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

Town of Yorkshire’s own rules

• InspectionsRequired

  Manufactured homes before occupancy inside the Town of Yorkshire.

  • The Building Inspector must inspect and certify compliance with all applicable conditions, laws, rules, and regulations before occupancy.

  “No manufactured home shall become occupied until the Building Inspector has made an inspection and certified to the Town Board that all conditions, laws, rules and regulations have been complied with.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Manufactured homes before occupancy inside the Town of Yorkshire.

  • Occupancy cannot occur until the Building Inspector issues the certificate.

  “No occupancy shall be permitted until the Building Inspector issues a Certificate of Occupancy.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County, New York.

  • The zoning law applies to uses and structures not substantially commenced or constructed as of its effective date.

  “Pursuant to the authority conferred by Article 16 of the Town Law and Articles 2 and 3 of Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, the Town Board of the Town of Yorkshire hereby adopts and enacts the following law.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  All single-family dwellings inside the Town of Yorkshire.

  minimum interior area: >= 750 square feet

  “All single family dwellings shall be a minimum of seven hundred fifty (750) square feet in interior area.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Individual manufactured homes inside the Town of Yorkshire.

  • Each individual manufactured home must connect to a sewage-disposal system approved by the Cattaraugus County Department of Health and meeting State Department of Health regulations.

  “Sewage Disposal each individual manufactured home shall be connected to a sewage disposal system approved by the Cattaraugus County Department of Health meeting regulations of the New York State Department of Health.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  A lot in a district permitting single-family dwellings when two or more such units are proposed on that lot inside the Town of Yorkshire.

  • Each new lot must meet all requirements of the zoning law.

  “If two or more single family dwelling units are proposed to be located on the same lot, the lot shall be subdivided and each new lot shall meet all the requirements of this law.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Lots inside the Town of Yorkshire.

  • The rule requires lot frontage, but does not itself establish a separate driveway-permit process.

  “All lots shall have a minimum frontage, as shown in the Table of Dimensional Regulations, on a public right-of-way or on a private street that meets the design criteria for a public right-of-way.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning-permit applications for construction inside the Town of Yorkshire.

  • Applicant must submit two copies of a scaled layout or plot plan; a permit expires after one year if not implemented.

  permit expiration: 1 year (If applicant fails to implement it.)

  “There shall be submitted with all applications for Zoning Permits two copies of a layout or plot plan drawn to scale showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the building and accessory buildings to be erected and such other information as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this law.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Yorkshire

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building construction inside the Town of Yorkshire, except any state-law exception applicable to New York City.

  • The state source identifies New York City as the exception; Yorkshire is not in New York City.

  “The Uniform Code, which took effect on January 1, 1984, prescribes the minimum standards for building construction in New York. It is applicable in every part of the State with the exception of New York City, which is currently permitted to retain its own code.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sewage disposal for individual manufactured homes inside the Town of Yorkshire.

  • The sewage-disposal system must meet New York State Department of Health regulations.

  “Sewage Disposal each individual manufactured home shall be connected to a sewage disposal system approved by the Cattaraugus County Department of Health meeting regulations of the New York State Department of Health.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside the Town of Yorkshire.
• Lot coverage — Lots inside the Town of Yorkshire.
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy on private land inside the Town of Yorkshire.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside the Town of Yorkshire.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside the Town of Yorkshire.

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.