US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/ ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is a secure site for submitting environmental permits, transmittals, certifications, and reports electronically to MassDEP. http://www.state.ma.us/dep/ BUILDING PERMITS
In general, a permit is required to construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, remove or demolish a building or structure: or to change the use or occupancy of a building or structure. A great site to view the general permitting process has been set up by the town of Needham. Needham's Easy Permits www.town.needham.ma.us/EasyPermits/Index.htm. This site is a great starting place for frequently asked permit questions, a guide through the precess and a listing of forms. Specific permits can be obtained directly from the following towns. Acton: doc.acton-ma.gov/dsweb/Get/Document-12808/4+page+Building+Permit+Form.pdf Andover: andoverma.gov/building/permapp.pdf Arlington: www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_Inspections/Forms%20and%20Applications/Application_for_Permit_to_Build.pdf Bedford: No online application. Contact the Town of Bedford Planning Board, 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA 01730, Phone: 781-275-1548 , Hours: 9 am-4 pm, Monday thru Friday
Billerica: No online application. Information on the process can be found at:www.billericanews.com/laws/barules.htm Boston: www.cityofboston.gov/isd/building/bldgpermits.asp Burlington: No online application. Contact: Town Hall29 Center St Burlington, MA 01803
781.270.1600 Hours:M-F 8:30AM-4:30PM Cambridge: www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/cp/zng/pb/spec_perm_appl.pdf Chelmsford: http://www.townofchelmsford.us/Building-Permits.cfm Concord: http://www.concordnet.org/dplm/dplm%20applications.html Dracut: http://www.dracut-ma.us/departments.aspx?deptid=11 Lawrence: No online application available. http://www.ci.lawrence.ma.us/ Lexington: http://ci.lexington.ma.us/OCD/Building/Building.htm Lowell: http://www.lowellma.gov/depts/dpd/permitting Maynard: http://web.maynard.ma.us/gov/planningboard/ Melrose: http://www.cityofmelrose.org/FAQ/answers1.htm#building Methuen: No online application available. http://www.ci.methuen.ma.us/ North Reading: http://www.northreadingma.gov/Pages/NReadingMA_CommPlan/forms/index Reading: http://www.ci.reading.ma.us/planning/ Stoneham: http://www.ci.stoneham.ma.us/Pages/StonehamMA_Planning/index Tewksbury: http://www.tewksbury.net/dcd/building/index.html Waltham: http://www.city.waltham.ma.us/building/index.html Westford: No online application available. General info at: http://www.westford-ma.gov/generalinfo/building/building.htm Winchester: http://www.winchester.us/Building/ Woburn: http://ma-woburn.civicplus.com/index.asp?NID=85 | 
