Building Division

Office of Planning & Building
19 Moore Street
Belmont, MA 02478
 
The Building Division is responsible for enforcing several state and local rules and regulations including the Massachusetts State Building Code and the Town of Belmont Zoning By-laws. For information about the Massachusetts State Building Code, Licensed Contractors or the Home Improvement Contractors program, check out the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards.
 
Complete and submit all permit applications with the required information, providing all required and relevant supporting documentation, in order for us to process your permit applications in a timely manner. See Building Permit Information and Forms for more information.
 
If you are doing an addition, structural work, increasing the habitable space or number of bedrooms, please submit your permit applications and all required documents in person with the building inspector during their office hours.
 
We have 30 days to review all incoming permit applications. Our review process includes a thorough review of all projects for compliance with the Massachusetts State Building Code and the Town of Belmont Zoning By-Laws, as well as verification from the Treasurer's Office that all taxes owed to the Town, by both the property owner and the contractor, have been paid.
 
Schedule all required inspections in sequence, relevant to your permitted scope of work, through Inspectional Services. See Building Permit/Construction Process for more information
 
Open building permits beyond 180 days with no action will be considered to be abandoned and invalid per section 105.5 of 780 CMR, 9th edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code.
 
 
 
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Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
Ara Yogurtian Inspector of Buildings (617) 993-2650
Gina Farrar Administrative Assistant (617) 993-2664
Slater Panosian Building Inspector (617) 993-2655