Software Upgrades Impacting Pittsfield Online Permitting System

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Due to software upgrades, the City of Pittsfield’s Engineering Division permitting system, PermitEyes, will be temporarily unavailable beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26 through Sunday, June 30.
 
Beginning on Monday, July 1, the new version of PermitEyes will be live for the Engineering Division. The new PermitEyes 20/20 program will be an upgrade to the current permitting program with a new look and feel aimed at making the process more user friendly. Applicants will be able to view and track the progress of their application from the PermitEyes homepage as it goes through the approval process.
 
To move all the data from the current site to the new site, the permitting system for the Engineering Division will be unavailable during this transition period. No permit applications will be accepted online.
 
If a new permit is required during this time, residents are asked to call the Engineering Division at (413) 499-9327 or visit their office at 10 Fenn Street, Mezzanine Level to file a paper application.
 
Payment will be accepted in the form of cash or check payable to the City of Pittsfield. The new site will be accessible on Monday, July 1. No permitting systems for other city departments will be impacted during this transition.
 
Those who are a PermitEyes users who have the site bookmarked, the existing link will take them to the new site where they can log in.
 

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Pittsfield Road Cut Moratorium

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's annual city road cut moratorium will be in effect from Nov. 29, 2024 to March 15, 2025. 
 
The road cut moratorium is implemented annually, as a precautionary measure, to ensure roads are kept clear of construction work during snow events and to limit the cuts in roads that are filled with temporary patches while material is unavailable.
 
During this period, steel plates are not to be used to cover open excavations in roads. Also, the Department of Public Services and Utilities will not be issuing the following permits:
 
• General Permit
• Sewer Public Utility Connection Permit
• Stormwater Public Utility Connection Permit
• Water Public Utility Connection Permit
• Trench Permit
 
Limited exceptions will be made for emergency work that is determined to be an immediate threat to the health or safety of a property or its occupants.
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