Building Department

The Building Department is open to the public. You may contact the office to ensure you submit the correct payment for the application fee. All Electrical Permit Applications should include a copy of your license, a copy of your insurance, and the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Affidavit. All Plumbing & Gas Fitting Applications should include a copy of your license and the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Affidavit. There is a checklist at the end of the Building Permit Application which lists what should be included. 

Application may be submitted via regular mail to 577 Bay Road, Hamilton MA 01982, by leaving the application in an envelope in the drop off box on the table in the 2nd floor hallway at the top of the stairs, or you may visit the office on the 2nd floor.  Thank you.

The State Building Code provides that the Building Department shall review a building permit application within thirty (30) days after filing. For purposes of this section, the permit is not considered to have been filed until other departments have approved it and it is returned to the Building Department for zoning and building code review. Work under (a permit) in the opinion of the Building Commissioner or Inspector of Buildings must proceed in good faith continuously to completion so far as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances. If you submitted plans along with your permit application, a copy of these plans, bearing an “approved” stamp was returned to you with the approved building card. This copy must be available for the inspector to review for determination that the work is in compliance with the approved plans.

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As of December 2018 there is a new application for the installation of a Generator which should be submitted along with the Electrical and/or Gas Permit Application.

If you are a Licensed Electrician and you are dealing with a property which has an Emergency situation and the Hamilton Town Hall is not open, please email the Electrical Inspector directly rbrown@hamiltonma.gov or contact the Emergency Communications Center: 9-1-1 (Emergency) 978-468-4421 (Non-Emergency)