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Permit
Annual contractor license: **$125 application fee…
Public right-of-way (street/curb)
Permit required
Yes
Cost
Annual contractor license: **$125 application fee + $10,000 permit bond + 3 written references + state Hoisting Equipment license**. Annual renewal $100. Permit fees per project additional.
Max days
Variable
Authority
Springfield Department of Public Works (70 Tapley Street, Springfield MA 01104, 413-787-6210). Director of Public Works issues all permits. Building Department (36 Court Street, 413-787-6031) for building work.
Portal
springfield-ma.gov permit portal
Processing
**72 hours** for permit processing
Special rules
Per **Springfield Code Article III + 520 CMR 14.00**. Annual contractor licensing required: original $10K bond (not faxed copy) + liability insurance + 3 references on municipal letterhead + state Hoisting license + OSHA Competent Excavation Person self-cert. **3-year excavation moratorium after paving**. Permittee required to indemnify city. City trash fee $90/container/year for residents. MA waste bans extensive (MassDEP). Heavy snow.
Private property (driveway/yard)
Permit required
No
Cost
$0
Max days
Local-dependent
Special rules
Older housing common.
Prohibited items & penalties
State landfill bans
MA broad waste bans (310 CMR 19.017): Mattresses (Nov 2022), textiles (Nov 2022), food waste >0.5 ton/wk, lead-acid batteries, CRTs, whole tires, white goods, paper/cardboard/glass/metal/plastic, yard waste, asphalt/brick/concrete, treated/untreated wood, clean gypsum.
Common prohibited
All MA-banned items + hazardous waste, paints, oils, batteries, tires, electronics, refrigerants, asbestos, medical waste, fluorescent bulbs, propane
Max fine
Up to $1,000/day per MA
VERIFIED Apr 2026 against springfield-ma.gov/dpw/permits + ecode360 Springfield Article III §300-x.
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