Permits Issued by DPW
Department: | Department of Public Works | |
| Engineering and Traffic Division | |
| 70 Tapley Street | |
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Staff Liaison: | Chris Cignoli, Director | |
| (413) 750-2808 | |
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| Matt Sokop, P.E., City Engineer | |
| (413) 784-4884 | |
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Office Hours: | 8:00 am- 3:00 pm, Monday- Friday Engineering (413) 787-6210 / Fax 413-787-6029 | |
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Board/Commission/Committee: | Board of Public Works | |
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Meeting Schedule: | Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:00pm at the project site under discussion. | |
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Description of Board/Commission: | The Board of Public Works is composed of three members appointed by the Mayor for a three-year term. The board holds public hearings on projects such as street acceptance, discontinuance, sewer installation or relocation, utilities placed in the public ways. The Board handles all matters pertaining to the conversion of Private Way into Public Way. The Board levies betterment assessments on abutting properties affected by improvements. The Board makes recommendations to the Mayor and City Council for approval. | |
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Permits Issued: | Driveway/Curb Cuts Street Closing Sewer Entrance Fee Street Occupancy Sidewalk Vendors Sidewalk Sales Road Excavation Sign Posting Projections In/Over Street | |
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Process for Obtaining Permit(s): | Applications may be obtained at DPW Engineering Division office during regular business hours or online at DPW website
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Advertising Requirements: | Not applicable | |
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Time Frame for Public Hearing: | Not applicable | |
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Time frame for Decision: | Not applicable | |
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Appeal Process: | Not applicable | |
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Fee Schedule: | See table below. | |
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Applicable Local, State, Federal Statutes | M.G.L. Chapters 82A, 84,146, 164, 165,166A, DTE 98-22; and 1926 CFR 1926, Subpart P |
DPW Fee Schedule
Permit/ Service | Fee |
Contractor License Application Fee | $125.00 |
Street Opening/Trenching Application Fee | $ 75.00 |
Non-Excavation | $ 25.00/day |
Life Cycle Pavement Fees Pavement less than one (1) year old Pavement less than five (5) years old Pavement five (5) to ten (10) years old Pavement over ten (10) years old
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$120.00/ sq. ft. $ 65.00/ sq. ft. $ 23.00/ sq. ft. $ 15.00/ sq. ft. |
Blanket Manhole (public utility) | $1,000.00/year |
Inspection Fees: General roadway excavation General street excavation prior to city resurfacing program |
$ 45.00/day $100.00 |
For permit application procedures and fees see https://www.springfield-ma.gov/dpw/permits