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

Town of Genoa’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings and construction inside the Town of Genoa.

  • The town law covers administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code and State Energy Conservation Construction Code.

  “administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted construction inside the Town of Genoa.

  • Work must remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted.
  • Applicable inspections include site, foundation, slab, framing, building systems, manufactured-home installation and final inspection.
  • A remote inspection may replace an in-person inspection only when the official finds it provides the same level and quality; otherwise an in-person inspection is required.

  “Work shall remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the Code Enforcement Officer or by an Inspector authorized by the Code Enforcement Officer. The Permit Holder shall notify the Code Enforcement Officer when any element of work described in subdivision (b) of this section is ready for inspection.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Genoa, Cayuga County, New York.

  • The county hazard-mitigation plan identifies the zoning code as locally regulated.

  “Zoning Code Yes 2014 Local Codes Department”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lots for new residential buildings inside the Town of Genoa, excluding Cayuga Lake shorefront lots from the 40,000-square-foot minimum-area requirement.

  • The 40,000-square-foot minimum-area requirement does not apply to lots fronting on Cayuga Lake.
  • Residential lots must have 150 feet of frontage on a public street or private roadway, except Cayuga Lake-fronting lots must have 75 feet of Cayuga Lake frontage.

  minimum residential lot area: >= 40000 square feet (Lots fronting upon the shore of Cayuga Lake are not subject to this requirement.) · minimum residential lot frontage: >= 150 feet (Cayuga Lake-fronting lots must have 75 feet of Cayuga Lake frontage.)

  “minimum area of Forty thousand square feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Buildings constructed inside the Town of Genoa.

  • The 30-foot right-of-way setback does not apply to lake-frontage property described in Section 5.
  • The rear-property-line definition is the point farthest from and most parallel to frontage required by Section 6.

  right-of-way setback: >= 30 feet (Lake-frontage property described in Section 5 is excepted.) · adjacent or rear property-line setback: >= 10 feet

  “All buildings hereafter constructed in the Town shall be set back a minimum distance of 30 feet from the near line of any public or private right-of-way, except lake frontage property described in section 5 shall not be subject to this requirement.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Structures proposed within the 100-year floodplain inside the Town of Genoa.

  • The county hazard-mitigation plan reports that the Town prohibits construction of structures within the 100-year floodplain.
  • The plan identifies Local Law #1 of 2007 as the flood-damage-prevention ordinance and says it had not been amended at the time of the plan.

  “The town prohibits construction of structures within the 100-year floodplain.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Code-enforcement permits, certificates, inspections, and related actions inside the Town of Genoa.

  • The fee schedule is established by Town Board resolution and may be amended by like resolution.
  • The opened ordinance did not supply current dollar amounts.

  “A fee schedule shall be established by resolution of the Town Board. Such fee schedule may thereafter be amended from time to time by like resolution.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building-permit applications inside the Town of Genoa.

  • Application must be in writing, on an official-acceptable form, and signed by the owner or authorized agent.
  • The Code Enforcement Officer may require information sufficient to determine code compliance.
  • Permits become invalid if work does not begin within six months and expire 12 months after issuance; renewal requires application, fee, and approval.

  commencement deadline: <= 6 months (Measured following permit issuance; otherwise permit becomes invalid.) · permit expiration: 12 months (Measured after permit issuance; renewal requires application, fee, and Code Enforcement Officer approval.)

  “Applications for a Building Permit shall be made in writing on a form provided by or otherwise acceptable to the Code Enforcement Officer. The application shall be signed by the owner of the property where the work is to be performed or an authorized agent of the owner.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Genoa

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sewage-disposal compliance for permits under Genoa's Set Back & Lot Area Law inside the Town of Genoa.

  • Before a permit under the local law issues, certification of compliance with all County Health Department sewage-disposal regulations must be provided to the Code Enforcement official.

  “County Health Dept. regulations concerning the disposal of sewage”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside the Town of Genoa.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside the Town of Genoa.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside the Town of Genoa.
• Lot coverage — Land inside the Town of Genoa.
• Building height — Buildings inside the Town of Genoa.

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.