Zoning Compliance & Construction Permits Required

- Zoning Compliance & Construction Permits Required
PROJECT ZONING COMPLIANCE CONSTRUCTION
PERMIT PERMIT
*Additions Yes Yes
Air Conditioner (Central): Install or Replace Yes Yes
Asbestos Abatement No Yes
Basement: Refinishing or Remodeling Yes Yes
Bathroom Fixtures Direct Replacement No No
Piping Changes No Yes
Boiler Replace or Install No Yes
Burglar Alarm Install No Yes
Carpeting No No
Chimney Repairs No Yes
* Commercial Signs (Exterior) Yes Yes
* Deck Add or Replace Yes Yes
* Demolition No Yes
Dishwasher Install No Yes
Door (Exterior) Replace Existing with Same Size and Type No No
Door (Exterior) Adding, Enlarging or Eliminating No Yes
Driveway Repair or Repave No No
Duct Work Install New No Yes
Duct Work Repair or Replace No No
Electrical Any Modifications or Improvements No Yes
* Fence Add or Replace Yes Yes
(If Fence is Around a Pool or Spa or Over 6ft In Height)
Fence Repair 50% Or Less of Existing Fence No No
Fireplace Add No Yes
Furnace Replace No Yes
Generator Stand-Alone Yes Yes
Gutters Replace or Repair No No
Lanscaping Work No No
Lawn Sprinkler No Yes
Lead Paint Abatement No No
Ordinary Repairs No No
*Outdoor Kitchen Yes Yes
*Painting Exterior or Interior No No
*Patio, Brick or Pavers Yes No
Plumbing Any Modifications or Improvements No Yes
Remodeling Or Alterations Interior No Yes
*Retaining Walls Over 4 Feet in Height Yes Yes
Roof Repairs Involving Less Than 25% of Existing Roof No No
*Roof Replace Commercial No Yes (See Note 3)
Roof Top Unit No Yes
Satellite Dish No No (Except Commerial)
Septic System Construct or Abandon No No (Requires permit Board of Health Permit)
Sewer System Connection to The Public System No Yes (Issued by Engineer)
*Shed Or Utility Building Over 200 Sq. Ft Construction Yes Yes
Siding Add or Replace No Yes (See Note 4)
Smoke Detectors Add No Yes
*Solar Panels Ground or Roof Mounted Yes Yes
Spa/Hot Tub Yes Yes
Storm Windows/Doors No No
Stove Replace Electric with Gas No Yes
Swimming Pool Add or Replace Yes Yes
Tennis Court Installation Yes Yes
Underground Fuel or Septic Tank Removal No Yes
Water Heater Replace No Yes
Wall Repairs Remove and Replace Sheet Rock or Plaster No Yes (See Notes 1&2)
Windows Replace Existing with Same Size and Type No No
*Windows Adding, Enlarging, or Eliminating No Yes
*If your project is within the Historic District or the Main Street Corridor, Historic Preservation Commission approval is required prior to Zoning Approval & issuance of a Construction Permit.
Notes:
Ordinary maintenance in one‐ and two‐family dwellings
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Finishes – Installation, repair or replacement of interior finishes of less than 25 percent of the wall area of the dwelling. This shall include plastering and drywall installation. (1) Vinyl wall covering of any amount is ordinary maintenance; (2) Paneling is not ordinary maintenance.
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Non‐structural components – The repair or replacement of any non‐structural component, such as a partition.
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Roofing – The repair or replacement (including total replacement) of any amount of existing roof covering on detached one‐ or two‐family dwellings.
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Siding – The repair or replacement of any amount of existing siding. Exception: The repair or replacement of polypropylene siding is not ordinary maintenance.