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(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(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 25; repealed by Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 1 § 8; Ord. 2007 c. 11)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(Ord. 1976 c. 11; repealed by Ord. 2013 c. 7)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)
(A) Badges, medallions and plates, replacement of lost. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the fee of any Board or Officer for replacing any lost badge, medallion or plate shall be $10.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 7)
(B) Bakery permit. The fee for a permit granted under Subsection 16-1.4A shall be $100 for each 1,000 square feet, or portion thereof, devoted to the manufacture of baked goods, including storage of raw materials, baking, packaging and the like, but excluding any area devoted to the display of baked goods for sale at retail, and provided that in the case of a bakery inspected by the Department of Public Health of the commonwealth, the fee hereunder shall be reduced by the amount, if any, paid to the commonwealth in connection with such inspection.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1977 c. 9; Ord. 1981 c. 34; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 2; Ord. 2007 c. 9)
(C) Baths (vapor, pool, shower or other). The fee for an annual license granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 51 to conduct an establishment for the giving of vapor, pool, shower or other baths for hire or reward shall be $200.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(D) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; repealed by Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(E) Beverage bottles. See “Registration of Beverage Bottles”.
(F) Beverages, manufacture or bottling of. The fee for a permit granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 10B to engage in the business of manufacturing or bottling carbonated nonalcoholic beverages, soda waters, mineral or spring waters shall be $400.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(G) Bicycle registration. The fee for the registration of a bicycle and the issuance of a certificate of registration and registration plate by the Boston Police Department under M.G.L. Chapter 85, Section 11A shall be $1; provided, however, that the fee for the registration of a bicycle by an establishment dealing in the rental of bicycles shall be $2 for each bicycle.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 8)
(H) Bicycle registration, duplicate plate. The charge of the Boston Police Department for replacing a lost bicycle registration plate shall be $0.25.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(I) Bills of sale. See “Personal Property Mortgages, and the like”.
(J) Birth, entry of delayed record of. The fee of the City Registrar for entering under M.G.L. Chapter 46, Section 13 or Section 13A a delayed record of birth shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 9; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 9 § 1; Ord. 1996 c. 5 § 4; Ord. 2003 c. 7 § 1)
(K) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 9 § 2; repealed by Ord. 2003 c. 9 § 1)
(L) Birth, marriage or death, amendment, correction or supplementation of record of. The fee of the City Registrar for amending, correcting or supplementing under M.G.L. Chapter 46, Section 13 the record of the birth, marriage or death, including amending thereunder the record of the birth of an illegitimate child upon legitimation, shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 10; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 9 § 3; Ord. 1996 c. 5 § 5; Ord. 2003 c. 8 § 1)
(M) Birth, marriage or death, certificate as to record of. The fee of the City Registrar for furnishing a certificate as to the record of a birth, marriage or death shall be $12 and in the case of a certificate as to the record of a birth an additional fee of $40 if the request is made on a weekend or a holiday.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 11; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 9 § 4; Ord. 1996 c. 5 § 6; Ord. 2003 c. 4 § 1)
(N) Births, marriage or deaths, copy of record of. The fee of the City Registrar for furnishing a certified copy of a record or paper relating to a birth, marriage or death by mail shall be $12 for each page or part thereof.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 12; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 9 § 5; Ord. 2003 c. 3 §§ 1, 2)
(O) Births, marriages or deaths, mailing a copy or copies of a record of. The fee of the City Registrar for furnishing a certified copy of a record or paper relating to a birth, marriage or death by mail shall be $14 for each page or part thereof.
(Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 3 § 1; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(P) Births, marriage and deaths, search of records of. The fee of the City Registrar for searching, or causing to be searched, upon request, records or papers relating to births, marriages or deaths shall be $10 for each hour or fraction thereof.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 13; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 9 § 6; Ord. 1996 c. 5 § 1; Ord. 2003 c. 6 § 1)
(Q) Blasting bond. The fee of the City Clerk for receiving and filing a bond given under M.G.L. Chapter 148, Section 19 in connection with a permit to use an explosive in the blasting of rock or other substance shall be $25.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13)
(R) Blasting permit. The fee for a permit granted by the head of the Fire Department under M.G.L. Chapter 148, Section 10A to use explosives shall be $100 for each blast or series of concomitant blasts thereby authorized.
(Ord. 1976 c.11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 4; Ord. 2011 c. 6)
(S) Boat license. The fee for a license to run a steamboat or other boat propelled by power other than muscular power for the conveyance for hire of passengers on a lake, pond or waters not within the maritime jurisdiction of the United States granted by the Boston City Council under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 191 shall be $50 and the fee of the City Clerk for recording such license under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 192 shall be $5.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(T) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1982 c. 5; repealed by Ord. 2004 c. 9 § 2)
(U) Bowling alley license. The fee for a license to keep a bowling alley for hire, gain or reward granted by the licensing board under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 177 shall be a primary fee of $40 and an additional fee of $20 for each alley or bed.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 35)
(V) Bowling alley refinishing permit. The fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 4.02 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to refinish bowling pins, or resurface bowling alleys, or both, using flammable liquids or materials, shall be $130.
(Ord. 1976 c.11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 5; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 4)
(W) Builder’s or mechanic’s license. The fee for an application for a license granted by the Board of Examiners under Section 120 of Chapter 479 of St. 1938 and classified by said Board under paragraph (c) of said Section as an ABC license shall be $50; provided that the fee for an application for a renewal of such a license shall be, if paid on or before or within 30 days after the expiration date of the license renewed, $30, otherwise, $35. The fee for an application for any other license or combination of licenses granted by the Board of Examiners under said Section 120 shall be $40; provided that the fee for an application for a renewal of such license, for which the fee is paid on or before or within 30 days after the expiration date of the license renewed, shall be $30 dollars, otherwise, $35. No license shall be issued under this Section until the licensee shall have certified that he or she owns a copy of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR. The fee to be charged by the Board of Examiners for the replacement of any lost license shall be $5. Each fee fixed by this clause shall include the cost of the photograph of the licensee contained in the license. The Board of Examiners may refund, only in the case of an applicant who takes and fails the qualifying examination, but in no other case, one-half of the fee paid.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1979 c. 30; Ord. 1981 c. 23; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 14)
(X) Building construction and demolition permit. The fee of the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 7.02 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code for reviewing an application for a permit under Section 105 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 105, to construct or demolish a building or structure shall be a primary fee of $215 and an additional fee of $35 for each story above three in the building or structure to be constructed or demolished and a further additional fee of $6 for each full 5,000 cubic feet in such building or structure as measured by the outer side of the outside walls, the exterior of the roof and the base of the foundation walls.
(Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 16; Ord. 1990 c. 5; Ch. 6 § 3; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 6; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 5)
(Y) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 28; repealed by Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 3)
(Z) Building materials yard permit. The fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 23.01 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to operate a building materials yard, whether or not including the operation of a woodworking plant on the premises thereof and the storage on such premises of in excess of 100,000 board feet of lumber, shall be $750 in advance annually.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 17; Ord. 1990 c. 5, c. 6 § 4; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 7; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 6)
(AA) Building moving permit. The fees of the Building Commissioner for receiving an application for a permit under Section 105 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 105, to move a building or structure shall be a primary fee of $50 and an additional fee of $10 for each 5,000 cubic feet in the building as measured by the outer side of the outside walls, the exterior of the roof and the top of the foundation walls.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(BB) Building and demolition permit. The fee of the Commissioner of Inspectional Services for receiving an application for a permit under Section 105 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 105, to construct, reconstruct, alter, repair or demolish a building or structure shall be a primary fee of $50; plus an additional $10 for each $1,000 of the fair cost of the work authorized by such permit as determined by said Commissioner. Effective immediately upon passage and through December 31, 2020, the fair cost of work for the construction of a solar photovoltaic system shall exclude the cost of all solar panels and inverters. All other fees and installation permits are still applicable. If an applicant is unsure that building construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or demolition will actually be undertaken pending decision of the Board of Appeals, then he or she may make a deposit of one-third of the cost of a building permit or $300, whichever is less, in return for which the said Commissioner shall receive an application for a building permit. If the applicant subsequently begins construction within six months of obtaining such decision, the amount of the deposit shall be applied to the cost of the building permit. If the applicant does not begin construction or demolition within such time, the deposit shall not be refunded. The fees of the Commissioner for receiving an application for an amendment of a permit, whether for structural changes or minor alterations, shall be a primary fee of $20 and an additional fee of $10 for each $1,000 of the fair cost of the additional work to be authorized by such amendment as determined by the Commissioner; provided, however, that there shall be no primary fee for receiving an application for an amendment wholly required by said Commissioner. The fees of said Commissioner for issuing under Section 105 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 105, a special permit for the foundations of a building shall be a primary fee of $100 and an additional fee of $10 for each 1,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof in excess of 10,000 cubic yards of excavation. Provided, however, that any applicant seeking refund of a building permit fee in cases where the permit was denied by the Commissioner of Inspectional Services or abandoned by the applicant prior to any work starting under said permit, shall receive reimbursement equal to the fee minus $50 when the amount of the fee paid totaled $100 or more and reimbursement equal to the fee paid minus $20 when the fee paid totaled less than $100. Any permit issued shall be deemed abandoned and invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within six months after its issuance; however, for cause, one or more extensions of time, for periods not exceeding six months each, may be granted in writing by the Commissioner; provided that the application for an extension is submitted prior to the expiration of the permit. It is the responsibility of the applicant to furnish all relevant documentation and information for the extension as required by said Commissioner. The fee of the Commissioner for receiving an application for an extension of a permit shall be $100. The Commissioner shall require contractors to list the following information on the affidavit to the permit application: all currently open permits including the address, date issuance, status of project and expected completion date. The Commissioner shall consider the amount of open permits and the status of the project or projects when approving permits. Failure to list any open permits will result in automatic denial of the new permit. The provisions of this Section shall only apply to residential property for the purpose of home improvements.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 28; Ord. 1976, c. 2 § 1; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 4; Ord. 2002 c. 3; Ord. 2010 c. 5; Ord. 2010 c. 10; Ord. 2016 c. 16 § 1)
(CC) Building plans, examination of. The fee of the Chief of the Fire Department for the examination of building plans as required by the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR, shall be $160; plus an additional $25 for each page over 15 pages. The fee for preliminary examination of building plans shall be $75.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 15; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 6 § 5; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 8; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 7)
(DD) Building use or occupancy, permit to change. The fee of the Commissioner of Inspectional Services for receiving an application for a permit under Section 105 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 105, to change the use or occupancy of a building or structure shall be $50, except that for structures defined in 780 CMR, as the same may be amended from time to time, as one, two or three family dwelling units in Use Group R, the fee shall be $20.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 28; Ord. 1995 c. 8 § 7; Ord. 2010 c. 5)
(EE) Burial, permit for. The fee for a permit granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 114, Section 45 for the burial, exhumation or other listed transference of a deceased human body shall be $10. The applicant shall be responsible for furnishing to the Board of Health and Hospitals all necessary documentation as provided by M.G.L. Chapter 114, Section 45.
(Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 1 § 1)
(FF) Business name, certificate or statement relative to. The fee of the City Clerk for receiving, filing and indexing a certificate presented under M.G.L. Chapter 110, Section 5 and for the renewal thereof shall be $50 and for receiving, filing and indexing a statement made in accordance with said Section 5 shall be $25; provided that in the case of the renewal certificates for ten or more businesses, all of which are conducted at the same address by the same corporate or non-corporate person, said person may file one certificate with a schedule of said businesses or names attached thereto, for which the fee shall be $25 for each business or name listed on said schedule.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 18; Ord. 1987 c. 8 §§ 1, 2; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 2 § 1; Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 2 § 1; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(GG) Business name, certified copy of certificate or certificate or statement relative to. The fee of the City Clerk for furnishing a certified copy of a certificate or statement filed under M.G.L. Chapter 110, Section 5 other than the copy issued at the time of the filing shall be $15.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; CBC 1985 18-1.2; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 2 § 2; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
Editor’s note:
The Building Department and the Housing Inspection Department were abolished and all powers and duties transferred to the Inspectional Services Department by Ch. 19 of the Ordinances of 1981 (Section 9-9 of this Code).
(A) Canine guards, registration of establishment protected by. The fee to be paid to the Chief of the Fire Department by any person having control of a mercantile, commercial or industrial establishment protected by canine guards, and required so to notify said Chief by M.G.L. Chapter 148, Section 28B, shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 9; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 8)
(B) Carousel license. The fee for a license granted by the Mayor under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 186 to establish, keep open and maintain a carousel at a carnival shall be $15 for each day on which such a license may be exercised. The fee for a license so granted to establish, keep open and maintain a carousel other than at a carnival shall be $50 for each monthly period in which such license may be exercised, except that in the case of a carousel exclusively for children under age 13, such fee shall be $25 for each such monthly period.
(Ord. 1976 c.11)
(C) Caterers, permit for out of town. The fee for a permit issued by the Division of Health Inspections, Inspectional Services Department, under Subsection 16-1.7 and a registration issued by a Division of Health Inspections, Inspectional Services Department under the State Sanitary Code, being 105 CMR 400 and 410, to a caterer whose establishment is not located within the city and is, therefor, not licensed by the Division of Health Inspections, Inspectional Services Department, but who conducts business within the city shall be, collectively:
(1) Ten dollars for each function catered within the city for groups of less than 200 people; and
(2) Twenty-five dollars for each function catered within the city for groups of more than 200 people.
(Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(D) Catering establishment, permit for. The fee for a permit granted by the Division of Health Inspections, Inspectional Services Department, under the State Sanitary Code for the operation of a catering establishment shall be $325.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34; Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 5)
(E) Cemetery, permit for. The fee for a permit granted by the Mayor and Boston City Council under M.G.L. Chapter 114, Section 34 to use land for burial purposes shall be $500.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1982 c. 3)
(F) Cemetery charges.
(1) The charge to be paid to the Cemetery Division of the Parks and Recreation Department; provided no charge shall be made for the initial interment of sworn member of the Police or Fire Departments of the city who dies in the line of duty. Cemetery fees shall be as follows:
City Poor | $250 |
Cremated Remains (Interments) | |
Foundation | $218 |
Grave opening | $226 |
Grave re-opening | $226 |
Perpetual care | $456 |
Single grave purchase | $500 |
Cremated Remains (Wall Niches) | |
Niche opening | $100 |
Niche re-opening | $100 |
Perpetual care | $650 |
Single grave purchase | $650 |
Disinterments | |
Handling cremated remains | $109 |
Handling infant removal | $109 |
Removal | $2,193 |
Transportation removal (grave to grave within cemetery) | $226 |
Double Crypt Fee | $1,600 |
Foundation Charge | $218 |
Grave Opening Charge | $798 |
Weekday prior to 3:00 p.m. | |
Grave Re-opening Charge | $798 |
(Burial of second person) | |
Handling Charges | |
Handling cremated remains | $109 |
Handling infant removal | $109 |
Removal | $2,193 |
Transportation removal (Grave to grave within cemetery) | $226 |
Liner Cover Installation | $10 |
Perpetual Care | $456 |
Single Grave Purchase (2 people) | $500 |
(Burial of first person) | |
Other Grave Opening Charges | |
Baby up to 6 months (Saturdays) | $202 |
Baby up to 6 months (weekdays) | $167 |
Cremated remains (Saturdays) | $273 |
Cremated remains (weekdays) | $226 |
Saturdays prior to 3:00 p.m. | $970 |
Saturdays after 3:00 p.m. (additional charge) | $321 |
Weekdays after 3:00 p.m. (additional charge) | $226 |
(2) In each year from 2013 through 2016, the maximum increase for any cemetery fee identified in this Section or any other shall not exceed 5% of the previous year’s change. Nothing in the ordinances shall prohibit the Commissioner from establishing new fees categories for new services with the approval of the Parks and Recreation Commission. All fees will be reviewed by the Boston City Council in 2016.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 31; Ord. 1990 c. 1 § 1; Ord. 2001 c. 2; Ord. 2011 c. 16)
(G) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1990 c. 1 § 2; repealed by Ord. 2001 c. 2)
(H) Cemetery, recording of deed to grave or lot in. The fee of the Parks and Recreation Commission for recording as Agent of the City Clerk under Section 51 of Chapter 550 of the Acts of 1948 a deed to a grave or lot in any cemetery belonging to the city shall be $5; provided that there shall be no fee for so recording a deed of the city executed under Subsection 7-5.3.
(Ord. 1976 c.11)
(I) Cesspool, permit for emptying of. The fee for a permit to empty a cesspool, vault or privy granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under Subsection 16-1.23 shall be $72 per year.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(J) Chemicals, permit to handle and store hazardous. The fee for an annual permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 20.03 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to handle and store corrosive liquids, oxidizing materials or poisonous gas shall be a primary fee of $90 and an additional fee equal, in the case of fluids, to $40 for each 1,000 of the first 10,000 gallons thereof; $20 for each 1,000 of the next 90,000 gallons thereof; $15 for each 10,000 gallons of the next 4,900,000 gallons thereof; and $10 for each 100,000 gallons in excess of 5,000,000 gallons; and in the case of solids, to $10 for each 1,000 of the first 10,000 pounds thereof; and $10 for each 10,000 pounds of the next 90,000 pounds thereof; and $10 for each 100,000 pounds of the next 49,900,000 pounds thereof; and $10 for each 1,000,000 pounds thereof in excess of 50,000,000 pounds; and in the case of gases, to $10 for each 100 cubic feet of the first 1,000 cubic feet thereof; $10 for each 1,000 cubic feet of the next 499,000 cubic feet thereof; and $10 for each 10,000 cubic feet thereof in excess of 500,000 cubic feet. The fee for a permit granted as aforesaid for any period other than a year shall be, for each calendar month in which such permit may be exercised, one-twelfth of the fee for an annual permit.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 19; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 6 § 6; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 10; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 9)
(K) Chiropodist’s certificate. The fee of the City Clerk for recording under M.G.L. Chapter 112, Section 21 the name and address of a registered chiropodist and the date and number of his or her certificate shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(L) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 2003 c. 2 § 1; repealed by Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(M) City Clerk, certifications by. The fee for a certification by the City Clerk that the signer of a document is the holder of the City Office indicated and that the signature is valid, or that a document is a true copy, shall be $15.
(Ord. 1992 c. 5; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(N) City Clerk for notarizing of documents. The fee of the City Clerk, or any employee while in the Office thereof, for notarizing a document or paper, except for those documents or papers which relate to official city business, shall be $5.
(New; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(O) City Clerk, recording of instruments by. The fee of the City Clerk for recording an instrument or paper shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Section, be $2 for each page or part thereof; provided that the minimum charge shall be $10.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(P) City Hall Plaza, rental of. The fee of the Commissioner of Property Management for use of City Hall plaza shall be $200 per hour for a minimum of four hours plus a non-refundable application fee of $25 for non-ticketed events open to the public lasting no longer than two days. The hourly fee may be pro-rated by square foot or by defined Section of the plaza to be occupied at the discretion of the Commissioner. An additional non-refundable application fee of $25 shall be required for events determined by the Commissioner to require a hearing before the Committee on Special Events and shall be paid to the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Tourism and Special Events. Rental of the Plaza for ticketed events or events longer than two days shall also be subject to the appropriate rental fees as established by the Commissioner of Property Management pursuant to Subsection 11-7.14. All events are subject to any rules or regulations as established by the Commissioner with regard to custody and care of City Hall Plaza.
(Ord. 2012 c. 4)
(Q) Claims. The fee of the City Clerk for receiving and indexing a claim against the City (excepting claims of indemnification for municipal employees and retired municipal employees) or, for filing a demand for compensation upon the Mayor, shall be $15; provided, however, that in the event a decision is rendered on behalf of the claimant, the cost of said fee shall be made part of the compensation awarded as a result thereof; and provided further that an otherwise adequate notice shall not be deemed untimely if unaccompanied by said fee. The same fee shall be applied to filing a sworn statement under M.G.L. Chapter 159, Section 99 or receiving and filing under M.G.L. Chapter 159, Section 98 a written notice or intention to claim a right of action under Section 96 of said Chapter against a railroad or railway.
(New; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(R) Closing out sales. The fee of the City Clerk for receiving and filing an inventory, bond and statement under M.G.L. Chapter 93, Section 28A for a sale with any such designation as is set forth in said Section 28A shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 2 § 3; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(S) Club license. The fee for a license granted by the licensing board under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 21E to a club, society, association or other organization to dispense food and beverages to be consumed on the premises shall be $100.
(T) Combustible metals, permit to process. The fee for an annual permit granted by the head of the Fire Department under Section 6.02 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to melt, cast, heat treat, machine and grind more than ten pounds of, but not limited to, aluminum, iron, magnesium, titanium, zinc and zirconium per working day or to do any one or more said things shall be $750 per year in which such permit may be exercised.
(Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 20; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 6 § 7; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 11; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 10)
(U) Commercial bicycle messenger. See “Bicycle Messenger”.
(V) Commercial bicycle messenger service. See “Uniform Commercial Code”.
(W) Commercial Code. See Financing Statement under “Uniform Commercial Code”.
(X) Commissions of Constables. The fee of the City Clerk for issuing the commission of a constable shall be $450.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 21; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 2 § 4; Ord. 2003 c. 23 § 1)
(Y) Commissions of weighers and the like. The fee of the City Clerk for issuing the commission of a Weigher, Measurer or Surveyor appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 41, Section 85, or of a Deputy Weigher of Fish appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 41, Section 89, or of a Weigher of Beef appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 140, or of a Weigher of Grain appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 219, or of a Weigher of Coal appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 238, or of an Inspector of Lime appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 262, or of a Measurer of Wood and Bark provided for by M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 296, or of a Measurer of Leather appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 95, Section 1, or of a Weigher of Vessels appointed under M.G.L. Chapter 102, Section 6 shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 2 § 5)
(Z) Common victualler’s license. The fee for a common victualler’s license granted by the Licensing Board under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 2 shall, effective July 1, 1982, be a primary fee of $60 annually, plus an additional fee of $1 per annum, per seat, or place for the accommodation of patrons; provided, however, that no establishment shall pay more than $500 per annum in additional fees. The primary fee for any such license granted after January 31 in any year shall be, for each calendar month in which such license may be exercised, one-twelfth of the primary fee for an annual permit. In the case of an establishment which prepares on-premises food or drink for on premises consumption, if as sold, such food or drink is ready for take-out, there shall be a minimum fee of $170; provided, however, that establishments which sell exclusively ice cream products shall be subject to the primary fee and additional fee of $1 per seat, or place, for accommodation of patrons. Any fee received in 1982 which exceeds the amounts due when prorated and calculated for the period commencing July 1, 1982, shall be abated and applied as credit toward subsequent fee renewals or shall be returned to licensees; provided that claim for same is filed with the Licensing Board of the city prior to January 1, 1983.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1977 c. 1, c. 9; Ord. 1981 c. 35; Ord. 1982 c. 27)
(AA) Community antennas television system. The annual fee for a license granted by the Mayor of the city under M.G.L. Chapter 166A to construct, install, operate and maintain a cable television system in the public ways and places of the city shall be 3% of the annual gross revenue of the licensee. GROSS REVENUE shall be defined under such license. The fee shall be payable as established under such license.
(Ord. 1982 c. 35)
(BB) Constable training course fee. The fee for the Constable training course shall be set by the Mayor and shall not exceed $100.
(Ord. 1982 c. 9; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 22)
(CC) Copies of duplicates of licenses and permits. Except as otherwise expressly provided by ordinance or statute, the fee for a certified copy or duplicate of any license or permit shall be $10.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 11)
(DD) Cows, permit to keep. The fee for an annual permit from the Board of Health and Hospitals to keep cows, whether granted under Subsection 16-1.13 or under a regulation made by such Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 111, Section 31, shall be $25 for each cow.
(Ord. 1976 c.11; CBC 1985 18-1.3)
(A) Dancing school license. The fee for a dancing school license granted by the Mayor under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 185H shall be $100 except that in the case of a dancing school exclusively for children under 18 such fee shall be $25.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(B) Day care agencies. The fee for a license to conduct an agency giving day care to children granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 111, Section 59 shall be $5.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(C) Deaths. See “Births, Marriages and Deaths”.
(D) Decorations, furnishing and interior finish, Test For. The charge to be paid for a determination by the testing laboratory in the Fire Department of the flammability of a sample of decorative material required by lawful rules of the head of said Department to have a letter of approval before use in a public building or place of assembly shall be $25. If on-site inspection is required the fee shall be $120.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 24; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 12; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 12)
(E) Directional sign. The charge to be paid for the erection by the Commissioner of Traffic and Parking of a directional sign upon the request of a charitable, religious, educational, literary, recreational, social, civic or veterans’ organization or of a hospital shall be $150 which shall include maintenance for five years.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 33; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 23)
(F) Dog license. The fee for a dog license issued by the Animal Care and Control Unit of the Parks and Recreation Department under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 147 shall be, in the case of a neutered or spayed dog for which the certificate required by M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 139 has been filed with the Animal Care and Control Unit, $15; and in the case of an intact dog, $30. A dog license shall be issued without charge in the case of a service animal as defined in 28 C.F.R. pt. 35, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services, and § 35.104. Pursuant to the provisions in M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 139(c), no fee shall be charged for a license for a dog owned by a person aged 70 years or older.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1996 c. 8 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2000 c. 4 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2004 c. 13 § 3; Ord. 2014 c. 15 §§ 18-20; Ord. 2019 c. 4 § 14)
(G) Dog license, change in record of. The fee of the Animal Care and Control Unit of the Parks and Recreation Department for changing under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 138 the record of a dog license to show the name and address of a new owner or keeper shall be $8.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1996 c. 8 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2000 c. 4 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2004 c. 13 § 3; Ord. 2014 c. 15 § 18; Ord. 2019 c. 4 § 14)
(H) Dogs, spayed female. The fee of the Animal Care and Control Unit for receiving and filing under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 139 a certificate or statement that a female dog has been spayed and thereby deprived of the power of propagation shall be $8.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1996 c. 8 § 8; Ord. 2000 c. 4 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2004 c. 13 § 3; Ord. 2014 c. 15 § 19)
(I) Dog tag, substitute. The fee for a substitute dog tag furnished by the Animal Care and Control Unit of the Parks and Recreation Department under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 137 shall be $8.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1996 c. 8 §§ 7, 8; Ord. c. 4 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2004 c. 13 § 3; Ord. 2014 c. 15 § 18; Ord. 2019 c. 4 § 14)
(J) Dog transfer license. The fee for a dog transfer license granted by the Animal Care and Control Unit of the Parks and Recreation Department under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 146 shall be $8.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1996 c. 8 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2000 c. 4 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2004 c. 13 § 3; Ord. 2014 c. 15 § 18; Ord. 2019 c. 4 § 14)
(K) Dry-cleaning and dry-dyeing plant permit. The fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under paragraph (c) of Section 16.03 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to operate a dry-cleaning or dry-dyeing plant shall be $675 annually.
(Ord. 1976 c.11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 25; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 13; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 13)
(L) Dump, assignment of place for. The fee for the assignment by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 111, Section 150A of a place as a dumping ground for garbage, rubbish or other refuse shall be $500.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(M) Dump permit. The fee for an annual permit granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals to deposit or dump refuse or noxious or decaying liquid or solid matter or house dirt, house offal or other house refuse matter, granted under Section 23-1 of these ordinances, shall be $400.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34; Ord. 1991 c. 5 §§ 12, 28)
(N) Duplicate receipt. The charge to be paid for the issuance by any Board or Officer of the city of a duplicate receipt for any payment shall be $1.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; CBC 1985 18-1.4)
Editor’s note:
The powers and duties of the Traffic and Parking Commission, the Traffic and Parking Commissioner and the Traffic and Parking Department were assumed by the Transportation Commission, the Transportation Commissioner and the Transportation Department respectively under the provisions of s. 20 of Ch. 608 of the Acts of 1986.
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