[Last amended effective 1-1-2014]
[Amended 5-2-2016 by Ord. No. 088]
Type of Permit
Fee
Notes
Food Service Establishment
By seating:
0 to 50
$125
51 to 150
$150
151 to 499
$175
500 and up
$175 + $1/seat
By type:
Catering, per year
$150
Catering, by function
$25
Frozen dessert (each location)
$50
Residential kitchen:
Initial
$150
Renewal
$100
Mobile food/pushcart
$125
Temporary food:
1 day
$75
2 to 3 days
$150
4 to 7 days
$175
Not to exceed 13 days
$175 + $15/day
Milk, each location
$10
By square foot:
0 to 1,000 limited retail
$125
1,001 to 3,500 small retail
$150
3,501 to 7,500 convenience
$200
7,501 to 9,999 supermarket
$350
10,000 and up warehouse
$350 + $0.50/square foot
Plan review
$125
Title 5/Sewage Disposal
Soil evaluation:
New construction
$225
Upgrade
$125
Additional day
$50/hour
Sewage system plan review:
New construction
$250
Repair
$200
Permits/Licenses:
Disposal works installer's permit
$100
Septic system construction permit (new)
$175
Septic system construction permit (repair)
$125
Septage haulers (per vehicle)
$100
Recreational camps for children
Permit to operate
$100
Public/Semi-public swimming pools
Permits:
Annual pool permit
$150
Seasonal pool permit
$150
Special purpose/wading pool
$25
Plan review
$200
See § 400-13.2A, Consultant fee.
Funeral
Funeral directors
$75
Burial permits
$25
Issued by City Clerk
Permits to move bodies
$25
Biological Safety
Annual permit
$250
See § 400-13.2A, Consultant fee.
Massage
Establishment:
Initial
$250
Transferred to state; potential for some types
Renewal
$150
Transferred to state; potential for some types
Individual:
Initial
$100
Transferred to state; potential for some types
Tanning facilities
Establishment:
Initial
$200
Renewal
$125
Keeping of livestock
Permit:
Initial
$150
Renewal
$50
Commercial stable
$100 + $25/stall
Change of occupancy
Occupancy permit
$50
Second reinspection
$25 - $100
See § 400-13.2E, Reinspection fee.
Body art
Establishment:
Initial
$400
Renewal
$300
Individual:
Initial
$125
Renewal
$100
Tobacco control
Tobacco sales permit
$75
Beaches
Permit
$100
A. 
Consultant fee. As provided by MGL c. 44, § 53G, the Beverly Board of Health may impose reasonable fees for the employment of outside consultants, engaged by the Board of Health, for review of any application submitted to the Board of Health pursuant to the requirements of the Subdivision Control Law, the State Environmental Code, or any other state or municipal statute, bylaw or regulation, as they may be amended or enacted from time to time.
B. 
Operation without permit. Any activity found to be in operation without the appropriate permit/license for said activity may be charged double the listed amount for said permit/license.
C. 
Late fee. Fees outstanding over 30 days will result in the suspension of operation and/or legal action. When and if the permit is reinstated, a late fee of 100% of the full year's fee will be assessed in addition to the yearly fee as established.
D. 
Pro-rated fee. Applicants granted a permit after June 30 and before November 1 of a calendar year will have their permit fee reduced by 50%. Applicants granted a permit after November 1 and prior to December 31 will be charged full price, but the permit will be valid until December 31 of the following year.
E. 
Reinspection fee.
(1) 
Where applicable, the Board may assess reinspection fees for the second and subsequent reinspections at the following rates:
(a) 
Second reinspection: $25.
(b) 
Third reinspection: $50.
(c) 
Fourth and subsequent reinspections: $100.
(2) 
These reinspection fees are additional to other administrative and/or legal action within the Board's authority.
(3) 
This provision may be implemented by the noncriminal method of disposition as provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D.