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(A) Ice cream. See “Frozen Desserts”.
(B) Incinerator, assignment of place for refuse disposal. The fee for the assignment by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 111, Section 150A as a site for a refuse disposal incinerator or refuse transfer station shall be $500.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(C) Incinerator permit. The fee for a permit granted by the Fire Commissioner under Chapter 355 of the Acts of 1943 to set, maintain or increase fires in an incinerator in the open shall be $20 for each calendar month in which such permit may be exercised; and the fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 17.04 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to fire an incinerator not in the open shall likewise be $20 for each calendar month in which such permit may be exercised; provided that when either such permit is granted solely for an incinerator for the purpose of burning rubbish from households on the estate on which it is located, the fee therefor shall be: if granted for a period of 24 months, $20; if granted for a period of less than 24, but more than 18 months, $15; if granted for a period of 18 months, $13; if granted for a period of less than 18, but more than 12 months, $10; if granted for a period of 12 months, $8; if granted for a period of less than 12, but more than six months, $5; if granted for a period of six months, $3; and if granted for a period of less than six months, $2.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 37; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 38)
(D) Inflammables. See “Flammable and/or Explosive Materials”.
(E) Innholder’s license. The fee for an innholder’s license granted by the Licensing Board under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 2 shall be $800.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 35; CBC 1985 18-1.9)
(A) Jitney license. The fee for a license granted by the Boston City Council, with the approval of the Mayor, under M.G.L. Chapter 159A, Section 1 to operate a motor vehicle upon a public way for the carriage of passengers for hire, in such a manner as to afford a means of transportation similar to that afforded by a railway company, by indiscriminately receiving and discharging passengers along the route on which the vehicle is operated or may be running, or for transporting passengers for hire as a business between fixed and regular termini shall be $500 and an additional $200 for each calendar year said license continues in effect; and the fee for an amendment of any such license shall be $100. In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 41, Section 13B the City Clerk shall be and hereby is empowered to renew licenses issued under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 159A, Section 1.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; Ord. 1990 c. 7; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(B) Junk collector’s license. The fee for an annual junk collector’s license granted by the Police Commissioner under Subsection 17-4.1 shall be $150.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 47)
(C) Junk shopkeeper’s license. The fee for an annual junk shopkeeper’s license granted by the Police Commissioner under Subsection 17-4.1 shall be $200.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 48)
(D) Junk 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 a junk yard shall be $900 annually.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 49; CBC 1985 18-1.10; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 38; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 39)
(A) Kennel license. The fee for a kennel license granted by the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 137A shall be $15 if four dogs or less are kept in the kennel; $30 if more than four but not more than ten dogs are kept in the kennel; and $60 if more than ten dogs are kept in the kennel; except that a kennel license shall be issued without charge to any domestic charitable corporation incorporated exclusively for the purpose of protecting animals from cruelty, neglect or abuse and for the relief of suffering among animals. Dogs under the age of three months shall not be counted in determining the fee for a kennel license.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(B) Kennel transfer license. The fee for the issuance under Chapter 140, Section 137A of a new license in the case of the removal of a kennel to Boston shall be $3.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; CBC 1985 18-1.11)
(A) Labor, claim for. See “Works or Railroads and Railways”.
(B) Licensed establishment, inspection of. The fee of the Commissioner of Inspectional Services for annually inspecting a licensed establishment under Section 110 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 110, shall be, in the case of restaurants, lecture halls, recreation centers, terminals and similar uses, $75; provided that, in cases in which the licensed establishment accommodates 400 persons or less, the fee shall be $37.50; and provided further that, in cases in which more than 5,000 persons are accommodated, there shall be an additional fee of $15 for each 1,000 persons (or fraction thereof) accommodated over the first 5,000 persons. The fee to be charged by said Commissioner for annually inspecting nightclubs and similar uses (as defined in Section 202 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 202) shall be $1 per guest at maximum accommodation capacity. The fee to be charged by said Commissioner for Assembly Theaters (as defined in Section 110 of the commonwealth’s Building Code) shall be $0.50 per guest at maximum accommodation capacity. The fee to be charged by the said Commissioner for annually inspecting church assembly halls used for low-density recreation and similar uses and for annually inspecting the assembly halls of schools with ten or more students shall be $37.50. The fee of said Commissioner for annual inspection of stadiums, bleachers and the like, (as defined in Section 303 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 303) shall be $37.50 for seating accommodations for up to 5,000 persons, plus $7.50 for the accommodation of each additional 1,000 persons or fraction thereof. The fee of said Commissioner for the annual inspection of jails, prisons, hospitals, sanitariums and orphanages (as defined in Section 308 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 308) shall be $100 for each structure containing up to 100 beds, plus $2 for each additional ten beds or fraction thereof. The fee for the annual inspection of hotels, motels, lodging houses, dormitories and the like shall be $75 for up to ten units (as defined in Section 310 of the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR 310), plus $10 per unit for each unit in excess of ten units. The fee for any additional inspection required prior to the issuance of a certificate shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 28; Ord. 1995 c. 8 § 8)
(C) Licensing Board, filing fee for amendment, transfer or alterations. The fee to be charged by the Licensing Board for the filing of an application for transfer, changing management, classification or description of premises to an existing license issued by the Licensing Board shall in the case where such amendment, change or alteration involves expenditures by said Licensing Board for public notices, and/or public hearings, and/or administrative cost, and/or stenographic costs shall be $100; provided, however, that in the case of an amendment, change or alteration to an existing license, which does not involve said expenditures the fee shall be $30.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 35)
(D) Liquefied petroleum gas equipment permit. The fee for a permit granted by the head of the Fire Department under M.G.L. Chapter 148, Section 10A to install or connect liquefied petroleum gas equipment shall be $150 per installation or connection.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 50; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 6 § 22; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 39; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 40)
(E) Loading zone designation. The fee for the annual designation of a loading zone by the Commissioner of Traffic and Parking under Section 2A of Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1929 shall, in Zone A be $20 for each foot of curbing abutting on said zone and in Zone B be $10 for each foot of curbing abutting on said zone; provided that where a loading zone is permitted for valet parking the fee shall be $40 for each foot of curbing abutting on said zone. The zones shall be defined by the Commissioner of Traffic and Parking and set forth in the Traffic and Parking Regulations. The charge to be paid for the erection by such Commissioner upon the request of the applicant for such designation of a sign in connection with such designation shall be $150 which shall include maintenance for five years.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 33; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 5; Ord. 1998 c. 6 § 2)
(F) Locations. See “Public Utility Locations”.
(G) Lodging house license. The fee for a lodging house license granted by the Licensing Board under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 23 shall be, in the case of a lodging house certified by the Building Department as having an occupancy of less than ten rooms to let or adapted for letting to lodgers, $75 and in the case of a lodging house certified by the Building Department as having an occupancy of ten or more, but less than 20 such rooms, $150; and in the case of a lodging house certified by the Building Department as having an occupancy of 20 or more such rooms, but less than 30 such rooms, $225; and in the case of a lodging house certified by the Building Department as having an occupancy of 30 or more, but less than 40 such rooms, $300; plus an additional fee of $4 for the fortieth room and $4 for each additional room.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 35)
(H) Lumber 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 store in excess of 100,000 board feet of lumber shall be $900 annually.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 52; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 40; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 41)
(I) Lunch cart license. The fee for an annual license to maintain a vehicle for the sale of food in a public way granted by the Commissioner of Public Works and the Police Commissioner under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 49 shall be $240.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1982 c. 5; CBC 1985 18-1.12)
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 Act of 1986.
(A) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; repealed by Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 6 § 23)
(B) Manure, permit for removal of. The fee for an annual permit for the removal of manure granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals pursuant to Subsection 16-1.12 shall be $50.
(C) Marriage license. The fee of the City Registrar for entering notice of intention of marriage and issuing certificate thereof shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 53; Ord. 1996 c. 5 § 2; Ord. 2003 c. 11 § 1)
(D) Marriages. See “Births, Marriages and Deaths”.
(E) Marriages solemnized outside the commonwealth, recording of. The fee of the City Registrar for receiving under M.G.L. Chapter 207, Section 36 a Certificate of Declaration of Marriage solemnized outside the commonwealth shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 14; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 9 § 7; Ord. 1996 c. 5 § 3; Ord. 2003 c. 10 § 1)
(F) Massage establishment license. The fee for an annual license to own and/or operate a massage establishment granted by the Inspectional Services Department under M.G.L., Chapter 140, Section 51 shall be $100.
(Ord. 2007 c. 9)
(G) Massage license. The fee for an annual license to practice massage granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 51 shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 2007 c. 9)
(H) Master box fee. The fee of the Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department for accommodating a request for access to the Boston Fire Department’s municipal fire alarm system shall be $750 annually.
(Ord. 2004 c. 3; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 42)
(I) Matches, permit to manufacture. The fee for permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 24.01 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to manufacture matches shall be $150 annually.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 54; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 41; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 43)
(J) Matches, permit to store. The fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 24.01 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to store in excess of 864,000 matches shall be $60 annually.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 55; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 42; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 44)
(K) Material, claims for. See “Railroads and Railways”.
(L) Meter removal and reinstallation. The fee for the removal and the reinstallation of a parking meter by the Commissioner of Transportation shall be $40 far each meter. For each meter removed, there shall be a per diem fee of $25. This fee shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Street Occupancy Permit which specifies the estimated length of time of the project and shall be paid prior to the initiation of the project. Adjustments in the per diem fee shall be determined by the Commissioner of Transportation upon the reinstallation of the meter. Requests for reimbursements must be filed in writing with the Commissioner of Transportation within 30 days of the reinstallation of the meter. The fee for the removal and reinstallation of a parking meter pole shall be $100.
(Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 56; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 10 § 1; Ord. 2010 c. 4)
(M) Milk license. The fee for a license granted by Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 41 to deliver, exchange, expose for sale or sell, or have in custody or possession with intent so to do, milk, skimmed milk or cream, shall be $30 for each premises.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1977 c. 9, c. 15; Ord. 1981, c. 34; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 14; Ord. 2007 c. 9)
(N) Milk pasteurization plant license. The fee for a license granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 94, Section 48A for the maintenance of an establishment for the pasteurization of milk shall be $750.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(O) Reserved.
[Reserved]
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; repealed by Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(P) Mobile food server or prepared food vending vehicle, permit for. The fee for a permit granted by the Board of Health under the State Sanitary Code for the operation of a mobile food server or prepared food vending vehicle shall be $100. This fee shall equally apply to the operation of prepared food vending push carts, bicycles and stands. The provisions of this division (P) shall not apply to vehicles licensed to vend within the market limits under Subsection 16-2.1, nor to vehicles which deliver dairy and/or bakery products to residences and retail stores.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1977 c. 7; Ord. 1981 c. 34; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 7 § 15)
(Q) Mortgages. See “Personal Property Mortgages, and the like”, also “Real Estate Tax Payment Certificate”.
(R) Motel and the like, license for. The fee for a license granted by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 32B for a recreational camp, or an overnight camp or cabin, or a motel shall be, in the case of an original license $200 plus the cost of publishing the notice of hearing, and in the case of a renewal license, $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(S) Motor carriers. See “Jitney License”.
(T) Moving pictures, permit for special exhibition of. The fee for a permit granted by the Mayor under Section 1 of Chapter 280 of the Acts of 1913 for a special exhibition of moving pictures shall be $10.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(U) Municipal lien certificate. The fee for a certificate of liens as provided in M.G.L. Chapter 60, Section 23B shall be as follows:
(1) For land of less than one acre upon which there is no permanent structure, a fee of $25;
(2) For land upon which is situated no more than a single-family residence and outbuildings, a fee of $25;
(3) For land upon which is situated no more than a two family residence and outbuildings, a fee of $25;
(4) For land upon which is situated no more than a three family residence and outbuildings, a fee of $25;
(5) For land upon which is situated a residence for four or more families, a fee of $100;
(6) For land upon which is situated a commercial industrial or public utility structure, a fee of $150; and
(7) For farms, forest land and all other real property, a fee of $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1978 c. 1; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 11 § 1)
(V) Musicians, band or group itinerant. The fee for an itinerant musicians’ license granted by the Police Commissioner under Subsection 16-12.24 for a band or group of musicians shall be $5, except that in cases where such a license is granted for a period longer than one month, the fee therefor shall be $5 for each monthly period for which it is granted.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(W) Musicians, individual itinerant. The fee for an annual itinerant musician’s license granted an individual musician by the Police Commissioner under Subsection 16-12.24 shall be $10.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(X) Musicians. See also “Sound Trucks”.
(Y) Multi-family residential inspection fees. The fee to be charged by the Inspectional Services Department for inspections of multi-family residential structures under 780 CMR Article 108.5.1 in the R-2 use group, shall be the fee set forth in 780 CMR Table 108, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(CBC 1985 18-1.13; Ord. 1995 c. 8 § 9)
(A) Newsboys on common. The fee for an annual permit granted by the Mayor under Subsection 16-19.2 to sell newspapers on the Common shall be $50.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(B) Nitrocellulose, permit for outdoor storage of. The fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under M.G.L. Chapter 148, Section 10A for the outdoor storage of nitrocellulose shall be $55 for each calendar month in which such permit may be exercised.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 57; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 43; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 45)
(C) Non-intoxicating beverages license. The fee for a license to sell non-intoxicating beverages, whether by machine or over-the-counter or by vendor, granted by the Licensing Board under M.G.L. Chapter 140, Section 21B shall be $60.
(New; Ord. 1981 c. 35)
(D) Non-resident of the commonwealth doing business in city, certificate and statement of. The fee of the City Clerk for receiving and filing a certificate and statement under M.G.L. Chapter 227, Section 5A shall be $35.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 13; CBC 1985 18-1.14; Ord. 2013 c. 7)
(A) Offensive trade, assignment of location for. The fee for the assignment by the Board of Health and Hospitals under M.G.L. Chapter 111, Section 143 of a location for the exercise of a trade or employment referred to in Section 143 shall be $250.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 34)
(B) Offensive trade, permit to occupy or use building for. The fee for a permit from the Mayor and Boston City Council under M.G.L. Chapter 111, Section 151 to occupy or use a building for carrying on the business of slaughtering cattle, horses, mules, sheep or other animals, or for a melting or rendering establishment, or for other noxious or offensive trade or occupation, or to permit or allow such a trade or occupation to be carried on upon premises owned or occupied by the permittee shall be $25.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11)
(C) Off hours permit. The fee of the Commissioner of Inspectional Services for receiving an application for a permit under Subsection 16-26.4 to construct, reconstruct, alter, repair or demolish a building or structure during non-regular hours shall be $100 per event. The applicant shall furnish any information and documentation required by said Commissioner in conjunction with said application.
(Ord. 2016 c. 8 § 5)
(D) Oil burner. See “Fuel Oil Burner”.
(E) Optometrist’s certificate. The fee of the City Clerk for recording under M.G.L. Chapter 112, Section 70 an optometrist’s certificate of registration, or for issuing thereunder a certified copy of such a certificate, or for receiving and filing thereunder such a certified copy shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 2 § 6)
(F) Osteopath’s certificate. The fee of the City Clerk for recording under M.G.L. Chapter 112, Section 8, by virtue of Section 10 of said Chapter, an osteopath’s certificate of registration or, in a case where it is lost, the certified statement provided for by said Section 8, shall be $100.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1997 c. 4, Ch. 2 § 7)
(G) Oven, permit to operate industrial baking or drying. The fee for a permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under Section 26.02 of the Boston Fire Prevention Code to operate one or more industrial baking or drying ovens shall be $200 annually.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1985 c. 4 § 58; Ord. 1990 c. 5, Ch. 6 § 24; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 44; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 46)
(H) Oxygen and acetylene, permit for storage or use in conjunction. The fee for an annual permit granted by the Chief of the Fire Department under M.G.L. Chapter 148, Section 10A for the storage or use of oxygen and acetylene in conjunction shall be $15 for each 100 cubic feet or fraction thereof of gases up to the first 1,000 cubic feet and $10 for each 100 cubic feet or fraction thereof of gases in excess of the first 1,000 cubic feet.
(Ord. 1976 c. 11; Ord. 1981 c. 22; CBC 1985 18-1.16; Ord. 1997 c. 2 § 45; Ord. 2011 c. 6; Ord. 2016 c. 9 § 47)
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