Equipment hours: weekdays 7 to 5
Malden's noise ordinance lets construction crews run mechanical or motorized equipment on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday work in those hours is allowed only if it doesn't create excessive noise.
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Deck Building & Repair in Malden, MA
Deck building, repair and staining in Malden, with a check of the city's own wetlands ordinance for yards near the Malden River or Town Line Brook.
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Malden rules that matter for deck building & repair.
Historical Commission review of exterior alterations
A building permit for an exterior alteration on a house that is listed on, or eligible for, the National Register, or that appears in a survey on file with the state, goes to the Malden Historical Commission first. Interior renovations are excluded. The Commission has 14 days to decide whether the building is significant, and a building it votes to preserve can face a delay of up to twelve months.
[1][2]Malden's own wetlands ordinance
Malden protects wetlands beyond the state act. The city ordinance covers buffer zones, land subject to flooding and a 25-foot riverfront area, and it treats rip-rapped river channels as unlined canals. Work in those areas needs a Conservation Commission permit.
[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
What to know before you start in Malden.
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Malden's wetlands rules reach past the state act. They cover buffer zones, land that floods and a 25-foot riverfront area, so a deck footing near water may need a Conservation Commission permit first.
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Along the Malden River, the ordinance also requires notice to the Friends of the Malden River and the Mystic River Watershed Association. On the walkthrough we figure out whether your yard is close enough for any of it to apply.
Deck Building & Repair questions from Malden
It can. Malden's wetlands ordinance covers buffer zones and a 25-foot riverfront area, and work there needs a Conservation Commission permit. Projects along the river also require notice to two watershed groups.
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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, City of Malden
- 2.FAQ When Applying for a Permit, City of Malden
- 3.Malden City Code 10.04.020, Noise Abatement
- 4.Malden City Code 4.24, Historic Properties; Delay Before Demolition or Alteration
- 5.Malden City Code 11.08.050-060, Street or Sidewalk Obstruction Permits
- 6.Malden City Code 11.28.010, Municipal Storm Drainage System
- 7.Malden City Code 10.20, Wetlands Protection
- 8.Historical Commission, City of Malden
- 9.Local Historic District Study Committee, City of Malden (Study only; no district adopted.)
- 10.City of Malden 2022 Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan (Draft posted for public comment; census figures are 2019-2020.)
- 11.Local Inventories & Surveys of Historic Properties, City of Malden
- MATenth edition of the MA State Building Code (780 CMR), Mass.gov
- MAM.G.L. c. 82, § 40A (excavation notice)
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