Section
18-1 ENUMERATION OF FEES AND CHARGES
18-1.1 “A” Fees and Charges
18-1.2 “B” Fees and Charges
18-1.3 “C” Fees and Licenses
18-1.4 “D” Fees and Charges
18-1.5 “E” Fees and Charges
18-1.6 “F” Fees and Charges
18-1.7 “G” Fees and Charges
18-1.8 “H” Fees and Charges
18-1.9 “I” Fees and Charges
18-1.10 “J” Fees and Charges
18-1.11 “K” Fees and Charges
18-1.12 “L” Fees and Charges
18-1.13 “M” Fees and Charges
18-1.14 “N” Fees and Charges
18-1.15 “O” Fees and Charges
18-1.16 “P” Fees and Charges
18-1.17 “Q” Fees and Charges
18-1.18 “R” Fees and Charges
18-1.19 “S” Fees and Charges
18-1.20 “T” Fees and Charges
18-1.21 “U” Fees and Charges
18-1.22 “V” Fees and Charges
18-1.23 “W” Fees and Charges
18-1.24 “X”, “Y”, “Z” Fees and Charges
18-2 FEES BASED ON GROSS SALES
18-3 WHEN CHARGES ARE DUE AND PAYABLE
18-4 RENEWAL FEES
18-5 EXEMPTIONS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS
18-6 OTHER EXEMPTIONS
18-7 EXEMPTION FOR BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
18-8 CITY RECORD: ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES
18-9 ANNUAL SEWER USE CHARGES
18-10 PUBLIC TELEPHONES
18-11 FEE FOR AUGMENTED FIRE SERVICE
18-11.1 Definitions
18-11.2 Charges Determined by Fire Commissioner
18-11.3 Appeal of Charge
18-11.4 Sending of Revised Bill
18-11.5 Estimated Fee
18-11.6 Rules and Regulations
18-11.7 Exceptions
18-11.8 Administration of this Section
18-11.9 Severability
18-12 INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT PERMIT FEE REFUNDS
Editor’s note:
For a history of many of the fees and charges enumerated in this Section, see Rev. Ord. 1961 ch. 30 § 1 and 1971 Cumulative Supplement c. 30 § 1. See also Ord. 1972, c. 5, c. 14; Ord. 1973 c. 2; Ord. 1974 c. 16; Ord. 1975 cs 1, 6; Ord. 1976 c. 3, c. 5, c. 8, c. 11, c. 12, c. 17, c. 18; Ord. 177 c. 1, c. 2, c. 7, c. 9, c. 15, c. 17; Ord. 1978 c. 1, c. 4; Ord. 1979 c. 18, c. 30; Ord. 1981, c. 5–7, c. 9–c 11, c. 13–c. 16, c. 22– c. 31, c. 33– c. 35; Ord. 1982 c. 3, c. 4, c. 5, c. 9, c. 18, c. 27, c. 28, c. 32; CBC 1975 Ord. T12 § 450; Ord. 1985 c. 4, c. 12; Ord. 1986 c. 2, c. 8, c.14, c. 21; Ord. 1987 c. 10; Ord. 1988 c. 8.
(A) Advertising permit fee. The fee for a permit granted by the Commissioner of Public Works under Subsection 16-2.3 shall be $50 except that in cases where such a permit is granted for a period longer than one month, the fee therefor shall be $50 for each monthly period for which it is granted.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 25; repealed by Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 8; Ord. 2007 c. 11)
(B) After-hours inspection fee. The fee paid to the Commissioner of the Inspectional Services Department (“ISD”) for any inspection conducted by any division of ISD occurring outside of the normal business hours of ISD, at the request of the party to be inspected, shall be $250 for all such inspections.
(Ord. 2019 c. 7 § 1)
(C) Alcohol (methyl or wood), license to manufacture or deal in. The fee for a license granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 303B to engage in the business described in Section 303A of said Chapter shall be $3.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(D) Ammunition, license to sell. The fee for a license to sell ammunition granted by the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 122B shall be $225.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 1)
(E) Ammunition, license to store. The fee for an annual license to store ammunition granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under M.G.L. Chapter 148, Section 13 shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 1; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 1)
(F) Appeal to Board of Appeal under Building and/or Zoning Code. The fee paid to the Commissioner of Inspectional Services for an appeal to the Board of Appeal under the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR, the Boston Zoning Code or both, shall be:
(1) In the case of a dwelling which would, should the appellant prevail, contain three or less dwelling units and no other use, $150; and
(2) In every other case, $150 for each condition, provision, use item restriction or dimensional requirement which is the subject of such appeal.
(Ord. 1981 c. 23 § 2; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 1; Ord. 2007 c. 9)
(G) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; repealed by Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(H) Assembly permit to use place as place of. The fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 27.02 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to maintain, operate and use a place as a place of assembly shall be, for each year in which such permit may be exercised, $160 in the case of a place of assembly having a lawful capacity of at least 50 persons but fewer than 100 persons; $250 in the case of a place of assembly having a lawful capacity of at least 100 persons but fewer than 200 persons; $260 in the case of a place of assembly having a lawful capacity of at least 200 persons but fewer than 300 persons; $325 in the case of a place of assembly having a lawful capacity of at least 300 persons but fewer than 400 persons; $850 in the case of a place of assembly having a lawful capacity of at least 400 persons but fewer than 500 persons; $1,625 in the case of a place of assembly having a lawful capacity of at least 500 persons but fewer than 5,000 persons; $3,250 in the case of a place of assembly having a lawful capacity of at least 5,000 persons but fewer than 14,000 persons; and $6,500 in the case of a place of assembly having a lawful capacity of more than 14,000 persons.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11, c. 18; Ord. 1985 c. 4; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 2; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 2)
(I) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 25; repealed by Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 9)
(J) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 25; repealed by Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 10)
(L) Assessor’s city block maps. The charge to be paid for a city block map made or kept by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $10.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 2)
(M) Assessor’s computer generated maps on paper. The charge to be paid for a computer generated map on paper made or kept by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $25.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 3)
(N) Assessor’s electronic computer generated maps on CD-ROM. The charge to be paid for an electronic computer generated map on CD-ROM made or kept by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $50.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 4)
(O) Assessor’s plans, copies of. The charge to be paid for copies of engineering survey plans made or kept by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $10 for each copy of one full-sized plan and $5 for each copy of one reduced size plan.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 25; Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 1)
(P) Assessor’s property record cards. The charge to be paid for a property Record Card made or kept by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $5.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 5)
(Q) Assessor’s property tax record, printout of. The charge to be paid for a printout of a property tax record furnished by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $4 for a stamped copy, and $2 for an unstamped copy. There will be no charge if the request is made by the owner of the property.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 6)
(R) Assessor’s tax data administration tapes. The charge to be paid for a tax data administration tape compiled by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $180.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 7)
(S) Assessor’s tax data administration laser printouts. The charge to be paid for tax data administration laser printouts compiled by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $180 for printouts of one through five wards, $230 for printouts of six through ten wards, $280 for printouts of 11 through 16 wards and $330 for printouts of 17 through 22 wards.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 11)
(T) Assessor’s property parcel data (lite version) on diskettes. The charge to be paid for property parcel data (lite version) on diskettes compiled by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $34.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 12)
(U) Assessor’s property parcel data (full version) on CD-ROM. The charge to be paid for property parcel data (full version) on CD-ROM compiled by the Commissioner of Assessing shall be $78.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 13)
(V) Assignment f/b/o creditors. The fee of the City Clerk for filing and indexing a copy of an assignment for the benefit of creditors under M.G.L. Chapter 203, Section 41 shall be $15.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(W) Assignment of wages. The fee for the City Clerk for recording under either M.G.L. Chapter 154 or Chapter 255 an assignment of, or order for, future wages and salary, including any acceptances thereof by the employer, shall be $15.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(X) Association merged into corporation. The fee of the City Clerk for receiving and filing under M.G.L. Chapter 156, Section 46A a copy, certified by the Secretary of the commonwealth, of articles of amendment in connection with the merger of an association into a corporation or a certificate issued pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 156, Section 46F evidencing the filing of such articles with the Secretary, shall be $25.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 2 § 4)
(Y) Attachment of bulky personal property. The fee of the City Clerk for receiving and filing a certified copy of writ and return of attachment of bulky personal property under M.G.L. Chapter 223, Section 51 shall be $15.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(Z) Attachment of bulky personal property, dissolution of. The fee of the City Clerk for receiving and filing a dissolution of attachment of bulky personal property shall be $15.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(AA) Attorney. See “Power of Attorney”.
(BB) Auction, license of establishment for closing out. The fee for a license granted by the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 100 to conduct or maintain an establishment for holding an auction represented or advertised by any such descriptive term as is set forth in said Section 18 shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 3)
(CC) Auction, license of establishment for sale of jewelry and the like at. The fee for a license granted by the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 100 to conduct or maintain an establishment for the sale at auction of the articles or goods enumerated in said Section 14 shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 4)
(DD) Auctioneer’s license (for resident). The fee for an auctioneer’s license granted by the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 100, Section 2 shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1978 c. 4; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 5)
(EE) Auctioneer’s permit (for non-resident to auction goods brought into city for sale by auction). The fee for an annual auctioneer’s permit granted by the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 100 shall be $250.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 6)
(FF) Auctioneer’s permit (for non-resident to auction jewelry and the like, at licensed establishment). The fee for a permit to act as an auctioneer issued by the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 100 shall be $50 for a temporary license for a period not to exceed 30 days, or $150 per annum.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1978 c. 4)
(GG) Auctioneer’s special license (for non-resident to auction real estate, livestock and general farm equipment and produce). The fee for a special auctioneer’s license granted by the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 100 shall be $10 for each of the days for which it is granted, but not less than $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1978 c. 4)
(HH) Automatic amusement device license. The annual fee for a license granted by the Licensing Board under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 177A for any automatic amusement device licensed thereunder shall be $140. The fee for any such license granted after January 31 in any year shall be $10 for each calendar month in which the license may be exercised.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 35)
(II) Automobile wrecking yard permit. The fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 3.02 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to conduct or maintain an automobile wrecking yard shall be $750 annually.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981, c. 22; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 7; CBC 1985 18-1.1; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 6 § 2; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 3; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 3)
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