780 CMR 110 Periodic
110.3.10.1 Flood hazard documentation. If located in a flood hazard area,
documentation of the elevation of the lowest floor as required in section 1612.5
shall be submitted to the building official prior to the final inspection.
110.4 Inspection Agencies. The building official is authorized to accept reports of
approved inspection agencies, provided such agencies satisfy the requirements as to
qualifications and reliability.
110.5 Inspection Requests. It shall be the duty of the holder of the building permit or
their duly authorized agent to notify the building official when work is ready for
inspection. It shall be the duty of the permit holder to provide access to and means for
inspections of such work that are required by 780 CMR. The building official may
require the permit holder or his or her representative to attend these inspections.
110.6 Approval Required. Work shall not be done beyond the point indicated in each
successive inspection without first obtaining the approval of the building official. The
building official, upon notification, shall make the requested inspections and shall either
indicate the portion of the construction that is satisfactory as completed, or notify the
permit holder or his or her agent wherein the same fails to comply with 780 CMR. Any
portions that do not comply shall be corrected and such portion shall not be covered or
concealed until authorized by the building official.
110.7 Periodic Inspections. The building official shall inspect periodically existing
buildings and structures and parts thereof in accordance with Table 110 entitled Schedule
for Periodic Inspections of Existing Buildings. Such buildings shall not be occupied or
continue to be occupied without a valid certificate of inspection. Periodic inspections
required by this section do not apply to residences operated or licensed by the
Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services and subject to 780 CMR
51.00: Massachusetts Residential Code.
Table 110: Schedule for Periodic Inspection of Existing Buildings
(See Chapters 3: Use and Occupancy Classification and 4: Special Detailed Requirements
Based on Use and Occupancy for complete descriptions of use groups.)
Use
Group
Use Group
Use Group
Description
Minimum
Inspections
Maximum
Certification
Period
A-1 Movie theaters or theaters for
performing acts (stage and scenery)
> 400 occupant
load
< 400 occupant
load
Semi-annual
Semi-annual
One year
One year
A-2 Restaurants, Night Clubs or similar
uses
> 400 occupant
load1
< 400 occupant
load1
Semi-annual1
Annual1
One year
One year
A-3 Lecture halls, dance halls, churches > 400 occupant Semi-annual One year
and places of religious worship,
recreational centers, terminals, etc.
load
< 400 occupant
load
Annual
One year
A-4 Low density recreation and similar uses. see note 3. Five years
A Special amusement buildings or portions thereof. see note 3. One year
E Educational, day care see note 3. One year
I-1 Group home see note 3. One year
I-2
Residents incapable of self-preservation: hospitals,
nursing home, mental hospitals, certain day care
facilities.
see note 3. Two years2
I-3 Residents restrained: prisons, jails, detention centers, etc. see note 3. Two years
I-4 Adult and/or child day care facilities. see note 3. One year
R-1 Hotels, motels, boarding houses, etc. see note 3. One year
R-1 Detoxification facilities see note 3. Two years
R-2 Multi-family see note 3. Five years
R-2 Dormitories and R-2 Congregate Living see note 3 One year
R-2 Summer Camps for children. Annual One year
R-3 Residential facilities licensed by DDS or DMH Annual One year
R-4 Residential care/assisted living facilities (< 16 persons) Annual One year
Any
Facilities licensed by the Alcohol Beverage Control
Commission where alcoholic beverages are served and
consumed.
Annual4 as per
M.G.L. c. 10,
§ 74
One year as per
M.G.L. c. 10,
§ 74
Any House museums (as recognized by Massachusetts
Historical Commission) Annual One year
Any Fire escapes, etc. per 780 CMR 10.00: Means of Egress Five years Five years
NOTES:
1. When appropriate for A-2 uses, the inspection for the Certificate of Inspection
should include and be timed to satisfy the requirements of M.G.L. c. 10, § 74.
2. One year for facilities licensed or operated by the Department of Mental Health
(“DMH”).
3. Prior to issuance of new certificate.
4. Certificates of inspection for establishments intending to sell alcoholic beverages
to be consumed on the premises shall be governed by M.G.L. c. 10, § 74 and the
inspection schedule in section 110.7. The building official may issue a temporary
inspection certificate, once co-signed by the building official and by the head of the
fire department, effective to a date certain for the establishment.
5. It is the responsibility of building ownerto meet the inspection requirements in this
table for continued use and occupancy. The maximum certification period specified
in the table is intended to provide administrative flexibility. For uses allowing more
than one year maximum certification period, the permit may determine the certificate
validity term. For example, an R-2 building could be certified for one, two, three,
four or five years.
SECTION 111 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY