Boston, MA Permit Rule Change Log

What changed in Boston's building-permit fees, adopted codes and permit portal — dated, cited to Inspectional Services Department's own pages, and backed by archived captures.

4 official sources tracked Last verified October 7, 2026 0 published changes

Detected changes

Newest first. Each row links to the official source and to the archived capture in which the change was first seen, and to the previous capture for comparison.

DetectedWhat changedPreviousNewSource & capture
No published changes yet. Tracking began September 9, 2026; 38 captures across 4 sources so far. A change is published only when both the previous and new value clear the confidence threshold or a reviewer confirms it.

Lower-confidence signals not shown as facts: 3 fee · 1 item awaiting editorial review. Export: changes.csv · changes.json.

Current values on record

FieldValueSourceLast verified
IBC edition 2021 Adopted codes · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
IRC edition 2021 Adopted codes · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page title Tenth edition of the MA State Building Code 780 | Mass.gov Adopted codes · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.mass.gov/handbook/tenth-edition-of-the-ma-state-buildin… Adopted codes · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://content.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2023/05/Buildin… Fee schedule · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2021/10/Building%20… Fee schedule · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page title How to Get a New Construction Permit | Boston.gov Permit portal · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy
Page URL (after redirects) https://www.boston.gov/departments/inspectional-services/how-get-ne… Permit portal · source 2026-10-07 · archived copy

Export: facts.csv · facts.json. Permit costs and requirements by project type: Boston permit guide.

Tracked sources

TypeOfficial pageLast capturedStatusCapturesArchive
Adopted codes https://www.mass.gov/handbook/tenth-edition-of-the-ma-sta… 2026-10-07 captured 14 archived copy
Fee schedule https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2021/10/B… 2026-10-07 captured 9 archived copy
Fee schedule https://content.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2023/… 2026-09-09 unchanged 8 archived copy
Permit portal https://www.boston.gov/departments/inspectional-services/… 2026-10-07 captured 7 archived copy

"Blocked" means the jurisdiction's site refused our fetch from that network on the last attempt; the source is retried from a second network before it is marked unreachable. Capture log: snapshots.csv.