Deck Building & Repair in Medford, MA
Deck building and repair in Medford, checked against the city's wetlands ordinance for yards near the Mystic River, the Mystic Lakes or the Fells.
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Deck Building & Repair for Medford homes.
Medford protects land within 200 feet of rivers and 100 feet of most other wetlands. A deck at a single-family house built before August 7, 1996 is exempt if it stays more than 50 feet away and erosion controls go up.
Up in North Medford, ledge and rock outcroppings are common. A footing hole can hit stone, so we look at the yard before we settle on a footing plan.
Medford rules that matter for deck building & repair.
Historic district certificates
In the Hillside Avenue and Marm Simonds historic districts, work that affects exterior architectural features needs a certificate from the Historic District Commission before the Building Department can issue a permit. Paint color, roof color, storm windows and storm doors are outside the Commission's review. [1][2]
Noisy work only 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Medford's noise ordinance bars excessively noisy work before 7 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on any day unless the police chief issues a permit for it. [1]
Wetlands buffers of 100 and 200 feet
Medford's wetlands ordinance protects land within 100 feet of most wetland resource areas and within 200 feet of rivers. Decks, sheds and patios at single-family houses that existed before August 7, 1996 are exempt if they stay more than 50 feet from the river or wetland and erosion controls are used. [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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Deck Building & Repair questions from Medford
Maybe. The exemption covers decks at single-family houses that existed before August 7, 1996, more than 50 feet from a river or wetland, with erosion controls in place. Closer than that, plan on a Conservation Commission filing.
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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.Building Department, City of Medford
- 2.Medford Code of Ordinances Ch. 48, Historical Preservation
- 3.Historic District Commission, City of Medford
- 4.Historic District Commission Application for a Certificate, City of Medford
- 5.Medford Code of Ordinances Ch. 38, Environment (Sec. 38-34 noise, Sec. 38-58 leaf blowers)
- 6.Medford Code of Ordinances Ch. 87, Wetlands
- 7.Medford Code of Ordinances Ch. 10, Sec. 10-34, Street use in erection or repair of buildings
- 8.Historical Commission, City of Medford
- 9.Medford Open Space & Recreation Plan Update (MAPC, 2019), Part 1 (2019 plan; its soil notes cite a 1991 interim county soil survey.)
- MATenth edition of the MA State Building Code (780 CMR), Mass.gov
- MAM.G.L. c. 82, § 40A (excavation notice)
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