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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Peru

Town of Peru 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 Peru that is required to conform to the New York State Uniform Code.

  • Certain exceptions are permitted under the statewide code-enforcement framework.

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building construction inside the Town of Peru, which is outside New York City.

  • The statewide Uniform Code applies automatically; the cited exception is New York City.

  “automatically in effect in each city, town, and village in the State (except New York City)”

• InspectionsRequired

  Construction subject to New York State Uniform Code enforcement inside the Town of Peru.

  • The requirement concerns specified elements of the construction process; permit holders must keep work accessible and exposed until inspection and acceptance.

  “to perform construction inspections required by the Codes”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Work inside the Town of Peru for which a building permit was required, and changes in general occupancy classification.

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

  “shall be granted only by issuance of a certificate of occupancy or a certificate of compliance”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site sewage systems inside the Town of Peru, within Clinton County.

  • The Clinton County Sanitary Code defines the Sanitary Code as rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Health of the Clinton County Health District.

  “contact the Clinton County Health Department”

• Septic permitRequired

  New individual residential or commercial sewage systems under 1,000 gallons per day inside the Town of Peru.

  • The system flow must be less than 1,000 gallons per day.
  • A construction permit must be issued and approval granted by the Director before construction or operation.
  • For systems of 1,000 gallons per day or greater, SPDES permitting and NYSDEC and/or Department plan approval apply where applicable.

  system flow threshold: < 1000 gallons per day (Individual residential or commercial sewage systems)

  “No person shall make, install, construct, modify or place in operation or allow to be made, installed, constructed, modified or placed in operation any Individual Residential or Commercial Sewage System with a flow of less than one-thousand (1,000) gallons per day or to construct such system to serve any new building or structure until a Construction Permit has been issued and approval granted by the Director.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  On-site sewage disposal inside the Town of Peru where no Community or Public Sewage Treatment System is available and accessible.

  • Only a sewage treatment system approved by the Department may be used.
  • The system is available only where no Community or Public Sewage Treatment System is available and accessible.

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

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner construction of a dwelling inside the Town of Peru.
• Local zoning — Land inside the Town of Peru, Clinton County, New York.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside the Town of Peru.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential dwellings inside the Town of Peru.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots inside the Town of Peru.

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.