Carpentry & Built-Ins in Middleton, MA
Built-ins, mantels, trim and cabinet repair in Middleton, MA, a farm town since 1728 whose MACRIS-listed buildings fall under a demolition delay.
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Built-ins, mantels, trim and cabinet repair in Middleton, MA, a farm town since 1728 whose MACRIS-listed buildings fall under a demolition delay.
On older Middleton houses we match trim profiles instead of nailing up stock molding. A window seat, bookcase or mantel inside the house doesn't touch the town's demolition delay bylaw.
Pulling off part of a building is different. Chapter 124 covers demolition of any portion of a MACRIS-listed structure, so taking off an old porch or ell to rebuild it can go to the Historical Commission first. We check the list before we start.
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Six-month delay on MACRIS-listed buildings
Chapter 124 applies to any building on the state's MACRIS historic inventory for Middleton, and to taking down a portion of one. If the Historical Commission rules it preferably preserved, the demolition permit waits six months. Any demolition also needs a town sign-off sheet covering the Electric Light Department, Water Department, Health Department and Conservation Agent. [1][2]
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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No. Chapter 124 is about demolition permits on MACRIS-listed buildings. Interior carpentry like shelves, a mantel or a window seat isn't demolition.
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.Inspectional Services, Town of Middleton
- 2.Typical Finished Basement Details, Town of Middleton (Version dated 6/6/2014, based on the 2009 IRC; used only for the town's process steps.)
- 3.§ 339-11 Expansion or change of use of existing structures, Middleton Board of Health
- 4.Chapter 124: Demolition Delay, Middleton General Bylaws
- 5.Demolition Sign-Off Sheet, Town of Middleton
- 6.25 Foot No Disturb Policy, Middleton Conservation Commission
- 7.Filing with Conservation, Town of Middleton
- 8.Stormwater Permitting, Town of Middleton
- 9.Is a Stormwater Permit Required for My Project? (worksheet), Town of Middleton
- 10.Chapter 204: Stormwater Management and Illicit Discharge, Middleton General Bylaws
- 11.Table of Dimensional Requirements (Zoning Attachment 1), Town of Middleton (Scanned table dated 04-01-2009, read by OCR and checked visually; may have been amended since.)
- 12.Zoning Bylaw 3.2: Accessory uses and structures, Town of Middleton
- 13.Water Division (live outdoor water restriction level), Town of Middleton (Live page; the level changes. Its statement that well users aren't restricted conflicts with the 2005 bylaw text; the 2011 revision wasn't found.)
- 14.Water Supply, Town of Danvers DPW
- 15.2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan / Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Plan, Town of Middleton (2020 plan; housing count is 2018 Census data; flood spots are locally reported.)
- 16.Open Space and Recreation Plan 2013, Town of Middleton (2013 plan; soils, history and sewer share are town-wide.)
- 17.Middleton300 Master Plan 2018-2028, Town of Middleton (MAPC) (MAPC final draft dated February 19, 2019.)
- MATenth edition of the MA State Building Code (780 CMR), Mass.gov
- MAM.G.L. c. 82, § 40A (excavation notice)
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