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18-1.2   “B” Fees and Charges.
   (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(Ord. 1976 c. 11; repealed by Ord. 2013 c. 7)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).
18-1.3   “C” Fees and Licenses.
   (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)
18-1.4   “D” Fees and Charges.
   (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.
18-1.5   “E” Fees and Charges.
   (A)   Eggs, license to break and can. The fee for an annual license granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 89 to carry on an establishment for the breaking and canning of eggs shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
   (B)   Elections, research of records of. The charge of the Board of Election Commissioners for special information which is not normally compiled for public distribution and which requires research services of a Board employee shall be $25 per staff hour, or any portion thereof, attributed to the production of such information, plus any additional charges incidental thereto; provided, however, that if the research services required are for 30 minutes or less, such charge shall be $10.
(Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 4 § 1)
   (C)   Electrical wiring and fixtures, written notice of approval or disapproval of installation or repair of. The fee of the Commissioner of Inspectional Services for giving under M.G.L. Chapter 143, Section 3L written notice of his or her approval or disapproval of the installation or repair of electrical wiring or fixtures shall be as follows:
      (1)   Meter loop. A primary fee of $10, plus for each meter loop approved or disapproved, $5;
      (2)   Service. A primary fee of $20, plus for each service approved or disapproved, if rated over 240 volts, $0.75 for each ampere of the ampacity of such service at its connection with the electricity supply system; and for each service approved or disapproved, if rated 240 volts or less, $0.25 for each ampere of the ampacity of such service at its connection with the electricity supply system;
      (3)   No service. In cases when work does not include the service, the fee shall be based on the rating of the panels installed, as calculated in division (C)(2) above;
      (4)   Installation/replacement fees. In cases in which only outlets, fixtures and/or receptacles are being installed or replaced, there shall be a primary fee of $20 plus an additional fee of $1 per each outlet, fixture and/or receptacle replaced or installed. This fee shall not exceed the amount which would have been computed under division (C)(2) above;
      (5)   Computation of fees. All fee computations shall be based on the nominal voltages 550, 480, 240, 208, 115 and the like; and
      (6)   Other fees. When an installation involves specialized equipment and the above fees are not applicable, then the fee shall be computed as outlined in Subsection 18-1.2(BB), Building and Demolition Permit. The fee of the Commissioner of Inspectional Services for receiving an application for a special annual permit to maintain electrical systems shall be $300. Holders of such a maintenance permit shall be required to maintain accurate and up-to-date logs of all work performed, which shall be available for inspection without notice by inspectors during normal business hours. The fee for giving under said Section 3L written notice of his or her approval or disapproval of an installation to remain in place for 180 days or less, shall be, in the case of television lighting, a primary fee of $20, plus $50 for each 24-hour period during the whole or any part of which such installation is to remain in place; and in every other case, a primary fee of $25, plus an additional fee of $20 for each 30-day period during the whole or any part of which such installation is to remain in place.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 28; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 5; Ord. 2010 c. 5)
   (D)   Electrologist’s license. The fee of the City Clerk for recording under M.G.L. Chapter 112, Section 87hhh a license to practice electrolysis or for issuing thereunder a certified copy of such a license or for receiving and filing thereunder such a certified copy shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 2 § 5)
   (E)   Reserved.
   [Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 28; repealed by Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 6)
   (F)   Reserved.
   [Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 28; repealed by Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 7)
   (G)   Entertainment license.
      (1)   The fees for a seven-day license issued by the Licensing Board under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 183A shall be as follows.
         (a)   The fee for a jukebox, television, radio and music provided by electrical or mechanical means shall be $120.
         (b)   The fee for live musical entertainment not exceeding three instrumentalists shall be $400 and shall include the prior category.
         (c)   The fee for live musical entertainment exceeding three instrumentalists and/or including dancing by patrons shall be $800 in an establishment with a maximum allowable capacity of 500 persons and $1,200 in an establishment with a maximum allowable capacity of over 500 to 2,000 persons and $2,000 in an establishment, with a maximum allowable capacity of over 2,000 persons, and said fees shall include the prior categories.
         (d)   The fee for a floor show, including any type of live performance other than those specifically named in this Subsection, shall be $1,200 in an establishment with a maximum allowable capacity of 500 persons and $1,600 in an establishment with a maximum allowable capacity of over 500 to 2,000 persons and $2,000 in an establishment with a maximum allowable capacity of over 2,000 persons, and said fees shall include the prior categories.
         (e)   The fee for a widescreen television larger than 25 inches on the diagonal shall be $180.
         (f)   The fee for a cassette-operated television shall be $180 but shall be waived if payment is made under the prior category.
         (g)   The fee for an exhibition or trade show shall be $250 in an establishment with a maximum allowable capacity of 500 persons, and $1,500 in an establishment with a maximum allowable capacity over 500 persons.
         (h)   The fee for a professional athletic or sporting events license shall be $800.
         (i)   The fee for a non-professional athletic or sporting events license shall be $200.
         (j)   The fees for entertainment which is individually controlled by a patron including entertainment provided by a coin-controlled apparatus shall be as follows: where the entertainment is provided by automatic amusement devices, as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 177A, the fee shall be $60 for six to 12 devices and $120 for 13 to 20 devices and $300 for over 20 devices; provided, however, that all such devices must be licensed and must pay all licensing fees pursuant to Subsection 18-1.1(HH); where the entertainment is provided by means of any other type of device or apparatus, the fee shall be $150 per device or apparatus.
         (k)   The fee for a theater offering to view motion pictures or live performances shall be no less than $100 nor more than $2,000, as deemed reasonable by the licensing board, taking into account the cost of regulating the theater and all other relevant factors.
      (2)   With the approval of the issuing authority, such annual fees may be paid quarterly or semi-annually. The fees fixed by this division (G)(2) shall be in addition to any sum payable to the State Commissioner of Public Safety.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 35)
   (H)   Environment Department, certificate of appropriateness/design approval and/or exemption. The fee for the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness/Design Approval and/or Exemption by the secretary of the Beacon Hill or Back Bay Architectural Commissions or the Boston Landmarks Commission (including any of its district commissions) or any Commission established under M.G.L. Chapter 40C shall be: in the case of minor modifications to the exterior architectural features of a building and/or site, including painting, interior window signs, new window blinds/shutters, storm windows and doors, residential window grates, window and door screens, planting boxes and parterres, paving, intercom and security devices, satellite dishes and TV antennas, lanterns and lighting, screen, benches, plaques, painting, minor roof repair (including flashing, gutters and downspouts), minor masonry repair (including cleaning, repointing and resurfacing of lintels and sills), annual review of outdoor cafés and minor landscaping (including planting a limited number of trees and/or removal of noncontributing trees), $25; in the case of design changes to the exterior architectural features of a building and/or site, including changes to or installation of doors, windows, fire balconies, exterior signs, marquees, awnings, roof decks, handrails, fences, porches, masonry garden walls/retaining walls, lowered window sills, changes to siding or roofing materials, skylights, solar panels, telecommunications equipment and large antennae, ramps and sidewalks, new chimneys and flues, residential vents, meters, mechanical/HVAC equipment, major masonry repair (including resurfacing of stoops and brownstone facades, replacement of front stoops) and major landscaping (including major planting or removal of trees, changes in landforms), $50; in the case of major alterations to the exterior design or form of the buildings, including replacement masonry front steps, new roof headhouses and penthouses, new storefronts, front-yard excavations, commercial exhaust vents, new or raised dormers, new window and door openings, new terraces, new driveways and/or parking areas and demolition, changes or addition of floor area, $100; in the case of major construction, including any new buildings, garages, infill structures, major development projects or demolition, $250. In cases where the cost of new construction or major exterior changes exceed $500,000, the fee shall be one-half of one percent of the fair cost of the work; provided, however, that in no case shall the fee be more than $5,000; in special cases of demolition or removal of unsafe or unsightly architectural elements, or in cases of hardship, the Commissions, or their designees, may waive or reduce the fee; and in cases of Certificate of Appropriateness/Design Approval for work on a designated interior space not requiring a building permit from the Inspectional Services Department, $25 and in all other cases $50.
      (2)   There shall be no fee for an application for a certificate of exemption.
(Ord. 1985 c. 4; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 5 § 1; Ord. 2003 c. 21 § 1)
   (I)   Environmental Department, order of conditions. The fee for an application for an order of conditions with the secretary of the Conservation Commission for the use or development of lands or waters under the control and jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission under M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 8C shall be in accordance with the following schedule: for projects with a fair cost of $1,000 or less, $25; and for projects with a fair cost of more than $1,000 but not more than $50,000, $50; and for projects with a fair cost of more than $50,000 but not more than $100,000, $75; and for projects with a fair cost of more than $100,000, .075% of the fair cost provided, however, that in no case shall the fee be more than $1,500.
(Ord. 1985 c. 4)
   (J)   Explosives. See “Flammable and/or Explosive Materials”.
(CBC 1985 18-1.5)
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