Find Hampshire County Massachusetts building departments, planning, permits, zoning, and inspections. Building Departments provide information on certificates of occupancy (CO), building codes, construction codes, inspections, safety, violations, permits, community planning, zoning laws, regulations, ordinances, maps, and land use.
Amherst Planning Department 4 Boltwood Avenue Amherst MA 01002 413-259-3040
Amherst Zoning 4 Boltwood Avenue Amherst MA 01002 413-259-3032
Easthampton Building Inspector Ste 160, 50 Payson Ave Easthampton MA 01027 413-529-1402
Northampton Planning Department 210 Main Street Northampton MA 01060 413-587-1266
South Hadley Building Department 116 Hadley Street South Hadley MA 01075 413-538-5039
Building Departments in Hampshire County, MA are responsible for ensuring safe construction of buildings located in their jurisdictions. Building Departments create building codes and standards for building construction to ensure building safety. The Hampshire County DOB is involved in all aspects of construction, including zoning laws, design requirements, building materials, trade and professional license regulation.
You may contact the Building Department for questions about:The Department of Buildings makes public records available upon request including building and property records, construction permits, inspection reports and logs, violations, complains and zoning ordinances.
Building Code EnforcementHampshire County Building Departments create and enforce building, planning and zoning regulations. The DOB enforces these codes through inspections and levies fines and fees for buildings that are not in compliance with local law. The Office also provides training and certification for building inspectors who enforce local law through building inspections.
Hampshire County, Massachusetts Building & Construction PermitsBuilding Departments in Hampshire County are tasked with enforcing local building codes as well as any zoning and planning standards required by state laws and statutes. The Department reviews construction and design plans prior to construction and awards permits to legal construction projects. Hampshire County building inspectors ensure construction and buildings are in compliance of building code before, during and after construction has been completed. Building Departments also inspect new construction prior to occupancy is permitted and award certificates of occupancy to buildings that meet requirements.
Building Safety & MaintenanceHampshire County Building Departments routinely inspect buildings and structures in Massachusetts to ensure they are in compliance of local code and safe for occupancy. The Department inspects buildings after damage due to fire, natural disaster or whenever damage may render a structure unsafe to occupy. If a building is determined unsafe for occupancy, inspectors have the authority to condemn buildings until improvements are made.