House Painting in Medford, MA
House painting in Medford, inside and out. In the Hillside Avenue and Marm Simonds historic districts, paint color isn't reviewed at all.
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House painting in Medford, inside and out. In the Hillside Avenue and Marm Simonds historic districts, paint color isn't reviewed at all.
Prep is where Medford's rules show up. The city bans leaf blowers for clearing construction dust, so scraping and sanding debris gets bagged, swept and vacuumed instead.
Replacing rotted trim with the same design and material counts as maintenance under the district rules. Medford's application lists that kind of work for a certificate of non-applicability rather than full review.
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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]
No leaf blowers for construction dust
Medford bans using any leaf blower, gas or electric, at any time to blow away masonry or construction dust and debris. [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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No. Medford's ordinance leaves paint color out of the Historic District Commission's review. New trim profiles, windows, porch changes and additions are different and need a certificate.
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 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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