Inspections Division

1.    Building Permit Application

2.  Site plan showing:
         All easements
         Setback requirements
         All buildings on the property
         Distance to all property lines from the buildings   
         Location of any new paving

3.    Detailed building plans
            Footings/foundation details *
            Dimensioned floor plan showing doors and windows
            Dimensioned exterior elevations of the new garage
            Roofing detail: trusses or stick-framed, size and
                    spacing of ceiling joist and rafters, sheathing
                    materials
            Wall section with size and spacing of framing members
            Type of paving material (5 inch minimum thickness)

 4.    Additional homeowner permit applications, if owner-occupant
            intends to perform any electrical, mechanical, or
            plumbing work.
 

5.  A Certificate of Appropriateness is required if the property is l
        located in the Historical District (need to apply
        for this through the Historic Preservation Commission) 

        Continuous 8 inch x 16 inch footing, 42 inches minimum
             depth below grade with an 8 inch foundation wall, or-
          Continuous trench footing 8 inches wide, 42 inch
              minimum depth below grade (for a single story wood
              framed structure with spans not exceeding 16 feet), or-
          Engineered footings (piers)