Permits
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Building Department
Permits are required to ensure the safety of and code compliance for all businesses, renovation and building projects, and residential construction in the Town of Portland.

Contact: Lincoln White, Building Official Linda Manchester, Secretary at 860.342.6727

Building Permit — $11.00 per thousand dollars of work
Electrical Permit — $11.00 per thousand dollars of work
Mechanical Permit — $11.00 per thousand dollars of work
Plumbing Permit — $11.00 per thousand dollars of work
Demolition Permit — $ 5.00 per thousand dollars of work
Woodstove Permit — $15.00 each
Certificate of Occupancy — $25.00 each
Carnivals/Circus/Fairs Inspection — $25.00 minimum; $100.00 maximum
Copies of Permits — $ .50 cents per copy

Construction Values & Fee Schedule

Unfinished Basement Area — $14.20 s/f
FInished Basement Area — $28.40
First Floor Area — $48.28
Second Floor Area — $48.28
Unfinished Bonus Room — $24.14
Sunroom/Screened Porch — $48.28
Screened Porch only — $24.14
Porch with roof — $22.00
Deck/Patio — $10.00/$7.00
Garage — $24.20
Storage Shed — $22.00
Fireplace
Barn — $10.00
Roofing — $1.00 s/f going over
Roofing — $2.00 s/f stripping
Siding — $1.00 s/f

Environmental Health Department

Contact:
Don Mitchell, Sanitarian/Zoning Enforcement Officer/Housing Code Official at 342-6718
Linda Manchester, Secretary at 860.342.6727

New Septic Installation Permit — $50.00 new installation
Miscellaneous — $10.00
Septic Repair Permit — $30.00
Site Investigation/Perc Test — $75.00 per lot
Site Investigation/Perc Test — $25.00 re-test
Well Permit — $30.00
Restaurant/Food Inspection — $50.00
Zoning Permit, New Home — $15.00
add $5.00 for each additinal unit up to 4
Zoning Permit, Commercial/Non-residential
Less than 5,000 s/f — $30.00
5,000 s/f - 9999 s/f — $35.00
20,000 s/f or greater — $75.00
Plus $20.00 State fee when applicable.

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