9th Base R-3 periodicsand 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