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

Town of Mayfield’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and excavations for buildings inside Mayfield town.

  • A single residential-use storage building under 144 square feet is exempt.
  • The permit is valid for one year from issuance.

  permit validity: 1 year

  “No building shall be erected, moved, altered, added to or enlarged and no excavation for any building shall be begun unless and until a building permit for such work has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Work inside Mayfield town that must conform to the Uniform Code or Energy Code.

  • The local instruction applies the requirement to work that must conform to the Uniform Code and/or Energy Code.

  “A building permit shall be required for any work which must conform to the Uniform Code and/or the Energy Code”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted construction inside Mayfield town.

  • Work must remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted.
  • The permit holder must notify the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer when an element is ready for inspection.
  • Listed inspection elements apply where applicable.

  “Work shall remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer or by an inspector authorized by the Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupancy or use of newly erected, altered, moved, or extended buildings, changed building uses, and certain land uses inside Mayfield town.

  • Forest practices, tilling the soil, or similar uses are excepted from the vacant-land and land-use-change provisions.
  • The Code Enforcement Officer must inspect before issuing the certificate.
  • The inspection must be made within 10 days after application, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

  inspection period after application: <= 10 days (Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excepted)

  “A certificate of occupancy is required for any of the following: 1. occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected, altered, moved or extended; 2. change in the use of an existing building;”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Mayfield, Fulton County, New York.

  • The zoning law is administered and enforced by the Town Code Enforcement Officer.

  “This local law shall be known as the “Zoning Law of the Town of Mayfield, New York”.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Mayfield town subject to the Town zoning law.

  • District placement depends on the Town zoning map.

  “The Town of Mayfield is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:”

• Living in an RVLimited

  RV occupancy in an RV park inside Mayfield town.

  • An RV park must be on at least six acres.
  • A Town permit is required before development or use as an RV park.
  • A site-plan review or special-use-permit submittal may apply.
  • One RV is allowed per RV lot.

  minimum RV park tract area: >= 6 acres · RV lots per gross acre: <= 12 lots · RV lot area: >= 2500 square feet

  “Only 1 RV shall be permitted to occupy any 1 RV lot.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction of a sewage-disposal system inside Mayfield town.

  • The required permit is issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
  • The permit is valid for one year from issuance.

  permit validity: 1 year

  “No water supply or sewage disposal system shall be constructed until a building permit for such work has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. This permit shall be valid for a period of 1 year from date of issue.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Short-term-rental registrations inside Mayfield town that do not have access to municipal sewer.

  • A full septic inspection is required only for initial registration.
  • Later annual fee payments require a visual septic-inspection certificate.
  • No inspection is needed if the rental has access to municipal sewer.

  “A full septic inspection for initial registration (Septic Die Test). This is need only for the first-year registration. Not needed if access to municipal sewer.”

• Agricultural exemptionAvailable

  Parcels inside Mayfield town located in a New York State agricultural district certified under Agriculture and Markets Law Article 25-AA.

  • The provision applies to normal agricultural practices and construction of typical agricultural structures.
  • It applies in all Town zoning districts.

  “Any owner of a parcel of land within the Town, which is located within a New York State agricultural district certified pursuant to Article 25-AA of the Agriculture and Markets Law, shall not be prohibited from performing normal agricultural practices or from constructing typical agricultural structures.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision plats inside Mayfield town outside incorporated-village limits.

  • The authority stated in the provision applies outside the limits of any incorporated village.

  “the Planning Board of the Town of Mayfield is authorized and empowered to approve plats showing lots, blocks or sites with or without streets or highways, to approve the development of entirely or partially undeveloped plats already filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County and to approve, modify or disapprove preliminary and final subdivision plats within the Town of Mayfield located outside the limits of any incorporated village.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  RV-park entrance roads and RV-lot driveways inside Mayfield town.

  • Construction of an entrance road requires approval from the Town Highway Superintendent, County Highway Superintendent, or NYS Department of Transportation.
  • Each RV lot must have an improved driveway at least nine feet wide.

  minimum RV-lot driveway width: >= 9 feet

  “Construction of any entrance road shall not commence until approval of the Town Highway Superintendent, County Highway Superintendent, or New York State Department of Transportation is obtained.”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Short-term rentals inside Mayfield town.

  • Registration is required even for hosts renting 14 days or fewer annually.
  • The registration permit is valid for two years.
  • Rental days are limited to 120 annually.
  • Maximum guests are contingent on septic capacity.

  maximum rental days annually: <= 120 days

  “No fee for Hosts who rent for 14 days or less annually but must register and follow registration procedures and local law.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town building-permit applications inside Mayfield town.

  • The form lists a $50 septic permit fee among its stated permit fees.
  • Fees differ by project type and size.

  site-built house fee, first 1,500 square feet: 300 USD · septic permit fee: 50 USD

  “Houses (Site Built)-First 1500 sq.ft. $300”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building-permit applications inside Mayfield town.

  • Plans and written descriptions must accompany the application.
  • A plot plan is required for all new structures and septic systems.
  • A current deed is required for all new construction.
  • The permit issues once the application is determined complete.

  “A permit will be issued when the application has been determined to be complete.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Mayfield

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

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Agricultural-1 district inside Mayfield town.

  maximum lot coverage by all structures: <= 20 percent

  “Maximum percent of lot occupied by all structures 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50 30 30 50 50 50 NA”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Residential-1 district inside Mayfield town.

    “Maximum percent of lot occupied by all structures 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50 30 30 50 50 50 NA”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Mayfield town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Principal dwellings inside Mayfield town.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Mayfield town.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Mayfield town.
• Off-grid sanitation — Off-grid sanitation inside Mayfield 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.