Town of Portsmouth, RI

BUILDING INSPECTION

 

Contact the Inspection Department if you have questions about the building code, zoning, or your property’s building permit, zoning relief, or ISDS history.

Contact Information:

George Medeiros, Building Official

Gary Gonsalves, Building Inspector

Denise Davis, Departmental Clerk

Joseph Marshall, Electrical Inspector

Telephone:  (401) 683-3611

INSPECTION DEPARTMENT ONLY - HOURS:

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Monday through Friday

 

The Inspection Department is located on the 2nd floor of the Town Hall.

 

Forms available online: (print out and bring in)

Board of Review Petition (Requires FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader)

 

Listing of Fees (Requires FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Responsibilities:

  • Plan review.

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  • Building permit issuance.

  • Inspections:  Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical.

  • Enforcement of:

  •      the Zoning Ordinance;

  •       the Minimum Housing Code; and,

  •       regulations that protect the handicapped and the disabled.

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  • The Inspection Office has significant interface with a variety of State agencies including CRMC and DEM.

  • Inspection provides clerical and technical support to the Board of Review (see note).

  • Inspection is the primary resource to the other Town Departments on issues affecting their physical plant and the Town’s parks and recreation areas. This even extends to regular safety and maintenance inspections at Town playgrounds.

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  • Other projects at the direction of the Council and/or the Administrator.

  • Significant interface with the public.

  • This Department is the depository of crucial data on building and mechanical construction, DEM and CRMC permit history, engineering data, zoning and subdivision history, and similar data.  The changing regulatory climate and developments in the building trades and construction industry requires that each member of the Department engage in continuing education to stay current on the latest developments in their field.

 

 

NOTE:  From time to time the Board of Review receives correspondence in the form of letters and e-mail from various persons interested in a matter pending before the Board.  At times these communications are voluminous.  Although the Town makes its best effort to see that these communications are brought to the attention of the Board, there is always the possibility that a few of the communications may not reach their intended destination.  You may wish to attend the Board of Review hearing in order to be certain that your views are heard.

 

 

 

 

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