Determine Massachusetts' parking garage inspection obligations under its statewide Certificate of Inspection regime versus local ordinances

Steps

1. Confirm the parking structure's construction type (open per 780 CMR 406.3 or enclosed per 780 CMR 406.4, subject to whatever edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code is currently adopted) against the code, since sprinkler and ventilation requirements differ by type.
2. Check with the municipality (e.g., Boston) whether it administers a statewide Certificate of Inspection requirement for the occupancy group covering the garage — Massachusetts imposes a general periodic Certificate of Inspection regime by occupancy group, but the statewide rule does not itself prescribe garage-specific structural testing depth.
3. Separately check whether the municipality has its own structural/façade inspection ordinance (Boston has a periodic façade inspection ordinance) that could extend to attached or freestanding parking structures.
4. Because there is no general statewide requirement mandating a specific inspection methodology for garages, confirm with the local building commissioner what scope (visual only vs. more invasive testing) their Certificate of Inspection program expects for the specific structure.
5. Absent a garage-specific mandate, recommend a structural engineer-scoped condition assessment aligned with ACI 362.1R/562 guidance as a voluntary best practice.