Revere, MA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Revere Municipal Code § 15.04.020
- Covers
- Plumbing, gas, and electrical permits
- Fee payee
- City collector, before permit issuance
- Fee schedule
- Table I of the Revised Ordinances
- Related rule
- Separate meter for common areas, § 15.04.035
Summary
Revere Municipal Code § 15.04.020 bars the plumbing, gas, and electrical inspectors from issuing a permit until the applicant pays the fee to the city collector under the schedule set out in Table I of the Revised Ordinances, mirroring the building permit fee rule in § 15.04.010.
No permit shall be issued by the plumbing, gas and electrical inspectors 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
' As with building permits, Revere's local ordinance doesn't itself define when a plumbing or gas permit is required, that comes from the state plumbing and gas codes the city administers through its plumbing and gas inspectors, but it does make fee payment to the city collector a hard precondition to issuance for all three trade permits. The plumbing inspector, gas inspector, and electrical inspector each hold independent authority to withhold a permit until the fee posted in the city's Table I schedule clears. 130). 020; they apply on top of it once the fee has been paid and the permit is issued.
Violations & Fines
As with the building permit fee rule, nonpayment simply blocks issuance, the plumbing, gas, or electrical inspector cannot lawfully hand over the permit until the city collector receives the fee. Once a permit issues, failing to meet the trade-specific wiring, meter, or circuit rules elsewhere in Chapter 15.04, or violating the incorporated state plumbing, gas, or electrical codes, is punishable under the city's general penalty chapters, 1.12 and 1.16.
Frequently Asked Questions
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