Chicopee, MA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Section
- Chicopee Code § 122-2(N), Chapter 122 Building Construction
- Restaurants and night clubs (A-2)
- One year; $100 over 400 occupants, $75 under 400
- Multifamily (R-2)
- Five-year certification period at $75
- Dormitories and congregate living (R-2)
- One year at $75
- Prior-year violations
- Semiannual inspections can follow the next year
- Technical standard
- 780 CMR 110, Periodic Inspections
Summary
In the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts, subsection N of § 122-2 sets a schedule for periodic inspection of existing buildings under 780 CMR 110. Each use group has a maximum certification period and a fee, from $40 to $100, and multifamily buildings are certified for five years at $75.
N. Schedule for periodic inspection of existing buildings. ... Use Group Use Group Use Group Description Maximum Certification Period Fee for Maximum Certification Period ... A-2 Restaurants, night clubs or similar uses* >400 occupant load <400 occupant load One year One year $100 $75 ... E Educational, day care One year $40 ... R-1 Hotels, motels, boarding houses, etc. One year $75 ... R-2 Multifamily Five years $75 R-2 Dormitories and R-2 congregate living One year $75 ... NOTES: ... See 780 CMR 110, Periodic Inspections, for details. * A use group with violations found during the prior year inspection may be subject to semiannual inspections the following year.
Full Breakdown
In the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts, subsection N of § 122-2, the fee section of Chapter 122, Building Construction, holds the Schedule for periodic inspection of existing buildings. It was added on 9-1-2009 by Ord. No. 09-21 and amended on 12-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-85. Each row names a use group, a description, a maximum certification period and the fee for that period. A note under the table points to 780 CMR 110, Periodic Inspections, for the details of the inspection itself.
The certification periods run from one year to five. Restaurants, night clubs and similar uses (use group A-2) are certified for one year, at $100 for an occupant load over 400 and $75 for an occupant load under 400. Educational and day care buildings (E) are one year at $40. Hotels, motels and boarding houses (R-1) are one year at $75. Multifamily buildings (R-2) carry a five-year certification period at $75, while dormitories and R-2 congregate living are certified for one year at $75.
The note tied to the asterisk adds a tightening rule: a use group with violations found during the prior year inspection can be put on semiannual inspections the following year. The asterisk sits on the assembly rows such as the A-2 restaurants and night clubs, so a restaurant that fails one year's inspection can face two visits the next.
The Fire Prevention chapter adds a separate authority. Section 160-5 lets the Fire Department inspect all residential buildings and issue orders needed to ensure compliance with that article, and § 160-6 makes the owner of the premises responsible for compliance.
Violations & Fines
Under § 122-1(B), a person who fails to comply with any order of the Building Inspector or other authorized City employee faces a criminal fine of not more than $300, and each day or part of a day the violation continues counts as a separate violation. Chapter 132 also lists a fine of $100 per violation per day for any violation of the State Building Code, and § 160-7 sets $100 for each fire prevention offense.
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