Comply with Boston's facade inspection ordinance (Municipal Code 9-9.12) for a masonry building
domain: boston.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Determine applicability: occupied buildings over 70 feet tall (or classified high-rise) require facade inspection at least every five years; unoccupied buildings over 35,000 cubic feet require annual inspection.
Confirm the inspector is a Massachusetts-licensed Professional Engineer with structural experience or a licensed Registered Architect with facade expertise, since Boston restricts who may perform the inspection.
Conduct the inspection and classify the facade condition per the current ordinance definitions, verified on boston.gov since classification terms have been amended.
Submit the inspection report and owner affidavit to the Inspectional Services Department on the required form with the current filing fee, confirmed on boston.gov.
If a condition is classified unsafe, implement immediate protective measures and file a corrective action plan, tracking any daily non-compliance fines that may accrue.
Known gotchas
Single/two/three-family residential buildings are generally exempt unless ISD specifically requires inspection -- don't assume all Boston buildings need this filing.
Daily fines for non-compliance can accrue significantly and have been amended over time; verify the current per-day amount on boston.gov.
Confirm the current inspection interval and cubic-footage threshold on boston.gov, since these figures are subject to ordinance amendment.
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