Serving Taunton, MA
Retaining walls, steps, driveways and patios in Taunton, where we terraced a waterfront hillside with walls and long runs of paver steps.
Taunton borders Easton to the south, and at about 50 square miles it is several places in one: dense streets around the Green, older neighborhoods like Whittenton and Weir Village, and newer subdivisions out in East Taunton and North Taunton. The Taunton River runs through the middle, joined by the Three Mile, Mill and Snake rivers.
Our waterfront project in Taunton is one of the largest wall jobs on this site. A steep hillside steps down from a paver driveway to the house through terraced retaining walls, long stair runs and paved landings. We build retaining walls, walkways and steps, paver driveways and patios across the city.
The Building Department lists what needs a building permit: swimming pools and pool decks, retaining walls over four feet measured from the bottom of the footing, and accessory structures over 200 square feet. Fences up to seven feet do not.
Taunton adds a step other places skip. Structures that need no building permit still need a Zoning Compliance Permit from the Planning department. Applications run through the city’s PermitEyes portal.
Taunton’s conservation ordinance sets a Wetland Protection Zone of 25 to 100 feet from wetlands, vernal pools, lakes and ponds. Twenty-five feet is the minimum, and the Commission sets a wider zone when a large part of the lot will become hard surface, near land that floods and in wildlife corridors.
In practice, a big patio or driveway near water can earn a bigger setback than a small one. The Conservation Commission decides case by case.
The city’s sewer system dates to 1870 and serves the built-up core. Its wastewater plan found that only about half the population was sewered at the time, with most outlying areas on septic. That plan is older now, so check your own street with Engineering.
If you are on septic, see the city’s Title 5 page and have the system located before a patio, pool or wider driveway is drawn.
Most of Taunton is low, averaging about 44 feet above sea level, with scattered bedrock hills and drumlins; Prospect Hill is the high point at 200 feet. Soils range from fast-draining sand near the rivers to poorly drained old-lakebed soils along the Taunton River itself.
Widening, moving or adding a driveway at the street line needs a street opening permit from Public Works, also through PermitEyes.
Town rules change. We last checked these against Taunton’s own pages in October 2026, so confirm with the town before you build.
Taunton, MAA Taunton waterfront hillside steps down from a paver driveway to the home through terraced retaining walls, long stair runs, and paved landings framed by lawn and stone.
North Easton, MAA North Easton paver driveway centers on a circular stone pattern, with lantern-topped masonry pillars, low walls, and a matching walkway leading to the front entrance.
Pembroke, MAA Pembroke waterfront home opens onto bluestone patios, with broad stone steps, lawn paths, and planted beds connecting sheltered seating to the surrounding landscape.
Yes. Our Waterfront Retaining Walls and Paver Steps project is in Taunton and has its own page with photos. Terraced walls carry a steep waterfront hillside down from the driveway to the house, with stair runs and landings between the levels.
City ordinance requires a protective fence at least four feet high around any pool 24 inches or deeper, with self-closing, self-latching gates latched at least 54 inches above the ground. The pool and its deck both need a building permit.
It declares one storm by storm. When a ban is called, parking on city streets is prohibited and cars may be towed, and the city opens municipal lots for free parking. There is no fixed seasonal overnight ban.
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