Brookline, MA · New home (1-2 family) permit

Brookline, MA new home (1-2 family) permit checklist

13 required items. Read from the town's pages on 09/28/2026.

In the packet (5)

  1. Workers' compensation affidavit, signed BBRS Building Permit Application To Construct, Repair, Renovate Or Demolish a One- or Two-Family Dwelling (PDF, marked 'Revised Mar 2011')
  2. Construction drawings, drawn to scale and dimensioned 780 CMR 51.00 Massachusetts Residential Code (10th ed.), Chapter R1 Scope and Application (unofficial copy)
  3. Energy code compliance documentation 780 CMR 51.00 Massachusetts Residential Code (10th ed.), Chapter R1 Scope and Application (unofficial copy)
  4. Permit fee How to Apply for a Building Permit Through ACA (Accela guide)
  5. Debris disposal facility named Demolition Approval Package (Fillable PDF)

Filed on Accela Citizen Access (Brookline) (1)

  1. Building permit application, completed, signed and dated Mass.gov: Building permit applications for non-state-owned buildings

Only when it applies (7)

  1. Owner authorization for the contractor to apply (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) Building & Permits FAQs - Brookline
  2. Homeowner exemption affidavit (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): no) Homeowners' Exemption Eligibility Affidavit - Sample (DOCX)
  3. Construction Supervisor License number on the application, current (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) 780 CMR 10th ed. Chapter 110.R5 Licensing of Construction Supervisors (unofficial copy)
  4. Flood zone and design flood elevation shown (when Is any part of the lot in a FEMA flood hazard zone: yes) 780 CMR 51.00 Massachusetts Residential Code (10th ed.), Chapter R1 Scope and Application (unofficial copy)
  5. Certificate of liability insurance, current (when Is the work being done by a contractor (not the homeowner): yes) Building & Permits FAQs - Brookline
  6. Certified plot plan, stamped by a registered land surveyor (when Does the work change the building footprint or add floor area: yes) Building & Permits FAQs - Brookline
  7. Public works, water or sewer sign-off (when Does the work change the building footprint or add floor area: yes) Building Department Referral - Stormwater Management and/or Land Disturbing Activities

Check my packet against this list, $79