Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Wellsville, New York

Village of Wellsville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction inside Wellsville village

  • Buildings for residential storage purposes 144 square feet or less do not require building permits.
  • Structures used for agricultural purposes do not require a permit but must still be built to code.
  • Form is marked Rev. 03.5.13 and may be dated.

  exempt residential storage building: <= 144 sq ft

  “a building permit is required for; a. most types of new residential and commercial construction including alterations, conversions and renovations to existing structures.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Wellsville village adopted NYS Uniform Code by local law

  • Local Law #2 of 2015 text itself is a scanned PDF and could not be read; only the village's page title was quoted.

  “local law# 2 of 2015: adoption of nys buiding codes (ucc)”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted construction inside Wellsville village

  • Owner, contractor or agent must notify code enforcement; minimum two business days notice.
  • Electrical inspections are performed by a third party under a separate fee schedule.

  “(1) minimum of two (2) business days notice must be given for required inspections”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Permitted construction inside Wellsville village (certificate of occupancy or compliance)

  • Not issued without inspections.

  “a coo or coc will not be issued without inspections and you may be required to dismantle work preformed and pay a fine.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Wellsville village (Allegany County), NY

  • Zoning code text (large scanned PDF) could not be opened; existence shown by village code enforcement page listing a Zoning Code, amendments and a Zoning Board of Appeals application.

  “zoning-related zoning permit application - sign zoning permit application - fence zoning board of appeals application zoning code zoning code amendments”

• Septic permitRequired

  Septic system installation inside Wellsville village

  • County health department application also required per the same form.
  • Applicability to sewered lots not established.

  “the installation of all mobile and modular units, all woodstoves - fireplaces and inserts, all heating units, all pools, all electrical work and the installation of all septic systems.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural structures inside Wellsville village

  • Structures must still be built to code.
  • Applies to permit requirement only; zoning not addressed.

  “structures to be used for agricultural purposes do not require a permit but must still be built to code.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permit fees inside Wellsville village

  • Electrical inspections are under a separate fee schedule.
  • No fee schedule was found.

  “building permit fee shall be calculated by the code enforcement office”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit process inside Wellsville village

  • Plan review times: small addition 1-3 weeks; accessory structure 1 week; new residential construction 2-4 weeks; commercial 4-8 weeks.
  • Two copies of plans required; architect/engineer stamp for residential over 1,500 sq ft.

  “incomplete or incorrectly filled out applications will be rejected. submission of a building permit application does not constitute issuance of a permit.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Wellsville or Allegany County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Wellsville village
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Wellsville village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Wellsville village
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size inside Wellsville village
• Setbacks — Setbacks inside Wellsville village

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.