TABLE I - FEE SCHEDULE


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  • Abatement record, copies of. The fee to be paid to the board of assessors for the furnishing of a copy of a record which Section 60, Chapter 59, General Laws, requires be kept shall be two dollars for each page or part thereof.

    Alcoholic beverages, license for sale by pharmacists. The fee for a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages by pharmacists under Section 30A, Chapter 138, General Laws, is four hundred dollars.

    Ammunition storage. See Fire prevention permits.

    Animal killing license, horses and others. The fee for an animal killing license, for horses and others under Section 54, Chapter 111, General Laws, is five dollars.

    Appeal to board of appeals under zoning law. The entry fee which shall be paid to the city clerk for each appeal under Chapter 40A, General Laws, to the board of appeals from a refusal, order or decision of an administrative official shall be, in the case of a structure which is to be used exclusively for dwelling purposes by not more than three families, twenty-five dollars, which entry fee shall be exclusive of other charges associated with the processing of the appeal, and, in the case of each and every other structure, a primary fee of twenty-five dollars, which entry fee shall be exclusive of other charges associated with the processing of the appeal.

    Archery stamp. The fee for an archery stamp issued by the city clerk under Chapter 131, General Laws, shall be as prescribed by Section 11 of Chapter 131. Assessor's certificate as to abutters. The charge to be paid for a certificate by or in behalf of the board of assessors of the persons who, on a specified assessment date, were assessed for parcels of land abutting on a specified parcel of land, shall be a primary fee of twenty dollars and an additional fee of two dollars for each parcel of land abutting on the specified parcel.

    Assessor's plans, copies of. The charge to be paid for copies of engineering survey plans made or kept by the board of assessors shall be four dollars for each copy of one full-sized plan and two dollars for each copy of one reduced-size plan.

    Assessor's records, search. The fee of the board of assessors for searching, or causing to be searched, upon request, records, files, documents, plans on papers relating to records of the board of assessor's office shall be the actual expense thereof, but not less than five dollars.

    Assignment for benefit of creditors. The fee of the city clerk for filing and indexing a copy of an assignment for the benefit of creditors under Section 41, Chapter 203, General Laws, shall be five dollars.

    Association merged into corporation. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing under Section 46A, Chapter 156, General Laws, a copy, certified by the Secretary of the commonwealth, of articles of amendment in connection with the merger of an association into a corporation or a certificate issued pursuant to Section 46F of Chapter 156 evidencing the filing of such articles with the Secretary, shall be five dollars.

    Attachment of bulky personal property. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing a certified copy of writ and return of attachment of bulky personal property under Section 51, Chapter 223, General Laws, shall be two dollars.

    Auction, license of establishment for closing out. The fee for a license granted by the city council under Section 18, Chapter 100, General Laws, to conduct or maintain an establishment for holding an auction represented or advertised by any such descriptive term as is set forth in Section 18, Chapter 100 shall be twenty-five dollars.

    Auction, license of establishment for sale of jewelry, etc. The fee for a license granted by the city council under Section 14, Chapter 100, General Laws, to conduct or maintain an establishment for the sale at auction of the articles or goods enumerated in said Section 14 shall be twenty-five dollars.

    Auctioneer's annual permit for nonresident. The fee for an auctioneer's annual permit granted by the local auction permit agent under Section 10, Chapter 100, General Laws, shall be one hundred dollars.

    (C.O.86-116 § 1 (part))

    Auctioneer's annual permit for resident. The fee for an auctioneer's license granted by the city council under Section 10, Chapter 100, General Laws, shall be twenty-five dollars.

    (C.O.86-116 § 1 (part))

    Auctioneer's special permit for nonresident. The fee for an auctioneer's special permit granted by the local auction permit agent under Section 10, Chapter 100, General Laws, shall be fifty dollars.

    (C.O.86-116 § 1 (part))

    Auctioneer's special permit for resident. The fee for an auctioneer's special permit granted by the local auction permit agent under Section 10, Chapter 100, General Laws, shall be twenty-five dollars.

    (C.O.86-116 § 1 (part))

    Beverages, nonintoxicating. The fee of the city clerk for the retail sale of beverages derived wholly or in part from cereals or substitutes and other so-called soft drinks under Section 21B, Chapter 140, General Laws, shall be twenty-five dollars.

    Birth, entry of delayed record of. The fee of the city clerk for entering, under Sections 13 or 13A, Chapter 46, General Laws, a delayed record of birth shall be five dollars.

    Birth, marriage or death, abstract copy of record of. The fee of the city clerk for furnishing an abstract copy of a record of a birth, marriage or death shall be two dollars.

    Birth, marriage or death, amendment, correction or supplementation of record of. The fee of the city clerk for amending, correcting or supplementing under Section 13, Chapter 46, General Laws, the record of a birth, marriage or death, including amending thereunder the record of the birth of an illegitimate child upon legitimation, shall be thirty dollars.

    Birth, marriage or death, certificate as to record of. The fee of the city clerk for furnishing a certificate as to the record of a birth, marriage or death shall be three dollars.

    Birth, marriage and death, copy of record of. The fee of the city clerk for furnishing a certified copy of a record or paper relating to a birth, marriage or death shall be six dollars for each page or part thereof.

    Birth, marriage or death, search of records of. The fee of the city clerk for searching, or causing to be searched, upon request, records or papers relating to births, marriages or deaths shall be the actual expense thereof, but not less than ten dollars.

    Blasting bond. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing a bond given under Section 19, Chapter 148, General Laws, in connection with a permit to use an explosive in the blasting of rock or other substance shall be two dollars.

    Bowling alley license. The fees for a license to keep a bowling alley for hire, gain or reward granted by the city council under Section 177, Chapter 140, General Laws, shall be a primary fee of thirty dollars and an additional fee of fifteen dollars for each alley.

    Building permit fees.

    A.

    Alterations and Repairs. The permit fees for alterations and repairs, including plan-examination fee, shall be at the rate of eight dollars per one thousand dollars of value. The minimum fee is eight dollars.

    B.

    New Buildings and Additions. The permit fees for new buildings and additions shall be at the rate of eight dollars per one thousand dollars of value.

    C.

    Plan-examination Fee. The building commissioner, at the commissioner's option, can assess a maximum five-hundred-dollar plan-examination fee for a consultant for complex conditions requiring technological expertise.

    D.

    Signs. The fee for erection of signs when a permit is required is two dollars for one thousand dollars of value. The minimum fee is ten dollars.

    E.

    Re-siding. The permit fee for re-siding of a building or structure shall be ten dollars, plus one dollar per square.

    F.

    Reroofing. The permit fee for reroofing is ten dollars, plus fifty cents per square. No roof shall have more than two applications of any type of roofing material at any time.

    G.

    Demolition. The permit fee for demolition of barns, sheds, two-car garages and all other structures shall be ten dollars.

    H.

    Occupancy Permit. The fee for an occupancy permit shall be fifteen dollars.

    I.

    Work Started Before Permit Obtained. Where work for which a permit is required by this revision is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining the permit, the fee previously specified shall be tripled, but the payment of such triple fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this revision in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed in this revision.

    Business name, certificate or statement relative to. The fee of the city clerk for receiving, filing and indexing a certificate presented under Section 5, Chapter 110, General Laws, shall be ten dollars and for receiving, filing and indexing a statement presented under said Section 5 shall be thirty dollars.

    Business name, certified copy of certificate or statement relative to. The fee of the city clerk for furnishing a certified copy of a certificate or statement filed under Section 5, Chapter 110, General Laws, shall be three dollars.

    Business parking permit. The fee for a business parking permit shall be three hundred dollars yearly.

    Chiropodist's certificate. The fee of the city clerk for recording under Section 21, Chapter 122, General Laws, the name and address of a registered chiropodist and the date and number of the chiropodist's certificate shall be ten dollars.

    Church records, certified copies of. The fee of the city clerk, and of the city registrar, for furnishing a certified copy of any record or registry in such officer's custody under Section 16, Chapter 66, General Laws, shall be two dollars for each page or part thereof.

    City clerk, recording of instruments by. The fee of the city clerk for recording an instrument of paper shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by this table, be five dollars for the first page and two dollars for each additional page.

    City Hall rental. The care and custody of the Revere City Hall Auditorium shall be under the control of the superintendent of public works who shall be responsible for the maintenance of the auditorium. The use of the auditorium shall be regulted by the superintendent who shall from time to time establish guidelines and agreements for such use and shall fix the fee for the use of the auditorium.

    Civil fingerprint application. The fee for an applicant, employee, or volunteer seeking to engage in the businesses as described in Section 5.04.110 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Revere and in accordance with Chapter 6 Section 175B½ of Massachusetts General Laws shall be one hundred dollars.

    City scales. See Weighing and measuring at city scales.

    Closing-out sales. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing an inventory, bond and statement under Section 28A, Chapter 93, General Laws, for a sale with any such designation as is set forth in Section 28A shall be two dollars per page.

    Commercial code. See Financing statement under Uniform Commercial Code.

    Commissions of constables. The fee of the city clerk for issuing the commission of a constable shall be twenty-five dollars for the residents of the city and one hundred dollars for nonresidents.

    Commissions of weighers, etc. The fee of the city clerk for issuing the commission of a weigher, measurer or surveyor appointed under Section 85, Chapter 41, General Laws, or of a public weigher of fish appointed under Section 89, Chapter 41, or of a weigher of beef appointed under Section 140, Chapter 94, General Laws, or of a weigher of grain appointed under Section 219, Chapter 94, or of a weigher of hay appointed under Section 236, Chapter 94, or of a weigher of coal appointed under Section 238, Chapter 94, or of an inspector of lime appointed under Section 262, Chapter 94, or of a measurer of wood and bark provided for by Section 296, Chapter 94, or of a measurer of leather appointed under Section 1, Chapter 95, General Laws, or of a weigher of vessels appointed under Section 6, Chapter 102, General Laws, shall be five dollars.

    Copies or duplicates of licenses and permits. The fee for a certified copy or duplicate of any license or permit shall be three dollars.

    Dog license. The fee for a dog license issued by the city clerk under Section 147, Chapter 140, General Laws, shall be, in the case of a neutered male dog or of a spayed female dog for which the certificate required by Section 139, Chapter 140 has been filed with the city clerk, five dollars, and in the case of any other male or female dog, ten dollars; except, that a dog license shall be issued without charge in the case of a dog specially trained to lead or serve a blind person if the Division of the Blind of the commonwealth certifies that such a dog is so trained and actually in the service of a blind person.

    Dog license, change in record of. The fee of the city clerk for changing under Section 138, Chapter 140, General Laws, the record of a dog license to show the name and address of a new owner or keeper shall be one dollar.

    Dogs, spayed female. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing under Section 139, Chapter 140, General Laws, a certificate or statement that a female dog has been spayed and thereby deprived of the power of propagation shall be five dollars.

    Dog tag, substitute. The fee for a substitute dog tag furnished by the city clerk under Section 137, Chapter 140, General Laws, shall be two dollars.

    Dog transfer license. The fee for a dog transfer license granted by the city clerk under Section 146, Chapter 140, General Laws, shall be two dollars.

    Door-to-door solicitor permit. The fee for a door-to-door solicitor permit shall be ten dollars.

    Dumpster permit. the fee for a dumpster permit issued by the department of inspectional services in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.04.080 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Revere shall be fifty dollars.

    Eating establishments. See Inns, eating establishments.

    Electrical fees.

    A.

    General Maintenance. The yearly fee for a commercial/industrial permit is fifteen dollars.

    B.

    Minimum. The minimum permit fee is five dollars.

    C.

    Reinspection. The reinspection fee is fifteen dollars.

    D.

    Meter. The fee for inspection of a meter is five dollars.

    E.

    Fire Alarm. The fee for a commercial fire alarm is ten dollars. The fee for a residential fire alarm is five dollars (prefixed detectors, fifty cents).

    F.

    Defective Work. The inspection fee for defective work is fifteen dollars.

    G.

    Commercial and Industrial Reinspections. The fee for inspections on commercial and industrial premises, after the first three, is five dollars each.

    H.

    Current-consuming Outlet. The fee for current-consuming outlets is as follows:

    Number of Outlets Fee
    1 to 5 $ 2.00
    6 to 20 4.00
    21 to 50 6.00
    51 to 75 8.00
    76 to 100 10.00
    101 to 200 12.00
    201 to 300 16.00

     

    Each twenty-five additional outlets or fractional part thereof in excess of three hundred, one dollar.

    H.

    Fixtures. The fees for fixtures are as follows:

    Number of Fixtures
    Fee
    1 to 5 $ 2.00
    6 to 25 4.00
    26 to 50 6.00
    51 to 75 8.00
    76 to 100 10.00
    101 to 125 12.00
    Each additional 24 lamps 1.00

     

    Other Fixtures Fee
    Carnivals $20.00 permit
    Floodlight 2.00

     

    Fluorescent Fee
    First six $4.00
    Each additional six 2.00
    Cold cathode 2.00
    First transformer 2.00
    Each additional unit, 1 to 6 4.00
    Each additional six 2.00

     

    I.

    Wall Switches. The fee for wall switches is as follows:

    Number of Switches Fee
    1 to 5 $2.00
    6 to 20 4.00
    21 to 50 6.00
    Each additional 50 or fraction thereof 2.00

     

    J.

    Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous electrical fees:

    Ground swimming pool $5.00
    Siding, metal and vinyl 5.00
    Air-conditioner 5.00
    Sub-main 4.00
    Sign 5.00
    Transformer 3.00
    Each additional transformer 1.00

     

    K.

    Service. The fee for services is as follows:

    One meter up to 200 amps $5.00
    Each additional 100 amps 4.00
    Temporary service 5.00
    Additional meter 4.00

     

    L.

    Heating Devices. The fees for heating devices are as follows:

    First 1,000 watts or under $3.00
    Each additional 1,000 watts or part of a kilowatt 1.00
    First motor installed 4.00
    Each additional motor installed 2.00
    Motors of 15 H.P. or over, add 5.00
    Heat regulators 2.00
    Gas burner 4.00
    Oil burner 4.00

     

    M.

    Work Started Before Permit Obtained. Where work for which a permit is required by this revision is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining the permit, the fee previously specified shall be tripled, but the payment of such triple fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this revision in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed in this revision.

    Electrologist. The fee of the city clerk for the annual licensing fee of a person engaged in the practice of electrology under Section 87HHH, Chapter 112, General Laws, shall be ten dollars.

    Explosives. See Fire prevention licenses and Fire prevention permits.

    Federal tax lien. The fee of the city clerk for filing under Section 39B, Chapter 255, General Laws, a notice of a federal tax lien, or a certificate of the discharge of such a lien, or a certificate releasing specific property from such a lien, shall be three dollars.

    Fire prevention license fees. The following fees shall be paid to the city clerk for licenses enumerated in Chapter 8.16 of this revision:

    License
    Fee
    Registration
    Fee
    A. Community garage $ 20.00 $ 10.00
    B. Garage 200.00 100.00
    C. Special garage 400.00 200.00
    D. Service station 200.00 100.00
    E. Self-service station 400.00 200.00
    F. Storage of Class A, .0100 .0050
    B and C fluids per gal. per gal.
    G. Any other liquid .0100 .0050
    per gal. per gal.
    H. Flammable compound .0100 .0050
    per lb. per lb.
    I. Flammable solid .0100 .0050
    per lb. per lb.
    J. Flammable gases .0100 .0050
    per cu. ft. per cu. ft.
    K. Inflammable gases .0100 .0050
    per cu. ft. per cu. ft.
    L. Any other license 200.00 100.00
    M. Deleted
    N. Class A explosives 300.00 150.00
    exceeding 100 pounds
    O. Class A explosives 150.00 75.00
    not exceeding 100 pounds
    P. Class B explosives 80.00 40.00
    exceeding 100 pounds
    Q. Class B explosives 40.00 20.00
    not exceeding 100 pounds
    R. Oil storage terminal for 20,000.00 20,000.00
    more than one million gallons of Class A, B or C liquids

     

    Fire prevention permits. The following fees shall be paid to the inspector of the division of fire prevention for the permits enumerated in Chapter 8.16 of this revision:

    Fee
    A. Public display of fireworks $25.00
    B. Use of toxic fumigants 10.00 per building
    C. Fuel oil storage when used in connection operation of power burner: 5.00 one-time fee for not exceeding 1,000 gals. light fuel oil.
    25.00 for over 1,000 gals. but under 5,000 gals.
    50.00 for over 5,000 gals. to 10,000 gals.
    D. Storage or sale of Class A or Class B fluids, compounds, solids or gases as defined in Form S, Rules and Regulations of the State Department of Public Safety, including corrosive liquids, oxidizing materials, organic peroxide, ammonium nitrate, highly toxic material or poisonous gases:
    1. Fluids and solids 5.00 for each 1,000 of the first 10,000 gals.
    3.00 for each 1,000 of the amount over 10,000 gals.
    2. Gases $5.00 for each 100 of the first 1,000 cu. ft.
    3.00 for each 1,000 of the next 500,000 cu. ft.
    E. Open fire used in connection with the operation of a tar kettle 5.00
    F. Use and handling of explosives in connection with construction operations 25.00 per blast
    G. All other permits issued as may be required by Chapter 148, General Laws, Rules and Regulations of the State Department of Public Safety and ordinances of the city, except such permits as may be issued for open-air fires 5.00
    H. Tank-truck inspections, No. 2 oil, gasoline and diesel fuel, etc. 5.00
    I. Building plans examinations:
    1. One to ten pages 10.00
    2. Each additional page 1.00
    J. Inspection of installation of new tanks 10.00
    Removal or relocation of tanks 10.00
    K. Sprinkler system and standpipe (shut down) 10.00
    L. Alarm installation in business (inspection) 10.00
    M. Hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and inns, inspections done quarterly 10.00
    N. Ammunition, permit to store 25.00
    O. Welding and cutting operations 5.00
    P. L.P.G. installation inspection 5.00
    Q. Individual homeowner's storage of ammunition 10.00
    R. Rocket permit 5.00
    S. Repairs to oil burners 5.00

     

    Fireworks display. See Fire prevention permits.

    Flammable materials storage. See Fire prevention licenses, Fire prevention permits.

    Food-sales vehicles, license. The fee for a food-sales vehicle license under Section 49, Chapter 140, General Laws, is one hundred dollars.

    Fumigants. See Fire prevention permits.

    Garages. See Fire prevention licenses.

    Gas fees.

    A.

    The minimum gas fee is ten dollars for up to three fixtures, and two dollars per fixture after three.

    B.

    Unit heaters, ten dollars.

    C.

    Roof heaters, ten dollars.

    D.

    Furnace, ten dollars.

    E.

    Heating boiler, ten dollars.

    F.

    Gas burners, ten dollars.

    G.

    Air-conditioning unit, ten dollars.

    H.

    Commercial boilers, over five million BTU, one hundred fifty dollars.

    I.

    Conversion burners, ten dollars.

    J.

    Automatic heaters, ten dollars.

    K.

    Duct work must be filed with furnace.

    L.

    There is a fifteen-dollar fee for reinspection of gas or plumbing which has been installed incorrectly.

    M.

    Steam boiler without automatic water feeder, 9D not required.

    N.

    Where work for which a permit is required by this revision is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining the required permit, the fee shall be tripled, but the payment of such tripled fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this revision in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed in this revision.

    Hawker's and peddler's license. The fee for a hawker's and peddler's license is fifty-two dollars.

    Hunting license. The fee for a hunting license issued by the city clerk under Chapter 131, General Laws, shall be as prescribed by Section 11, Chapter 131, General Laws.

    Industrial furnace or stationary steam engine license. The fee for an industrial furnace or stationary steam engine license under Section 115, Chapter 140, General Laws, is twenty-five dollars.

    Inns and eating establishments, license for. The fee for a license for an inn or eating establishment under Section 2, Chapter 140, General Laws, is fifty dollars.

    Kennel license. The fee for a kennel license granted by the city clerk under Section 137A, Chapter 140, General Laws, shall be ten dollars if four dogs or less are kept in the kennel, twenty-five dollars if more than four but not more than ten dogs are kept in the kennel and fifty dollars if more than ten dogs are kept in the kennel; except, that a kennel license shall be issued without charge to any domestic charitable corporation incorporated exclusively for the purpose of protecting animals from cruelty, neglect or abuse and for the relief of suffering among animals. Dogs under the age of three months shall not be counted in determining the fee for a kennel license.

    Kennel transfer license. The fee for the issuance under Section 137A, Chapter 140, General Laws, of a new license in the case of the removal of a kennel to Revere shall be three dollars.

    Lodging places, public, license. The fee for a license for a public lodging place under Section 34, Chapter 140, General Laws, is fifty dollars.

    L.P.G. installation. See Fire prevention permits.

    Marriage license. The fee of the city clerk for entering notice of intention of marriage and issuing certificate thereof shall be forty dollars.

    Marriages. See Birth, marriage and death.

    Marriages solemnized outside Massachusetts, recording of. The fee of the city clerk for receiving under Section 36, Chapter 207, General Laws, a certificate or declaration of marriage solemnized outside Massachusetts shall be ten dollars.

    Milk inspection. The fee for a milk inspection under Section 41, Chapter 94, General Laws, is five dollars.

    Mobile home parks, motels, etc., license. The fee for a license for a mobile home park, motel, etc., under Section 32, Chapter 140, General Laws, is fifty dollars.

    Newsracks. The fee for an annual permit under the provisions of Ch. 5.56 shall be fifty dollars for each permittee.

    Nonresident of commonwealth doing business in city, certificate and statement of. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing a certificate and statement under Section 5A, Chapter 227, General Laws, shall be ten dollars.

    Oil burner repairs. See Fire prevention permits.

    Oil storage terminal. See Fire prevention licenses.

    Open fire for tar kettle. See Fire prevention permits.

    Parking meter fees. The fee for parking in an on-street parking meter zone shall be twenty-five cents for each one-half-hour interval. The fee for parking in a municipal off-street parking area shall be twenty-five cents for each one-half-hour interval.

    Parking, resident. See Resident parking.

    Pasteurizing plant inspection. The fee for a pasteurizing plant inspection under Section 48A, Chapter 94, General Laws, is forty dollars.

    Pawnbroker license. The fee for a pawnbroker license under Section 77, Chapter 140, General Laws, is one hundred dollars.

    Pharmacists, sale of alcoholic beverages. See Alcoholic beverages, license for sale by pharmacists.

    Physician's certificate. The fee of the city clerk for recording under Section 8, Chapter 112, General Laws, a physician's certificate of registration or, in the case where it is lost, the certified statement provided for by Section 8, shall be ten dollars.

    Planned unit development. See PUD.

    Plumbing fees.

    A.

    The minimum plumbing fee is ten dollars for up to three fixtures, and two dollars per fixture after three.

    B.

    The reinspection fee for plumbing is fifteen dollars.

    C.

    The fee for the plumbing permit for gas hot-water heaters is ten dollars each. Heating boilers require a plumbing permit for backflow preventer.

    D.

    Where work for which a permit is required by this revision is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining the permit, the fee shall be tripled, but the payment of such tripled fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this revision in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed in this revision.

    Podiatrist's certificate. The fee of the city clerk for recording under Section 21, Chapter 112, General Laws, the name and address of a registered podiatrist and the date and number of his certificate shall be ten dollars.

    Poolroom license. The fees of the city clerk to keep a billiard, pool or sippio table for hire, gain or reward granted by the city council under Section 177, Chapter 140, General Laws, shall be a primary fee of thirty dollars and an additional fee of fifteen dollars for each table plus the cost of advertising.

    Power of attorney. The fee of the city clerk for recording a power of attorney shall be five dollars.

    Proprietors of common property, deposit of records of. The fee of the city clerk for receiving records of the proprietors of common property deposited under Section 15, Chapter 179, General Laws, shall be five dollars.

    Public buildings and works, claims for labor on. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing under Section 28, Chapter 149, General Laws, a sworn statement of claim made under said Section 28 shall be five dollars.

    Public buildings and works, claim for labor and/or materials on. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing under Section 29, Chapter 149, General Laws, a sworn statement of claim made under said Section 29 shall be five dollars.

    Public buildings and works, discharge of claim for labor and/or materials on. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing a release, discharge or other written acknowledgment of satisfaction of a claim under Sections 28 or 29, Chapter 149, General Laws, shall be five dollars.

    Public records, furnishing copy of. Except as otherwise expressly provided by this table, the fee for the furnishing under Section 10, Chapter 66, General Laws, by any board or officer of the city a copy of a public record in the board's or officer's custody shall be twenty cents for each page or part thereof, not exceeding nine inches by fourteen inches. The fee for furnishing copies of plans and records larger than nine inches by fourteen inches shall be one dollar for each sheet, page or part thereof.

    Public utility, condensed return. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing under Section 84A, Chapter 164, General Laws, or under Section 12A, Chapter 166, General Laws, a copy of a condensed return of business and financial condition shall be five dollars.

    Public utility locations granted by the city council. The fee of the city clerk for recording under Section 22, Chapter 166, General Laws, an attested copy of an order of the city clerk granting a location for underground wires, cables, conductors or conduits shall be twenty-five dollars plus an additional fee of five dollars for each street or way included in such order.

    Public utility locations granted by Department of Public Utilities. The fee of the city clerk for recording under Section 70A, Chapter 164, General Laws, an attested copy of an order of the State Department of Public Utilities granting a location for a main for the transmission of gas, or for recording under Section 28, Chapter 166, General Laws, an attested copy of an order of the Department granting a location for a line for the transmission of electricity, including in either case, certificate by clerk of the Department as to notice and hearing, shall be five dollars.

    Public utility locations granted by M.D.C. The fee of the city clerk for recording under Section 46, Chapter 92, General Laws, an attested copy of an order of the Metropolitan District Commission granting under Sections 43 and 44, Chapter 92, or altering, extending or revoking, under Section 45, a location, shall be five dollars.

    Public way, certificate of existence of. The fee of the city clerk for furnishing under Section 79F, Chapter 233, General Laws, a certificate that a particular way is a public way as a matter of record shall be three dollars.

    Public way, occupancy, building contractor. A flat rate of twenty dollars is charged by the department of public works to building contractors occupying a public way, plus twenty cents per square foot of public way occupied per month. If a permit is for fifteen days or less, the charge is ten cents per square foot plus a flat rate of twenty dollars. For a contractor's truck parked on a public way (for glass delivery, painting, remodeling, etc.,) a permit is issued by the department of public works for a maximum of three days at a rate of two dollars per day.

    Public way, occupancy, sign. See Street occupancy permit for sign.

    Public way, occupancy, street repair or construction. The annual fee for a general permit to contractors occupying public ways while constructing new streets or making street repairs, as provided in Section 12.04.160, is twenty-five dollars.

    Public way, occupancy, utility or semipublic body. The fee for normal maintenance of equipment installed in a public way by a utility or semipublic body is one hundred dollars per year per ward.

    Public way, opening. See Street opening.

    Public works. See Public buildings and works.

    PUD.

    The fee for filing a preliminary plat of a planned unit development is one hundred dollars (certified check).

    Railroad, electric, route fixing. The fee of the city clerk for fixing the routes of electric railroads by the city council and signing and giving a certificate of same under Section 9, Chapter 162, General Laws, shall be one hundred dollars.

    Railroad route, fixing. The fee of the city clerk for fixing the routes of railroads by the city council and signing and giving a certificate of same under Section 20, Chapter 160, General Laws, shall be ten dollars.

    Raffle or bazaar, permit for. The fee of the city clerk for receiving under Section 7A, Chapter 271, General Laws, an application for a permit to conduct a raffle or bazaar shall be ten dollars.

    Resident parking. The fee for a resident parking permit is five dollars. The fee for each portable visitor parking permit is two dollars and fifty cents.

    Restaurant license. See Inns and eating establishments.

    Rocket. See Fire prevention permits.

    Sealing of weights and measures. See Weights and measures, sealing.

    Service stations. See Fire prevention licenses.

    Service zone designation. The fee for the designation of a service zone by the traffic commission shall be two dollars for each foot of curbing abutting on the zone, but in no event less than fifty dollars, and the charge to be paid to the public works department for the erection by the department upon the request of the applicant for such designation of a sign in connection with such designation shall be twenty dollars.

    Sewer connection and construction. The permit and inspection fee for sewer connection and construction is twenty dollars.

    Shellfish permit. The annual fee for a commercial shellfish permit is ten dollars.

    Sign, street occupancy permit. See Street occupancy permit for sign.

    Sign, temporary, deposit. See Temporary sign deposit.

    Slaughtering. See Animal killing license, horses and others.

    Solicitor, door-to-door. See Door-to-door solicitor permit.

    Sporting license. The fee for a sporting license issued by the city clerk under Chapter 131, General Laws, shall be as prescribed by Section 8, Chapter 131. Sprinkler system inspection. See Fire prevention permits.

    Stable license. The fee for a stable license under Section 155, Chapter 111, General Laws, is forty dollars.

    Steamboats. The fee of the city clerk for a license to operate steamboats under Section 192, Chapter 140, General Laws, is ten dollars.

    Steam engine, stationary. See Industrial furnace or stationary steam engine.

    Storage of flammables. See Fire prevention permits.

    Street occupancy permit for sign. The fees for an annual permit granted under Section 8, Chapter 85, General Laws, for the placement on, or the projection over, a public way of a sign, advertising device, clock or other like structure shall be a fee of ten dollars.

    Street opening. The permit fee for opening a street (breaking pavement, digging, etc.), as provided in Section 12.04.110, is twenty dollars.

    Sunday license. The fee for a Sunday license under Section 4, Chapter 136, General Laws, is twenty dollars an event, four hundred dollars a year.

    Tank, tank truck. See Fire prevention permits.

    Tar kettle fire. See Fire prevention permits.

    Temporary sign deposit. The deposit for placement of a temporary sign is twenty-five dollars in cash.

    Trackless trolley permit. The fee of the city clerk for the issuance of a permit by the city council to perform work in the public way under Section 6, Chapter 163, General Laws, shall be one hundred dollars.

    Transient vendor's license. The fee for a license issued to a transient vendor by the city clerk under Section 5, Chapter 101, General Laws, and Section 5.12.020 of this revision, is two thousand dollars.

    Trapping license. The fee for a trapping license issued by the city clerk under Chapter 131, General Laws, shall be as prescribed by Section 11, Chapter 131. Trust investments and amendments. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing under Section 2, Chapter 182, General Laws, a copy of a written instrument or declaration of trust, or a copy of an amendment thereof, shall be ten dollars.

    Trust merged into corporation. The fee of the city clerk for receiving and filing under Section 46A, Chapter 156, General Laws, a copy, certified by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, of articles of amendment in connection with the merger of a trust into a corporation or a certificate issued pursuant to Section 46F, Chapter 156, evidencing the filing of such articles with such Secretary, shall be ten dollars.

    Vehicle, sale of food from. See Food-sale vehicles.

    Water shut-off and turn-on. The fee for shutting off or turning on a customer's water is two dollars.

    Weights and measures, sealing. The following fees shall be charged for sealing weights and measures:

    Service Fee
    A. Scale with capacity over 10,000 lbs. $50.00
    B. Scale with capacity of 5—10,000 lbs. 30.00
    C. Scale with capacity of 1—5,000 lbs. 20.00
    D. Scale with capacity of 100—1,000 lbs. 10.00
    E. Scales/balances of 10—100 lbs. capacity 6.00
    F. Scales/balances under 10 lbs. capacity 5.00
    G. Liquid measure, capacity of more than one gallon and measures on pumps 2.00
    H. Liquid measuring meter, 1/2—1 in. diameter 5.00
    I. Liquid measuring meter, over 1 in. diameter:
    1. Vehicle tank, pump 16.00
    2. Vehicle tank, gravity 20.00
    3. Bulk storage 40.00
    4. Bulk storage with cert. prover 20.00
    J. Taximeter 8.00
    K. Device to determine length or area 5.00
    L. Milk bottle or jar 8.00
    M. Vehicle tanks used in sale of commodities by liquid measure, per 100 gallons 5.00
    N. Separate tanks, same vehicle, each 5.00
    O. All other weights and measures 1.0)

     

    Welding and cutting operations. See Fire prevention permits.

    Wetlands projects.

    A.

    Rules.

    1.

    Permit fees are payable at the time of application and are nonrefundable.

    2.

    Permit fees shall be calculated by this department as per the schedule in subsection B.

    3.

    City, county, state or federal projects are exempt from fees.

    4.

    No fee is charged for Requests of Determination under the law or extensions of Orders of Condition.

    5.

    Failure to comply with the law after official notification shall result in fees twice those normally assessed.

    B.

    Fees.

    1.

    Wetlands hearing, twenty-five dollars;

    2.

    Multiple dwelling units, twenty-five dollars per dwelling unit;

    3.

    Commercial and industrial projects, twenty-five dollars plus ten dollars per ten thousand dollars of established general construction cost over one hundred thousand dollars.

    Wood alcohol handling license. The fee for a wood alcohol handling license under Section 303B, Chapter 94, General Laws, is five dollars.

    Zoning amendment application. The fee of the city clerk for the filing of a zoning amendment application under Section 5, Chapter 40A, General Laws, and Chapter 17.56 of this revision, shall be four hundred dollars plus all actual costs of the hearing.

    Zoning appeal. See Appeal to board of appeals under zoning law.

    Zoning permit application, special. The fee of the city clerk for the filing of a special zoning permit application under Chapter 40A, General Laws, and Chapters 17.48 and 17.52 of this revision, shall be four hundred dollars plus all actual costs of the hearing.

    (T.C.R. 2000-11 § 1; C.O. 93-122 § 1; C.O. 92-176; C.O. 85-4 §§ 17, 18; C.O. 83-329; C.O. 83-52 §§ 39, 48 (part), 52, 53 (part), 55 (part), 56 (part), 60 (Art. III § 3 (part)), 68, 70 (part), 75 (part), 82 (part); C.O. 83-7; C.O. 83-3 §§ 17-5(X)(4)(b)(part), 17-8(H) (part); C.O. 82-273; C.O. 82-124 § 3 (part); C.O. 81-293(b) (part); C.O. 81-293(a); C.O. 81-293; C.O. 81-182 § 1 (part); C.O. 81-140 § 1; C.O. 78-195 (part); C.O. 78-120 (part): prior code §§ 2-8, 5-1 (part), 5-2 (part), 7-28, 7-29, 9-2 (part), 9-12 (part), 10-3 (part), 11-17 (part), 12-88 (part), 14-4 (part), 16-4 (part), 17-5A, 17-8 (part), 17-8B (part), 17-8C (part), 19-7 (part), 19-11 (part), Ch. 23)

(C.O. 11-348, § 2, 12-19-2011); C.O. 12-006, § 2, 6-4-2012; C.O. 12-225, § 2, 10-15-2012; T.C.R. 2015-03, § 4, 5-21-2015)