Basement Finishing & Flooring in Revere, MA
Basement finishing in Revere, MA, starts with a flood map check. Parts of Point of Pines, Beachmont and Oak Island sit in FEMA's floodplain.
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Basement finishing in Revere, MA, starts with a flood map check. Parts of Point of Pines, Beachmont and Oak Island sit in FEMA's floodplain.
Look up your address on the city's GIS map with the FEMA_Floodzones_2016 layer turned on. Revere also wants its Flood Resilience Checklist with permits for substantial improvements, and suggests it for smaller jobs too. If your basement takes water, we talk materials before we frame anything.
Inland, the city's vulnerability report flags drainage trouble in West and North Revere and floodplain along the Malden line. Above grade, we lay hardwood, tile and plank floors, and we'll be straight about which ones tolerate a damp spring.
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Revere rules that matter for basement finishing & flooring.
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Permits are online only
Every permit the Building Division oversees, including building permits and Site Plan Review, is applied for through the city's CitizenServe portal. Contractors must upload a valid license or workers' comp affidavit before a permit issues. [1]
Flood Resilience Checklist
For new homes and substantial improvements, Revere asks for its Flood Resilience Checklist with the building permit. The city says it's also worth filling out for smaller projects and utility upgrades. [1]
One statewide building code. Massachusetts uses a single building code for every town: 780 CMR, now in its tenth edition. Your local building department enforces it and issues the permits. source
Dig Safe before digging. State law requires notice to Dig Safe at least 72 hours before digging, not counting weekends and legal holidays. That includes holes for deck footings. Call 811. source
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Use the city's GIS site, gis.revere.org, and turn on the FEMA_Floodzones_2016 layer, then search your address. FEMA's Flood Map Service Center has the official maps.
Where this information comes from.
Local rules change. We link the official pages so you can check the current version, and we confirm what your job needs when we come look.
- 1.Building Division, City of Revere
- 2.Floodplain Information, City of Revere
- 3.Flood Resilience Checklist, City of Revere
- 4.Revere MVP Summary of Findings (2019), PDF (Workshop summary of areas of concern, not a regulatory map.)
- 5.Next Stop Revere master plan: Housing chapter (2020), PDF
- 6.Next Stop Revere master plan: Historic and Cultural Resources chapter (2020), PDF (Statement that Revere has no local historic district or demolition delay ordinance is as of 2020.)
- MATenth edition of the MA State Building Code (780 CMR), Mass.gov
- MAM.G.L. c. 82, § 40A (excavation notice)
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