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

Town of Au Sable’s own rules

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Au Sable town.

  • The official zoning maps are incorporated into the zoning law.
  • Overlay districts are additional to base districts and can impose further submittal, mitigation, and review requirements.

  published districts: ACH; CH; MI; LI; RU; RM; MU1 (Additional districts continue in the zoning law)

  “the Town of AuSable establishes and is hereby divided into the following zoning districts”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision applications inside Au Sable town.

  • The Planning Board studies and votes on subdivision applications.
  • The town page provides subdivision application and subdivision-regulations materials; a public hearing is normally held, although it may be waived for a minor application.

  “handles applications for subdivisions of land”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Au Sable

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

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R1 Existing Residential and R2 Undeveloped Residential districts inside Au Sable town.

  • Other zoning districts have different coverage limits.

  maximum lot coverage: 40 percent (R1 Existing Residential and R2 Undeveloped Residential)

  “R1 Existing Residential [...] 40% [...] R2 Undeveloped Residential [...] 40%”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sewage disposal serving residential or commercial buildings inside Au Sable town when public sewer is not supplied.

  • The Town of Au Sable requires the Clinton County Health Department sewage-disposal permit in this circumstance.

  “Per the NY State Health Code, please contact the Clinton County Health Department for instructions on obtaining a construction permit to install, replace, or if you are re-engineering a septic system.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Individual residential or commercial sewage systems below 1,000 gallons per day serving new buildings or structures inside Au Sable town.

  • A Construction Permit must be issued and approval granted by the Director before installation, construction, modification, or operation.
  • Applicants may have to show that public or community sewer is not available and accessible; applications require prescribed forms, required fee, and required engineering information.

  flow threshold: < 1000 gallons per day (Individual Residential or Commercial Sewage System)

  “until a Construction Permit has been issued”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Onsite sewage disposal inside Au Sable town where no community or public sewage treatment system is available and accessible.

  • Only a Sewage Treatment System approved by the Department may be used.
  • Individual residential or commercial systems below 1,000 gallons per day require a County Construction Permit and Director approval.

  “only a Sewage Treatment System approved by the Department may be used”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Facilities from which sewage flows inside Au Sable town.

  • Connection is required only when a Community or Public Sewage Treatment System is available and accessible.
  • When one becomes available and accessible, the Department may direct an individual-system owner to abandon that system within 90 days and connect.

  connection deadline after Department direction: <= 90 days (When a Community or Public Sewage Treatment System becomes available and accessible)

  “All sanitary facilities or any other facility from which sewage flows shall be connected to a Community or Public Sewage Treatment System, if available and accessible.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Au Sable town.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption inside Au Sable town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Au Sable town.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Au Sable town.
• Accessory dwellings — Accessory dwellings inside Au Sable town.

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.