Revere, MA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Revere Municipal Code § 15.04.155
- Trigger
- New construction, major renovation, service alteration, use change
- Required device
- Outside electrical disconnection device
- Enforcer
- Wire inspector
- Default penalty
- Up to $300 per offense, § 1.16.010
Summary
Revere requires an outside electrical disconnection device on new construction, substantial renovations, service alterations, and occupancy changes under Municipal Code § 15.04.155. The wire inspector enforces the requirement, which lets responders cut power to the structure in an emergency, and it applies to anyone applying for an electrical permit.
All persons applying for an electrical permit for all new construction, where substantial renovation is involved, or any alterations to an existing electrical service, or any change in the use or occupancy of the structure, shall be required by the wire inspector, to install an outside electrical disconnection device to shut down electrical power to the structure in the case of an emergency.
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
' The trigger is broad: it covers not just new buildings but substantial renovations, service alterations, and even a change in use or occupancy that doesn't involve construction work. The wire inspector, not the general building inspector, is the official named to require and presumably verify the device. The purpose is operational: an outside disconnect lets firefighters or other emergency responders kill power to a structure from outside without having to enter it. 020, which bars the electrical inspector from issuing any electrical permit until the required fee is paid to the city collector under the Table I schedule. 010: a liability of not more than $300 for each offense.
Violations & Fines
Section 15.04.155 doesn't list its own dollar penalty. Because it's a city ordinance without a specific fine attached, a violation falls back on the citywide general penalty at § 1.16.010, liability of not more than $300 for each offense, and the wire inspector, who is named as the enforcing official for the disconnect requirement, is positioned to flag noncompliance before or during the electrical permit process.
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