Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of South Valley, New York

Rules another office applies inside Town of South Valley

Town of South Valley does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  Work inside the Town of South Valley that is required to conform to the New York State Uniform Code.

  • Certain exceptions are permitted.
  • The state source describes minimum requirements for the local code-enforcement program; the specific South Valley permit exceptions and administrator were not located.

  “Building permits must be required for any work which is required to conform to the Uniform Code. Certain exceptions are permitted.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Specified elements of construction inside the Town of South Valley for work governed by the New York State Uniform Code.

  • Only certain specified construction elements require inspections.
  • Building-permit holders must keep work accessible and exposed until it is inspected and accepted by the municipality.

  “Inspections of certain specified elements of the construction process must be required. Building permits holders must keep work accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the municipality.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings or structures inside the Town of South Valley for work requiring a building permit, and buildings whose general occupancy classification changes.

  • A certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance is required for all work for which a building permit was required.
  • A certificate is also required whenever the general occupancy classification changes.

  “for all work for which a building permit was required”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of South Valley or Cattaraugus County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside the Town of South Valley.
• Local zoning — Land inside the Town of South Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside the Town of South Valley.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside the Town of South Valley.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots inside the Town of South Valley.

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.