTION.

WORK THAT IS NOT COMPLETE WHEN AN INSPECTION IS CALLED WILL BE RE-INSPECTED FOR A FEE OF $20.00, PAYABLE BEFORE THE RE-INSPECTION IS DONE.

PLUMBING PERMIT RATE.
Residential - New Construction:
Single Family – up to 10 fixtures $100.00
Each additional fixture $ 7.00
Multifamily - per dwelling unit $ 80.00
Each additional fixture $ 7.00
Each hot water heater $ 25.00
Residential Remodeling:
Single Family $ 40.00 for first fixture
$ 7.00 for each additional fixture
Multifamily – per unit $ 25.00 for first fixture
$ 7.00 for each additional fixture
Solar hot water, hot tub or spa $ 25.00 each

Commercial & Industrial - New Construction:
Base fee $125.00 for the first 10 fixtures.
$ 7.00 for each additional fixture.

Commercial & Industrial – Remodel & Repair:
Base fee $ 30.00 for the first fixture
$ 7.00 for each additional fixture


GAS PERMIT RATE:
Residential – New Construction:
Single and Multifamily dwelling $ 30.00 for 1 appliance
Each Additional Appliance $ 15.00
Residential – Remodel & Repair:
Minimum for 1 appliance $ 25.00
Each Additional Appliance $15.00
Pool unit heaters, Hot tubs or Spa $20.00
Commercial & Industrial – New Work:
Minimum for 1 appliance $30.00
Each additional appliance $15.00
Commercial & Industrial – Remodel & Repair:
Minimum for 1 appliance $ 30.00
Each additional appliance $ 15.00

ALL APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DO PLUMBING/GASFITTING MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER (NO CASH) MADE PAYABLE TO THE TOWN OF HADLEY.

Peter Salvatore Phone: 413-584-5272
Plumbing & Gas Inspector OFFICE HOURS 8:30 to 9:00 AM and 1:00 TO 1:30 PM

4 1 2006








DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
TOWN HALL
100 MIDDLE STREET
HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 01035
(413) 586-7274 FAX 586-5661

SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION

TYPE OF SIGN (Please circle one)

Wall, Ground, Flag, Banner, Other

SIGN IS (Please circle one)

New, Altered, Temporary, Repaired, Repainted

NOTE:

Wall signs exceeding 40 sq. ft. must be constructed of non-combustible materials (Mass. Code Section 2910.1) Roof signs cannot be constructed of combustible materials (Mass. Code Section 2909.1).

Please provide a sketch of the sign and show where it will be located on the property.

Fee for all sign permits is $5.00 per square foot face area, one side only. REVISED 4/22/2002.

Business Name: __________________________________________

Business Owner(s): ______________________________________

Business Address: __________________ Tel. No.____________

How large is the Sign: ____ feet wide x ____ feet high.
____ sq, ft, (One side only)

How tall will the sign structure be off the ground: ___ ft.

What is the material of the sign: ______, and of the
structure: __________

How far back is the sign from the road: ____ feet.

Give a general description of how the sign will be erected (weight of sign, attachment to structure, brackets etc., to be used): ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

Will the sign conform to the MA State Building Code: ___
Will the sign conform to the Town of Hadley Zoning By- Laws:___
Do you have a copy of the Town of Hadley Zoning By-Laws: ___

Cost of Sign: $__________ Cost of Permit: $________


Signature of Applicant ________________ Tel. No. ________

Application for Employment has not been put on this site. Please call Inspector of Building's office at 413-586-7274 for an application. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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