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Inspectors are in the office between the hours of 8:30 AM - 10:30
AM and 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM. All other times require an appointment
and may be made by calling 232-0900, ext. 401.
The building inspection office includes the following: building,
electrical, mechanical, plumbing, sewer, water, and road opening
permits.
It is the responsibility of the Inspections Department to enforce
the provisions of the Rhode Island State Building Codes, Building,
Mechanical, Plumbing, the National Electrical Code, together with
other relevant codes.
The Inspections Department follows the following codes:
- RI State Building Code
- RI State One and Two Family Code
- RI State Electrical Code
- RI State Plumbing Code
- RI State Mechanical Code
- Model Energy Code
Permits are required for most construction work performed, including
roofing, siding, pools, fences, sheds, garages, new additions, cabinetry,
doors, new construction, windows, electrical, plumbing and mechanical
work, temporary structures, and retaining walls.
Permits are not required for painting, wallpapering, carpeting
and floor covering, landscaping and patio walls less than 4' in
height.
Any work performed by a contractor, said person/company, must be
licensed or registered by the State of Rhode Island.
Permit fees are required on new homes for the following:
- Building permit fee
- Electrical permit fee
- Plumbing permit fee
- Mechanical permit fee
- Radon surcharge
- Sewer/water connection fee - $500
Starting a project without permits will incur an additional
charge of $200 for each time construction or renovations are performed
without a permit per each permit required.
Building Permit
Fees
See the chart linked below for the cost of permit fees (excluding
sewer/water).
Linked
or
printable .pdf document
Procedure For Permitting Process:
Pick up applications at Building Inspector's Office for construction
All applications must be filled out and signed by a licensed
contractor or homeowners (if applicable)
- One family home homeowners can take out permit but work
must be performed by homeowner
- All others must be taken out by a licensed contractor by
the State of RI
Three (3) sets of scaled drawings need to be turned in to the
Building Inspector's Office. One will remain in a permanent file,
the second will go to the Fire Marshall, and the third will be
returned to the owner stamped and reviewed.
Typical inspections that are done:
- Soil inspection prior to installation of concrete forms for
foundation
- Foundation form inspection
- Underground plumbing
- Electrical service location
- Prior to installation of wallboard or plastering
- Rough framing inspection
- Rough electrical
- Rough plumbing
- Rough mechanical
Finish Inspection Prior to Certificate of Occupancy being issued:
- Home must be complete
- Must contact Fire Marshall for smoke detector test
- Contact all utilities for meter installations
- Contact Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Inspectors
for final inspections
- The appropriate utility company must inspect all utilities.
For example, the gas company installs and inspects gas mains on
the exterior of every building.
- For sewer inspection, contact
Glenn Corrente, Sewer Superintendent,
at the Department of Public Works, 2 Mafalda Street, 233-1440.
Minimum Housing Codes and Standards
The Minimum Housing Division of the Building Inspections Department
is responsible for enforcing minimum standards governing the condition
and maintenance of properties. The purpose of this division is to
protect public health, safety and welfare by ensuring that structural
integrity, utility installation and maintenance, and safe and sanitary
conditions are maintained, thereby alleviating urban blight, decay
and substandard housing stock.
Compliance
It is the purpose and intent of the Inspections Department to have
voluntary conformance to all codes and standards within our jurisdiction
throughout the Town. Where voluntary conformance is not forthcoming,
the Building Inspection Department must institute steps to mandate
code compliance.
The following steps constitute the general process of code compliance
enforcements:
- A notice of violation results in a request for the property
owner (violator) to contact the office so that a remedial course
of action may be taken.
- If violation is not answered within thirty (30) days, court
action shall be taken by the North Providence Municipal Court
system. At that time, a summons shall be issued to the violator
by the North Providence Police Department.
- Penalties by Municipal Court follow the RIGL 23-27.3-122.3 as
follows - "Every person who shall violate any provision of this
code shall be punished by imprisonment in the adult correctional
institution for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars ($500), or both, for each violation.
Each day during which any portion of a violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
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