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Ipswich Board of Health raises inspection and permit fees, effective July 1
Summary
The Ipswich Board of Health voted unanimously June 1 to increase several permit and plan-review fees — including late renewal and temporary food fees, well construction and pool permit fees — and set the fee changes to take effect July 1, 2026.
The Ipswich Board of Health voted unanimously June 1 to raise multiple permit and plan-review fees and set the increases to take effect July 1, 2026.
At a noticed public hearing, Colleen E. Fermon, Director of Public Health, reviewed the proposed changes to the Board’s fee schedule. The Board approved the increases as proposed and closed the hearing after no members of the public spoke.
Key increases adopted include raising the permit/license late renewal fee (when a complete application is not submitted at least 30 days before permit expiration or seasonal operation) from $50 to $75; temporary food establishment late-filing fees from $25 to $35 (including the farmers market category); private well construction permits (domestic, commercial, irrigation, ground-source heat pumps and monitoring) from $150 to $200; public or semi-public pool permit fees from $150 to $200; and public or semi-public pool plan review fees from $100 to $150. Complete copies of the regulation and fee schedule are on file at the Public Health Office, Fermon said.
Fermon confirmed the legal notice of the hearing ran in The Local News on May 13, 2026, more than the 14 days required. Dr. Susan Boreri moved to adopt the fee schedule amendments as read; Amanda Donovan seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The Board then voted to make the amendments effective July 1, 2026, to coincide with the new fiscal year.
The department will publish the adopted changes in The Local News and maintain the full regulation on file at the Public Health Office for public inspection.
