Phone:  978-345-9596
Fax:  978-345-9591

Building Commissioner:
mgallant@ci.fitchburg.ma.us

General:
kburton@ci.fitchburg.ma.us

Visit or write:
Dept. of Community Development
Building Division
718 Main Street
Fitchburg, MA  01420
 

• Permit Fees
  
  
• Building Permit Fee Table
  
  
• Fitchburg Zoning Ordinance and Map
  
  
• Massachusetts State Building Code - 6th Edition for Commercial
  
  
• Massachusetts State Building Code - 7th Edition for 1 and 2 Family Residential
  
  
  Note:  Click here for an important notice about the 7th Edition State Building Code Update to Energy Conservation Requirements
  
  
  
• Digging?  State laws require you to notify utilities.  Click here for assistance.
  
  
• Info on Smoke, Heat, & Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Single Family Houses
  
  
• Checklist for Reinstatement of Vacant Buildings
  
  
• Licensing Requirements (Sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption; operation of automatic amusement devices such as pin-ball machines, pool tables and video games; operation of lodging houses; and taxi and livery licenses.)
  
  
  
• Party Tents -- Submit a standard Building Permit Application (forms are to the left -- choose according to type of building on the property), a copy of insurance for the tent, and a copy of the flammability rating to the Building Division.
  
  
• Banners Across Main Street and John Fitch Highway - Submit a Sign Permit Application  to the Building Division, write to the owners of the Main Street properties for permission, and inquire as to availability of dates with the Building Division.  Installation is your responsibility.
  
  
  
• Planning & Land Use
  
  Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)
  
  
• Meeting Schedule
• Application Deadlines
• Agenda