The side of a stairway, landing or ramp has a guardrail or handrail, including balusters or in-fill panels, complying with the provisions of 780 CMR 1003.3. Information for General Building Plans.The following information needs to be included in detail on your general building plans. FILLING OUT A BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION, (after you have logged onto the online permitting website). If you are looking for sample specs on a Massachusetts Home Builder please call us today at 781-248-6452 or complete our online request form. The Massachusetts Building Code requires a building permit for any structure over 200 square feet; any that exceeds 600 square feet must have footings.