Policies

Electrical Inspector and Fees

Contact:
Jim Salmon
Electrical Inspector
Address:
40 Prince Street
Belmont, MA 02478
Hours:
Weekdays 7 am - 8 am and 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Telephone:
617-993-2800 x. 2818
FAX:
617-993-2846

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Permit Fee Schedule:
Residential: $20 per $1,000 of electrical contract value plus $20 application fee
Non Residential: $30 per $1,000 of electrical contract value plus $40 application fee
Miscellaneous: $25 for single appliance replacement, siding removal, and minor repairs.
Maintenance Permit: $125/year required for any business having a licensed electrician in their employment for maint. purposes.
Temporary Service: $125/year
Re-inspection fee: $35 for each re-inspection
Permit fees are payable at time of application and are non-refundable.
Inspector shall calculate fees.
Fees shall be double for work started without a permit.
Town buildings are exempt from fees. Housing Authority pays fees if Federal or State grants allow them as a project cost.
Re-inspections are necessary because of violations of work that was not ready for a requested inspection, shall pay an additional $35 fee per inspection, in advance.
Permit will be void if notification is not received within six months from date of issue.

Electricians coming to the Light Department for an electrical permit to install hard-wired smoke detectors or a fire-alarm system, are required to present a Permit to Proceed from the Fire Department. This is only issued by the Fire Department if the proper plans and Building permit application had been submitted to the Building Department and approved by the Fire Department, as required by the Building Code. Once that application is approved, the Fire Department will issue a Permit to Proceed, which would indicate that the Fire Department had reviewed all plans.

BMLD Electricial Permit Fee(s):

1-hard wired detector = $25
More than 1 detector = $40
Fire Alarm Systems = $20 application fee + $20 per $1,000 based on electrical contract value.

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