When do I need a Building Permit?
- A(1) - Work Requiring a Building Permit:
- New deck or replacement
- Sheds (anything over 200 sq.ft.)
- Reroof
- Handicapped Ramp
- Driveways, New & Existing (for work in right of way)
- Aluminum or Vinyl Siding
- Window Replacement
- Inground Pools and Above Ground Pools over 24" deep
- Finished basements
- New Construction/Additions
- New or Changes to Heating Devices, including boilers, furnances, wood, gas, pellet stoves, etc
- New or Changes to liquid or gas fuel storage including above and buried units
- New or Changes to Business Permits
- A(2) - Work exempt from Building Permit. Permits shall not be required for the following:
- Ordinary repair, i.e. painting, papering, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops and similar finish work.
- One-story detached accessory structures, provided the floor area does not exceed 200 square feet, i.e. storage sheds, gazebo, pool house.
- Fences
- We recommend you put the finished side to your neighbor.
- We recommend you place the fence one foot+ from your property line for ease of maintenance and if you plan to erect a fence across the front of your property, you should confer with the Road Agent to discuss the edge of the town’s right of way.
- Retaining walls
- Patio
- Lawn Irrigation Systems