Deck Building & Repair in Melrose, MA
Decks built and repaired in Melrose, MA, with the lumber, footing and concrete details the city wants on every deck application.
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Decks built and repaired in Melrose, MA, with the lumber, footing and concrete details the city wants on every deck application.
The Melrose permitting guide asks deck applications for lumber dimensions, column and footing sizes, and the type of concrete. We put that on paper before you sign, so the city sees the same deck you approved.
Backing onto a pond or a wet edge of the Fells? Melrose's Chapter 231 reaches 100 feet from ponds of any size and intermittent streams, so the Conservation Commission may need to sign off before footings go in. Retaining walls need a city permit too.
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Permits go through SimpliCity
Melrose takes building permit applications online through its SimpliCity portal; paper is accepted only in extreme cases. The fee is based on the real total cost of the job, and the city's Property Building Permit History lookup shows past permits on a house. [1][2]
Deck applications need structural details
The city's permitting guide says a deck application must list lumber dimensions, column and footing sizes, and the type of concrete. Melrose zoning also requires permits for sheds, fences, driveways and retaining walls even where the building code doesn't. [1]
Chapter 231 wetlands ordinance
Melrose's own wetlands ordinance (Chapter 231, 2007) protects ponds of any size, intermittent streams, vernal pools and floodplain, plus a 100-foot strip around most of them. Building, clearing, grading or landscaping there needs a permit from the Conservation Commission first. [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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Lumber sizes, column and footing sizes, and the concrete type, per the city's guide. A plot plan may be required depending on scope.
It can. Melrose's wetlands ordinance covers 100 feet from ponds of any size, so expect a Conservation Commission filing before the deck gets its building permit.
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.Permitting Guide & Common Asked Questions, City of Melrose Inspection Services
- 2.Online Permits (SimpliCity), City of Melrose
- 3.Conservation Commission, City of Melrose
- 4.Chapter 231: Wetlands Protection, City of Melrose Code (eCode360)
- 5.Demolition Review Application Information, Melrose Historical Commission
- 6.Historical Commission, City of Melrose
- 7.Trails & Open Areas, City of Melrose Conservation Commission
- 8.Melrose Housing Production Plan Webinar 1 (MAPC, 2020) (Regional planning agency presentation citing ACS 2014-2018 estimates; not a city-adopted plan.)
- MATenth edition of the MA State Building Code (780 CMR), Mass.gov
- MAM.G.L. c. 82, § 40A (excavation notice)
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