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

Town of Perth’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupancy of a dwelling built under the Town of Perth building-permit process.

  • A final inspection is needed before the certificate is issued.

  “OCCUPANCY of your residence without CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY will not be tolerated.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within the Town of Perth, Fulton County, New York.

  • Zoning is administered and enforced by the Town Code Enforcement Officer together with the listed Town boards as applicable.

  “This Zoning Law shall be administered by the CEO together with the Town Board, the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  A-R, C, PI, and BTZ districts in Perth town.

  • BTZ coverage is governed by Article 5; building coverage in BTZ may not exceed 50%.

  maximum principal-building lot coverage in A-R: <= 0.25 fraction of lot · maximum principal-building lot coverage in C: <= 0.5 fraction of lot · maximum principal-building lot coverage in PI: <= 0.5 fraction of lot

  “Maximum Percentage of Lot Occupied by Principal Building | A-R .25 | C .50 | PI .50”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Travel trailers located outside a manufactured-home park or travel-trailer park/campground in Perth town.

  • Occupancy outside those parks is limited to six months in one year.

  maximum occupancy duration: <= 6 months per year (Travel trailers located outside a manufactured home park or travel trailer park/campground.)

  “Travel trailers are not permitted to be occupied for more than 6 months in 1 year when located outside”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Detached accessory dwelling units in Perth town.

  • Maximum one detached accessory dwelling per lot.
  • Floor area may not exceed 50% of the primary dwelling's floor area, up to 1,000 square feet.
  • The use is listed as a special-permit use and applicable district setbacks apply.

  maximum detached ADU floor area: <= 1000 square feet (Also may not exceed 50% of the primary dwelling floor area.)

  “A maximum of one (1) detached accessory dwelling unit shall be allowed per lot.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision plats within Perth town.

  • The Planning Board may approve, modify, or disapprove preliminary plats.
  • The regulations state that they were approved by the Planning Board on February 13, 2006.

  “the Planning Board of the Town of Perth is authorized and empowered to approve plats”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Applications and permits required under the Perth zoning law.

  • The Town Board establishes and may amend the fee schedule from time to time.
  • The current schedule is on file with the CEO and Town Clerk.

  “The Town Board, by resolution, shall establish and amend (from time to time) a schedule of fees”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning-permit applications for development and land-use activity in Perth town.

  • The applicant files with the CEO and pays the appropriate fee.
  • The application includes two copies of a plot plan and requested information.
  • The CEO notifies the applicant within 10 working days of additional information required.

  CEO additional-information notice: <= 10 working days (After personal receipt and signing of the application.)

  “A person desiring a zoning permit shall file an application for a zoning permit with the CEO, together with the appropriate fee.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Perth

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

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Agricultural-Residential (A-R) District in Perth town.

  • Lots with public sewer have a 20,000-square-foot minimum lot size.

  minimum lot size: 1.0 acre (A-R District without public sewer.) · minimum lot size with public sewer: 20000 square feet (A-R District.)

  “Minimum Lot Size (sq. ft.) 2 | A-R 1.0 acre”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Perth town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Perth town.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Perth town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Perth town.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping other than the specific travel-trailer rules found in the zoning law.

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.