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

Town of Pembroke’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Pembroke, Genesee County, New York.

  • The cited 2025 local law concerns Schedule A and front-yard setbacks along Route 77 in the Limited Commercial and Interchange zones.

  “RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Pembroke hereby adopts said Local Law as Local Law No.1 of 2025”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Pembroke town zoning districts, including Limited Commercial and Interchange districts identified in the 2025 local-law record.

  • The cited action amended Zoning Schedule A for front-yard setbacks along Route 77.
  • This research did not verify the complete current district schedule.

  “Zoning Law [...] Zoning Map [...] Zoning District Setbacks”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Front-yard setbacks along Route 77 in Pembroke's Limited Commercial (LC) and Interchange (INT) zones.

  • The amendment aligns Route 77 front-yard setbacks with all other LC and INT zones.
  • The official agenda extract does not state the numerical setback; no numerical parameter is recorded.

  “A Local Law to amend Zoning Schedule A of the Town of Pembroke Zoning Law to align the front yard setbacks along Route 77 to be the same as all other Limited Commercial (LC) and Interchange (INT) Zones within the Town of Pembroke”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town building and zoning permitting inside Pembroke town.

  • The official Town page links a Fee Schedule; the schedule's amounts were not available through webpage opening and are not recorded.

  “Online Building Permits and Payments - Clink Link Below https://pembroke.portal.iworq.net/portalhome/pembroke Fee Schedule”

• Permit processPartial

  Town building permitting inside Pembroke town.

  • The official Town page publishes an online building-permits-and-payments portal, but this research did not verify the full application and review process.

  “Online Building Permits and Payments - Clink Link Below”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Pembroke

Town of Pembroke 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 Pembroke town that is required to conform to the New York Uniform Code.

  • Certain exceptions are permitted.
  • The local-government enforcement program is the mechanism described by the State source.

  “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 Pembroke town; New York City is excepted, not Pembroke.

  • The Uniform Code prescribes minimum building-construction and fire-prevention standards.
  • The source states that individual towns need not separately adopt it for it to take effect.

  “The Uniform Code is automatically in effect in each city, town, and village in the State (except New York City) by directive of the State Legislature.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Uniform-Code construction inside Pembroke town.

  • Only certain specified construction elements are subject to required inspections.
  • Permit holders must keep work accessible and exposed until it is inspected and accepted by the municipality.

  “Construction Inspections. Inspections of certain specified elements of the construction process must be required. Building permits holders must keep work accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the municipality.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Work inside Pembroke town 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.
  • It is also required whenever a building's general occupancy classification changes.

  “Certificates of Occupancy or Compliance. A certificate of occupancy or a certificate of compliance must be required (1) for all work for which a building permit was required and (2) whenever the general occupancy classification of a building is changed.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Pembroke town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential districts inside Pembroke town.
• Minimum lot size — Residential districts inside Pembroke town.
• Lot coverage — Zoning districts inside Pembroke town.
• Building height — Zoning districts inside Pembroke 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.