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other persons as the Select Board or Town Meeting may direct. Duties of the Commissioner under this By - Law shall include receiving applications, issuing building permits, interpreting district boundaries, approving plans, inspecting premises, issuing certificates of zoning compliance, taking action on violations, and any other lawful actions necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with this By-Law. 1.4 Building Permit. 1.4.1 Requirement of Permit: No building or structure shall be erected, enlarged, moved, altered, removed or demolished without a permit issued by the Building Commissioner. No such permit shall be issued until such construction, alteration or use, as proposed, shall comply in all respects with the provisions of this By - Law, or with a decision rendered or special permit granted by the Board of Appeals or other designated special permit granting authority. 1.4.2 Permit Procedure: The Building Commissioner shall require that all applications for building permits and accompanying plot plans and specifications required by the State Building Code contain the following: 1.4.2(a) A grading plan, prepared by a registered land surveyor or registered professional engineer, showing proposed finished grading at two-foot minimum contour intervals; the location of wetlands, the areas bordering such wetlands, and land within a flood hazard district on the site, if any; and drainage provisions and their effects on adjoining parcels. Such grading plan shall comply with the individual lot drainage requirements of Section 3.16 herein. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOWN OF MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS ZONING BY-LAW October 20, 2025 Page 6 1.4.2(b) Such other information as the Building Commissioner may require to ensure compliance with this By-Law, such as off-street parking areas, screening, fencing, open space and earth removal. 1.4.3 Waivers: The Building Commissioner may waive any requirement for a grading plan for the alteration or enlargement of an existing building or structure, or for the construction of an accessory building or structure. Said requirement may also be waived for the construction or erection of a non-accessory building or structure if such a waiver is first approved by the Planning Board, the Board of Health and the Conservation Commission. 1.4.4 Commencement of Work;