Inspection Services
101 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Ashland, MA  01721  (P) 508-881-0100 x641  (F) 508-881-0102

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Need a Permit?  

Click here, to start using Town of Ashland’s NEW ONLINE Permit Application Program from Full Circle Technologies!

Inspections Services is very pleased to offer this new convenient way of processing Permit Applications.

Please check back at this page regularly for future additions such as downloadable pdf forms, help files, FAQs and general information which will further supplement the permitting process.

Questions?

Click here, to Email us your Permit Application question. Our office hours are Mon-Tue-Thur (8am-3:30pm) and Wed (8am-7pm)

 

The mission of the Department of Inspection Services is to ensure that the built environment within the Town of Ashland is a safe place for citizens to live, work, do business, learn, worship and be entertained.

  • This is ensured by adequate enforcement of, and inspection for, compliance with all State and Local Rules and Regulations regarding construction, occupancy and licensing.
     

  • Service is our primary function, and to that end we try to help every applicant do what they want to do within all the Codes, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations that we are charged with enforcing and to ensure that any citizen affected is adequately protected.
     

  • Visit the Town of Ashland's Bylaws online for more information about our regulations.

 

Zoning and Building Inspection:
 

Ensures that the Town of Ashland Zoning Bylaws and the State Building Code are strictly, yet fairly, enforced in order that projects or structures may be completed and occupied safely in a timely manner through:

  • Customer service at initial contact and throughout the process that is responsive and helpful, whether for a construction project, zoning interpretation, or complaint resolution;
  • Plan and application review for Zoning and Building Code compliance;
  • Issuance of Building Permits;
  • Thorough professional completion of all field inspections;
  • Issuance of Occupancy Permits;
  • Maintenance of accurate and complete records.

 

Electrical Inspection:
 

Ensures that the State Electrical Code is strictly, yet fairly, enforced in order that electrical systems work may be completed and operating safely in a timely manner through:

  • Customer service at initial contact and throughout the process that is responsive and helpful, whether for a construction project or complaint resolution;
  • Plan and application review for Electrical Code compliance;
  • Issuance of Electrical Permits;
  • Thorough professional completion of all field inspections;
  • Inspection for Occupancy Permits;
  • Maintenance of accurate and complete records.

 

Plumbing/Gas Inspection:
 

Ensures that the State Plumbing and Fuel Gas Codes are strictly, yet fairly, enforced in order that plumbing and fuel gas systems work may be completed and operated safely in a timely manner through:

  • Customer service at initial contact and throughout the process that is responsive and helpful, whether for a construction project or complaint resolution;
  • Plan and application review for Plumbing and Fuel Gas Codes compliance;
  • Issuance of Plumbing and Gas Permits;
  • Thorough professional completion of all field inspections;
  • Inspection for Occupancy Permits;
  • Maintenance of accurate and complete records.

 

 

Ashland Town Hall, 101 Main Street, Ashland MA 01721 / (P) 508.881.0100 (F) 508.881.0102

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