The following schedule of fees sets forth the fees and charges assessed by various boards, departments and offices of the Town of Ashland.
Chapter 77, Alarm Systems
[Amended 10-18-2000 ATM, Art. 21]
A.
Master box (§ 77-2):
(1)
Annual fee: three hundred dollars ($300.).
(2)
Permit fee: twenty dollars ($20).
(3)
Connection fee: five hundred dollars ($500.).
B.
Central station operating company (§ 77-3):
(1)
Annual fee: three hundred dollars ($300.).
(2)
Permit fee: twenty dollars ($20).
(3)
Connection fee: five hundred dollars ($500.).
Chapter 84, Amusement Devices
A.
Permit and approval fee: one hundred dollars ($100).
Chapter 87, Animals
A.
Registration and licensing of dogs: amount set by Town Clerk.
Chapter 141, Fees
A.
Town Clerk's fees:
Service
Fee
Filing and indexing assignment for benefit of creditors
$10
Entering an amendment of a record of the birth of a child born out of wedlock subsequently legitimized
$10
Correcting errors in a record of birth, marriage or death
$10
Entering delayed record of birth, marriage or death
$10
Massachusetts tax lien/child support lien filing or release
$0
Certified copy of birth record
$5
Fee to mail certified copy (no SASE included in request)
$1
Certified copy of marriage record
$5
Fee to mail certified copy (no SASE included in request)
$1
Certified copy of death record
$5
Fee to mail certified copy (no SASE included in request)
$1
Filing a certificate of a person conducting business under any title other than his/her real name (includes certified copy)
$30
A filing by a person conducting business under any title other than his/her real name of a statement of change of his residence retirement or withdrawal from or change of location of such business
$0
Fine for failure to file a business certificate under MGL Ch. 40, § 21d (noncriminal disposition of violations)
$25
Furnishing a certified copy of such business certificates
$5
Entering a certificate of marriage filed by persons married out of the commonwealth
$10
Recording the power of attorney
$10
Copying any manuscript or record pertaining to a birth, marriage or death, per page
$10
Receiving and filing a complete inventory of all items to be included in a closing out sale, etc.
$10
First page
$1
Each additional page
$1
Voter's identification certificate
$3
Active voter registration list
$25
Marked active voter registration list
$25
Active voter list on diskette
$25
Zoning bylaw book (when available)
$25
Zoning Map (when available)
$5
Z.B.A. manual
$5
Subdivision Rules and Regulations (when available)
$25
Issuing certificate copies of birth, marriage and death
$5
Any document containing the Town Seal (certified copy)
$5
Business list
$5
Marriage intention
$25
Recording a deed of lot or plot in a public cemetery (Wildwood)
$0
Annual registration of underground storage of flammables or explosives (tanks)
$25
Dog license
Male/female
$11
Neutered/spayed
$11
Duplicate dog tag
$2
Kennel license
1-4 dogs
$25
5-10 dogs
$50
10 or more dogs
$75
Any photocopy
$0.25
Any computer-generated page
$0.50
Recording medical registrations
$25
Recording orders granting location of poles, piers, abutments, or conduits, alterations, or transfers thereof, and increase in the numbers of wires and cable or attachments under the provisions of § 22, Ch. 166
$40
Raffle and bazaar permits
$25
Issuing and/or recording pawnbrokers license
$100
Street maps (when available)
$2
Bounced check bank demand and statutory charges
$32.50
For Town Clerk issuing a burial permit
$25
B.
Sealer of Weights and Measures fees:
Device
Fee
Balances and scales
Over 10,000 pounds
$75
5,000 to 10,000 pounds
$40
1,000 to 5,000 pounds
$30
100 to 1,000 pounds
$25
Less than 100 pounds
$15
Reverse vending machine (bottles and cans)
$15
Reinspection fee
$15
Weights
Avoirdupois (each)
$1
Metric (each)
$1
Apothecary (each)
$1
Troy (each)
$1
Capacity measures
Vehicle tanks:
Each indicator
$4
Each 100 gallons or fraction thereof
$2
Liquid:
1 gallon or less
$1
More than 1 gallon
$2
Liquid measure meters
Inlet 1/2-inch or less oil or grease
$5
Inlet 1/2-inch to 1-inch gas
$10
Inlet more than 1 inch
Vehicle tank pump
$20
Vehicle tank gravity
$30
Bulk storage
$50
Company supplies prover
$30
Pumps
Each stop on pump
$4
Other devices
Taxi meters
$10
Odometer-hubometer
$10
Leather measuring (semiannual)
$5
Fabric measuring
$5
Wire-rope-cordage
$5
Chapter 183, Plastic Bag Reduction
Fine Schedule
Fine Allowed
Enforcement Agency
1st offense
Warning
Town Manager's
2nd offense
$50.00
Designee
3rd & each subsequent offense
$100.00
Chapter 215, Peddling and Soliciting
A.
Hawker/peddler (§ 215-1A): twenty-five dollars ($25).
B.
Soliciting license (§ 215-14): ten dollars ($10).
Chapter 227, Retail Establishments
[Amended 11-20-2019 STM, Art. 13]
A.
Annual license fee (§ 227-3): to be determined by the Select Board.
Chapter 242, Soil Removal
A.
Earth removal permits (§ 242-3B): as established by the Board.
Chapter 282, Zoning
[Amended 11-20-2019 STM, Art. 13]
A.
Sign permit application fee [§ 282-35E(2)]: to be determined by Select Board.
B.
Special permit in Water Supply Protection District (§ 282-43H): fee schedule adopted by special permit granting authority based upon the complexity of the project and proposed scope of the work.
Chapter 300, Septic Systems and Wells
A.
Septic system permit (§ 300-4): schedule of fees available at Board of Health office.
B.
Well permit (§ 300-4): schedule of fees available at Board of Health office.
Chapter 307, Wastewater Treatment Plants
A.
Preliminary application fee (§ 307-8A): four thousand dollars ($4,000).
B.
Final application fee (§ 307-8B): two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per lot for the maximum number of lots serviced.
Chapter 312, Water Supplies, Private and Semipublic
A.
Permit fee (§ 312-2): as set by the Board of Health from time to time.
Chapter 318, Wildwood Cemetery
CEMETERY FEES:
Grave opening charge: $300
Frost fees: $100
Greens and lowering device rental: $50
Ashes: $100
Baby opening: $100
Weekend/holiday charges: $400
LOT CHARGES (per single lot grave)
Resident1
Perpetual care:
$300
Sale of grave:
$300
Total
$600
1
A person whose legal domicile is Ashland at time of purchase of lot.
Chapter 326, Sewers
A.
Application for permit to construct sewer lines (§ 326-1, definition of "permit to construct sewer lines"): one hundred dollars ($100).
B.
License to install sanitary building sewers, public sewer mains, etc. (§ 326-8A):
(1)
Initial license: one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)
Renewal request: seventy-fifty dollars ($75).
C.
Application for permit to construct sewer line (§ 326-10I): one thousand dollars ($1,000).
D.
Approval to connect, each tap to be made by contractor (§ 326-17H):
(1)
Existing structures: two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(2)
New residential structures: seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
(3)
New commercial and industrial structures: seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
E.
Connection and inspection fees [§ 326-26B(1)]:
(1)
Initial service: eight hundred dollars ($800).
(2)
Each additional service or developer-installed mains: six hundred dollars ($600).
F.
Miscellaneous sewer fees (§ 326-32):
(1)
Sewer connection for new road, business, house or condominium: one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2)
Sewer connection for existing house: five hundred dollars ($500). The permit shall be valid for one (1) year.
(3)
Sewer blockage fee: one hundred dollars ($100), plus labor charge.
(4)
Hourly rates:
(a)
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.:
[1]
Fifty dollars ($50) per man for the first hour.
[2]
Thirty-five dollars ($35) per man for each additional hour.
(b)
3:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.: fifty dollars ($50) per man per hour.
Chapter 334, Water
A.
New water service, complete, from water main to edge of property, including water main tap [§ 334-61B(1)]:
Meter Size
(inches)
Fee
3/4
$750
1
$1,000
1 1/4
$1,250
1 1/2
$1,500
2
$2,000
Greater than 2
$600 per 1/2 inch
B.
Water main tapping fees [§ 334-61B(3)]:
Main Size
(inches)
Fee
8
$750
10
$1,000
12
$1,500
14 or larger
$2,000
C.
Sprinkler connections [§ 334-61B(4)]:
(1)
Sprinkler tap: five hundred dollars ($500).
(2)
Service charge: fifty dollars ($50) per billing.
D.
Test of meter at customer's request [§ 334-61B(5)]:
(1)
One-inch and smaller:
(a)
If found to be within accuracy: fifty dollars ($50).
(b)
If found to be defective: no charge.
(2)
Larger than one-inch: fifty dollars ($50) per hour.
E.
Resealing meter that has been tampered with [§ 334-61B(6)]: two hundred dollars ($200).
F.
Frozen meter reset, up to one-inch [§ 334-61B(7)]:
(1)
Between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.: thirty dollars ($30).
(2)
Between 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.: seventy-five dollars ($75) per hour.
G.
Turning water on or off [§ 334-61B(8)]: fifty dollars ($50).
H.
Cross-connection test fee [§ 334-61B(9)]: seventy-five dollars ($75) per device.
I.
Final meter readings [§ 334-61B(10)]: twenty dollars ($20).
J.
Replace water meter valves within homes [§ 334-61B(11)]: one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
K.
Fine for second estimated water and sewer bill [§ 334-61B(12)]: none. However, town cannot be responsible for calculation of use charges.
L.
Inspection charges [§ 334-61B(13)]:
(1)
First inspection (during normal hours): no charge.
(2)
Second and subsequent inspections:
(a)
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.:
[1]
First hour: fifty dollars ($50) per man.
[2]
Each additional hour: thirty-five dollars ($35) per man.
(b)
3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: fifty dollars ($50) per hour.
M.
Drain layer's license [including one (1) copy of Water and Sewer Division Rules and Regulations] [§ 334-61C(1)(a)]: one hundred dollars ($100).
N.
Additional copies of rules and regulations [§ 334-61C(1)(b)]: fifteen dollars ($15) each.
O.
Road reconstruction [§ 334-61C(2)]: to be determined by the Highway Division Superintendent on a per-foot basis according to current prices of materials.
Select Board's fees:
[Amended 11-20-2019 STM, Art. 13]
A.
Restaurant:
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
(1)
All: one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750).
(2)
Beer and wine: seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
B.
Package store:
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
(1)
All: seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
(2)
Beer and wine: seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
C.
Tavern-inn holder: one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750).
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
D.
Club: seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
E.
Veterans club: seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
F.
One-day: twenty-five dollars ($25).
G.
Auctioneer: twenty-five dollars ($25).
H.
Sunday entertainment: one hundred dollars ($100).
I.
Common victualler: fifty dollars ($50).
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
J.
Billiards: two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
K.
Lodging house: twenty dollars ($20).
L.
Taxi service: one hundred dollars ($100).
M.
Hobby shop: twenty-five dollars ($25).
N.
Class I: one hundred dollars ($100).
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
O.
Class II: one hundred dollars ($100).
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
P.
Class III: one hundred dollars ($100).
[Amended 10-21-2009, effective 12-1-2009; 12-15-2010]
Planning Board fees:
[Amended 3-14-2002, effective 4-1-2002; 4-3-2003]
[Note: Check must accompany application(s)/request(s).]
A.
All development.
Permit Applications
Plus Hearing Costs
Fee
Flood Plain District
$150
Scenic Road
$300
Water Resource Protection
$200
Conferences
Fee
Pre-Submittal
Initial conference
$300
Additional conferences
(per session)
$100
Pre-Construction (per session)
$100
Technical Review Board conference
$750
On-site conference, requested
$100
by Developer (per session)
Hearings
Fee
Advertisement
Cost
Consultant reviews and/or
Cost
attendance
Miscellaneous
Fee
Consultant fees, engineer,
landscape, architect
Cost
Maintenance of definitive
plans and as-builts
$250 per application
Repetitive petition with ZBA
$300
Covenant -- review and approval
$750
Cert. of Performance (lot
releases)
$150 per lot
Occupancy permit inspection
$100 each
Street acceptance
$500 per street
B.
Residential.
Approval Not Required Plans (ANR)
Fee
Application fee
$250, plus $100 per additional lot created
Modification/Amendment
$100
Application Fee
Type of
Development
Preliminary
Plan
Definitive
Plan
Modification/
Amendment
Cluster
Single-Family
$3,000, plus
$2,000, plus
$1,500
Homes
$150 per lot
$500 per lot
Multifamily
$3,000, plus
$2,000, plus
$1,500
$75 per unit
$250 per unit
Senior Residential
Single-Family
$3,000, plus
$2,000, plus
$1,500
Homes
$150 per lot
$500 per lot
Multifamily
$3,000, plus
$2,000, plus
$1,500
$75 per unit
$250 per unit
Subdivision
Single-Family
$3,000, plus
$2,000, plus
$1,500
Homes
$150 per lot
$500 per lot
Multifamily
$3,000, plus
$2,000, plus
$1,500
$75 per unit
$250 per unit
Other Multifamily
(apartments, condo-
miniums, duplexes)
$3,000, plus
$2,000, plus
$1,500
$75 per unit
$250 per unit
C.
Commercial and industrial.
(1)
Site plan approval application fee: $2,000, plus $0.15 per square foot of gross floor area.
(2)
Mixed Use District.
(a)
Site plan approval application fee: $2,000, plus $0.15 per square foot of gross floor area (commercial or industrial); $250 per residential unit.
(b)
Modification/Amendment: $1,500.
(3)
Rail Transit District.
(a)
Site plan approval application fee: $2,000, plus $0.15 per square foot of gross floor area (commercial or industrial); $250 per residential unit.
(b)
Modification/Amendment: $1,500.
D.
Earth recycling facilities: $5,000.
E.
Site plan approval:
(1)
Under 1 acre: $750, plus hearing costs.
(2)
Over 1 acre: $1,250, plus hearing costs.
F.
Water resource protection, special permit:
(1)
Non-complex: $100.
(2)
Complex: $250.
G.
Security deposit fees: office accounting: 5% of each deposit (separate check).
Board of Health fees:
[Amended 4-18-2023]
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 111, Section 31 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Ashland Board of Health does hereby adopt the following regulations establishing permit and license fees:
Food Service Establishments
Food Establishment Permit Fee
Full Year
Partial Year (After June 30)
25 seats or less
$415.00
$350.00
26-99 seats
$570.00
$475.00
100 seats & over
$570.00 plus 1.30 each seat over 100
$475 plus $1.30 each seat over 100
Renewal (Annual Fee)
Full Year
25 seats or less
$225.00
26-99 seats
$255.00
100 seats & over
$255.00 plus $1.30 each seat
Retail Food Establishment
Retail Food Permit Fee/Sq. Feet
Full Year
Partial Year (After June 30)
Less than 1,500
$285.00
$190.00
1,501 - 4,000
$415.00
$320.00
4,001 - 8,000
$570.00
$450.00
Greater than 8,000
$1,265.00
$1,105.00
Renewal (Annual Fee)/Sq. Feet
Full Year
Less than 1,500
$160.00
1,501 - 4,000
$190.00
4,001 - 8,000
$285.00
Greater than 8,000
$760.00
Food Establishment Plan Review for Changes in Operations or New Facility/Major Renovation
Minor Renovation/Operation Change
$50.00
Major Renovation/New Facility - Plan Review
$100.00
Caterers (d,e)
New Facility
$160.00
With Existing Food Establishment
$95.00
Mobile Food Vendors (d,e)
Daily
$50.00/per day
Year round/Annual
$200.00/annual
Prepackaged Ice Cream Only
$150.00/annual
Miscellaneous Food
Farmer's Market and Corner Spot Vendors
$40.00/per day
(*excluding mobile vendors)
$50.00/annual
Temporary Food Event
$40.00/per day
Temporary Food Permit (Up to 10 days)
$115.00
Residential Kitchens
$95.00
Function Hall (includes non-profit, no town agency)
$160.00
Variance Fee
$50.00
Miscellaneous Permits
Animal Permit (Horse, Chicken, Goat, other.)
$30.00
Animal Permit (Temporary)
$25.00
Beach Permit
$140.00
Beach permit (with a recreational camp permit)
$100.00
Recreational Camp Permit
$130.00
Swimming Pool Permit
$285.00
Service Inspection for Housing (up to 6 rooms)
$125.00
Installer's Permit
$160.00
Septic Hauler/Offal Hauler Permit
$160.00
Trench Permit
$25.00
Tobacco Sales
Full Year
Partial Year (After June 30)
Retail Establishment
$255.00
$130.00
Tanning Establishment
Full Year
Partial Year (After June 30)
Establishment (1st issuance)
$160.00
$115.00
Establishment (Annual)
$130.00
Each Device thereafter
$95.00
$65.00
Body Art
Full Year
Partial Year (After June 30)
Establishment (New Facility)
$380.00
$320.00
Establishment (Annual)
$255.00
Body Artist
$130.00
$95.00
Note:
a)
Application is to include square footage and/or number of seats on all renewal forms.
b)
Establishments that require both retail and food service shall pay only the higher of the two fees.
c)
Seating capacity will be as established by the Massachusetts State Building Code for places of assembly.
d)
Square footage includes all displays, sales areas, storage, and processing areas.
e)
First inspection of any type (i.e. routine, complaint, and follow-up) is included in the fee; there will be a $50.00 charge for each additional re-inspection.
Soil Testing
Soil Testing per lot (3 deep hole observation and 2 percolation tests)
$320.00
Trench Permit (Required for Soiling Testing)
$25.00
Additional Soil Test, Per Test
$95.00
New Onsite Sewage Disposal System (Residential)
New Septic System Review - New Construction (homes with 4 bedrooms or less, including one plan revision)
$695.00
Each additional bedroom above 4 bedrooms
$160.00
Each additional plan revision (whether or not it was previously approved)
$225.00
Sewage Disposal system Repairs/Replacements
Septic Tank Replacement
$160.00
Distribution Box Replacement/Septic Tank Repair
$95.00
Alterations (e.g. changes to a pre-existing subsurface sewage disposal system) (Does not include soil testing)
$225.00
Repairs or Replacement of Onsite Sewage Disposal System (Does not include soil testing)
$255.00
Miscellaneous
Transfers/Renewals (Any change in the plan will be considered a new application)
$65.00
Onsite Sewage (Commercial)
Per system (first 500 gallon per day of flow including one plan revision)
$825.00
Each gallon in excess of 500 gallons per day
$1.30
Each Additional plan revision (whether or not it was previously approved)
$320.00
Well
New Well
$285.00
Replacement Well
$160.00
Alterations/Repairs to Existing Well
$100.00
Permit Renewal
$65.00
Zoning Board of Appeals fees:
A.
Application fee: twenty-five dollars ($25).
B.
Abutter fee, per abutter: two dollars ($2).