Massachusetts
Dukes County, MA building departments and permits
- Each Massachusetts city or town must employ its own building commissioner or inspector of buildings, the official who administers the building code locally, and two or more towns may share one (M.G.L. c. 143, § 3).
- 5 of the county's towns take building permit applications online; the most common portal is OpenGov (4 towns).
- 2 towns file on paper, with the forms on the town website.
- The Dukes County department records were checked against each town's official website between 2026-09-17 and 2026-09-20.
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7 cities and towns in DukesCounty, each with its building department’s contact details, permit portal or forms, the state rules on which home projects need a permit and who pulls it, and quotes from licensed contractors. The Dukes County feed permits.llc indexes has not delivered a filing since 30 July 2026, so there are no recent filings to show here; the town pages keep what was indexed.
Which building department to call in Dukes County
Find your town, then call its department or apply the way it takes applications. Each town’s page has the address, the hours where the town publishes them, and the permit rules.
Frequently asked questions
Which building department do I call in Dukes County?
Each Massachusetts city or town must employ its own building commissioner or inspector of buildings, the official who administers the building code locally, and two or more towns may share one (M.G.L. c. 143, § 3). The table on this page lists each town's department with its phone and how to apply.
Which Dukes County towns does permits.llc cover?
All 7 cities and towns in Dukes County, each with its building department's contact details, the state rules on which home projects need a permit, and a form for quotes from licensed contractors.
Does permits.llc list permits filed in Dukes County?
Not currently. The Dukes County feed permits.llc indexes has not delivered a filing since 30 July 2026, so the town pages keep the permits already indexed but show nothing recent. Ask the town building department how to look up a permit by address.
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