Revere, MA Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Revere Municipal Code § 15.04.010
- Fee payee
- City collector, before permit issuance
- Fee schedule
- Table I of the Revised Ordinances
- State cross-reference
- Mass. State Building Code § 118.0
- Code enforcer
- Inspector of buildings
Summary
Revere Municipal Code § 15.04.010 blocks the inspector of buildings from issuing any building permit until the applicant pays the required fee to the city collector, under the fee schedule set out in Table I. The requirement runs alongside Section 118.0 of the Massachusetts State Building Code.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 118.0 of the Massachusetts State Building Code, no permit shall be issued by the inspector of buildings until the required fee has been paid to the city collector in accordance with the schedule of rates set out in Table I of this revision.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
0 of the Massachusetts State Building Code (780 CMR), the state provision that actually creates the permit requirement for construction, alteration, repair, demolition, and change of occupancy; Revere's own ordinance layers the local fee-collection step onto that state mandate rather than restating when a permit is triggered. 16. In practice, a Revere property owner or contractor cannot pull a building permit, and the inspector of buildings cannot lawfully issue one, until the applicant has paid the fee amount listed for the work in the city's Table I fee schedule to the city collector's office. 160 before a certificate of completion issues.
Violations & Fines
Because the fee requirement is a precondition to issuance rather than a standalone offense, the practical consequence of nonpayment is that the inspector of buildings simply will not issue the permit. Once a permit is issued and work is underway, violating the incorporated State Building Code or State Fire Code is separately punishable under Chapters 1.12 and 1.16 of the Revere ordinances, the city's general penalty provisions, which top out at $300 per offense with each day of continuing violation.
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