Massachusetts Building Permits
351 Cities/Towns enforce; no County role.
How Building Permits Work in Massachusetts
The state government's role is to maintain the mandatory "Ninth Edition" state code through the Board of Building Regulations and Standards. Administratively, the state does not issue permits, as the law requires each of the 351 cities and towns to maintain their own local building departments.
Model: State-Mandated
248 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.
Cities (248)
Abington, MA(Plymouth County)Acushnet Center, MA(Bristol County)Adams, MA(Berkshire County)Agawam, MA(Hampden County)Amesbury, MA(Essex County)Amherst, MA(Hampshire County)Andover, MA(Essex County)Arlington, MA(Middlesex County)Athol, MA(Worcester County)Attleboro, MA(Bristol County)Ayer, MA(Middlesex County)Baldwinville, MA(Worcester County)Barnstable, MA(Barnstable County)Barre, MA(Worcester County)Belchertown, MA(Hampshire County)Bellingham, MA(Norfolk County)Belmont, MA(Middlesex County)Beverly, MA(Essex County)Blandford, MA(Hampden County)Bliss Corner, MA(Bristol County)Boston, MA(Suffolk County)Bourne, MA(Barnstable County)Boxford, MA(Essex County)Braintree, MA(Norfolk County)Brewster, MA(Barnstable County)Bridgewater, MA(Plymouth County)Brockton, MA(Plymouth County)Brookfield, MA(Worcester County)Brookline, MA(Norfolk County)Burlington, MA(Middlesex County)Buzzards Bay, MA(Barnstable County)Cambridge, MA(Middlesex County)Cedar Crest, MA(Plymouth County)Chatham, MA(Barnstable County)Chelsea, MA(Suffolk County)Cheshire, MA(Berkshire County)Chester, MA(Hampden County)Chicopee, MA(Hampden County)Clinton, MA(Worcester County)Cochituate, MA(Middlesex County)Cordaville, MA(Worcester County)Danvers, MA(Essex County)Dedham, MA(Norfolk County)Deerfield, MA(Franklin County)Dennis Port, MA(Barnstable County)Dennis, MA(Barnstable County)Devens, MA(Worcester County)Dover, MA(Norfolk County)Duxbury, MA(Plymouth County)East Brookfield, MA(Worcester County)East Dennis, MA(Barnstable County)East Douglas, MA(Worcester County)East Falmouth, MA(Barnstable County)East Harwich, MA(Barnstable County)East Pepperell, MA(Middlesex County)East Sandwich, MA(Barnstable County)Easthampton, MA(Hampshire County)Edgartown, MA(Dukes County)Essex, MA(Essex County)Everett, MA(Middlesex County)Fall River, MA(Bristol County)Falmouth, MA(Barnstable County)Fiskdale, MA(Worcester County)Fitchburg, MA(Worcester County)Forestdale, MA(Barnstable County)Foxborough, MA(Norfolk County)Framingham, MA(Middlesex County)Franklin, MA(Franklin County)Gardner, MA(Worcester County)Gloucester, MA(Essex County)Granby, MA(Hampshire County)Great Barrington, MA(Berkshire County)Green Harbor, MA(Plymouth County)Greenfield, MA(Franklin County)Groton, MA(Middlesex County)Hanscom AFB, MA(Middlesex County)Hanson, MA(Plymouth County)Harwich Center, MA(Barnstable County)Harwich Port, MA(Barnstable County)Hatfield, MA(Hampshire County)Haverhill, MA(Essex County)Hingham, MA(Plymouth County)Holbrook, MA(Norfolk County)Holland, MA(Hampden County)Holyoke, MA(Hampden County)Hopedale, MA(Worcester County)Hopkinton, MA(Middlesex County)Housatonic, MA(Berkshire County)Hudson, MA(Middlesex County)Hull, MA(Plymouth County)Huntington, MA(Hampshire County)Ipswich, MA(Essex County)Kingston, MA(Plymouth County)Lawrence, MA(Essex County)Lee, MA(Berkshire County)Lenox Dale, MA(Berkshire County)Lenox, MA(Berkshire County)Leominster, MA(Worcester County)Lexington, MA(Middlesex County)Littleton Common, MA(Middlesex County)Longmeadow, MA(Hampden County)Lowell, MA(Middlesex County)Lunenburg, MA(Worcester County)Lynn, MA(Essex County)Lynnfield, MA(Essex County)Madaket, MA(Nantucket County)Malden, MA(Middlesex County)Mansfield Center, MA(Bristol County)Marblehead, MA(Essex County)Marion Center, MA(Plymouth County)Marlborough, MA(Middlesex County)Marshfield Hills, MA(Plymouth County)Marshfield, MA(Plymouth County)Mashpee Neck, MA(Barnstable County)Mattapoisett Center, MA(Plymouth County)Maynard, MA(Middlesex County)Medfield, MA(Norfolk County)Medford, MA(Middlesex County)Melrose, MA(Middlesex County)Methuen, MA(Essex County)Middleborough Center, MA(Plymouth County)Milford, MA(Worcester County)Millers Falls, MA(Franklin County)Millis-Clicquot, MA(Norfolk County)Milton, MA(Norfolk County)Monomoscoy Island, MA(Barnstable County)Monson Center, MA(Hampden County)Monument Beach, MA(Barnstable County)Nahant, MA(Essex County)Nantucket, MA(Nantucket County)Needham, MA(Norfolk County)New Bedford, MA(Bristol County)New Seabury, MA(Barnstable County)Newburyport, MA(Essex County)Newton, MA(Middlesex County)North Adams, MA(Berkshire County)North Attleborough, MA(Bristol County)North Brookfield, MA(Worcester County)North Eastham, MA(Barnstable County)North Falmouth, MA(Barnstable County)North Lakeville, MA(Plymouth County)North Pembroke, MA(Plymouth County)North Plymouth, MA(Plymouth County)North Scituate, MA(Plymouth County)North Seekonk, MA(Bristol County)North Westport, MA(Bristol County)Northampton, MA(Hampshire County)Northborough, MA(Worcester County)Northfield, MA(Franklin County)Northwest Harwich, MA(Barnstable County)Norton Center, MA(Bristol County)Norwood, MA(Norfolk County)Oak Bluffs, MA(Dukes County)Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA(Plymouth County)Ocean Grove, MA(Bristol County)Onset, MA(Plymouth County)Orange, MA(Franklin County)Orleans, MA(Barnstable County)Oxford, MA(Worcester County)Palmer, MA(Hampden County)Peabody, MA(Essex County)Pepperell, MA(Middlesex County)Petersham, MA(Worcester County)Pinehurst, MA(Middlesex County)Pittsfield, MA(Berkshire County)Plymouth, MA(Plymouth County)Pocasset, MA(Barnstable County)Popponesset Island, MA(Barnstable County)Popponesset, MA(Barnstable County)Provincetown, MA(Barnstable County)Quincy, MA(Norfolk County)Randolph, MA(Norfolk County)Raynham Center, MA(Bristol County)Reading, MA(Middlesex County)Revere, MA(Suffolk County)Rockport, MA(Essex County)Rowley, MA(Essex County)Russell, MA(Hampden County)Rutland, MA(Worcester County)Sagamore, MA(Barnstable County)Salem, MA(Essex County)Salisbury, MA(Essex County)Sandwich, MA(Barnstable County)Saugus, MA(Essex County)Scituate, MA(Plymouth County)Seabrook, MA(Barnstable County)Seconsett Island, MA(Barnstable County)Sharon, MA(Norfolk County)Shelburne Falls, MA(Franklin County)Shirley, MA(Middlesex County)Siasconset, MA(Nantucket County)Smith Mills, MA(Bristol County)Somerset, MA(Bristol County)Somerville, MA(Middlesex County)South Ashburnham, MA(Worcester County)South Deerfield, MA(Franklin County)South Dennis, MA(Barnstable County)South Duxbury, MA(Plymouth County)South Lancaster, MA(Worcester County)South Yarmouth, MA(Barnstable County)Southbridge, MA(Worcester County)Spencer, MA(Worcester County)Springfield, MA(Hampden County)Stoneham, MA(Middlesex County)Sturbridge, MA(Worcester County)Swampscott, MA(Essex County)Taunton, MA(Bristol County)Teaticket, MA(Barnstable County)The Pinehills, MA(Plymouth County)Topsfield, MA(Essex County)Townsend, MA(Middlesex County)Turners Falls, MA(Franklin County)Upton, MA(Worcester County)Vineyard Haven, MA(Dukes County)Wakefield, MA(Middlesex County)Walpole, MA(Norfolk County)Waltham, MA(Middlesex County)Ware, MA(Hampshire County)Wareham Center, MA(Plymouth County)Warren, MA(Worcester County)Watertown, MA(Middlesex County)Webster, MA(Worcester County)Wellesley, MA(Norfolk County)West Brookfield, MA(Worcester County)West Chatham, MA(Barnstable County)West Concord, MA(Middlesex County)West Dennis, MA(Barnstable County)West Falmouth, MA(Barnstable County)West Springfield, MA(Hampden County)West Wareham, MA(Plymouth County)West Warren, MA(Worcester County)West Yarmouth, MA(Barnstable County)Westborough, MA(Worcester County)Westfield, MA(Hampden County)Weweantic, MA(Plymouth County)Weymouth, MA(Norfolk County)White Island Shores, MA(Plymouth County)Whitinsville, MA(Worcester County)Wilbraham, MA(Hampden County)Williamstown, MA(Berkshire County)Wilmington, MA(Middlesex County)Winchendon, MA(Worcester County)Winchester, MA(Middlesex County)Winthrop, MA(Suffolk County)Woburn, MA(Middlesex County)Woods Hole, MA(Barnstable County)Worcester, MA(Worcester County)Yarmouth Port, MA(Barnstable County)
Other Jurisdictions (14)
These jurisdictions do not issue building permits directly. Enter your project address to find the correct permitting authority.
Barnstable County, MA(Barnstable County)Berkshire County, MA(Berkshire County)Bristol County, MA(Bristol County)Dukes County, MA(Dukes County)Essex County, MA(Essex County)Franklin County, MA(Franklin County)Hampden County, MA(Hampden County)Hampshire County, MA(Hampshire County)Middlesex County, MA(Middlesex County)Nantucket County, MA(Nantucket County)Norfolk County, MA(Norfolk County)Plymouth County, MA(Plymouth County)Suffolk County, MA(Suffolk County)Worcester County, MA(Worcester County)