Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Chaumont, New York

Village of Chaumont’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupancy or use of land and buildings inside Chaumont village (zoning certificate of compliance, not a building-code CO)

  • Applied for together with the zoning permit
  • Issued within 10 days after the zoning enforcement officer inspects and approves the work

  issuance period after inspection: <= 10 days

  “said certificate shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection and alteration shall have been inspected and approved by the zeo as complying with the provisions of this law.”

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside Chaumont village (Jefferson County, NY)

  • Administered by the village zoning enforcement officer, zoning board of appeals, planning board and board of trustees

  “the village board of trustees of the village of chaumont in the county of jefferson, state of new york, hereby ordains and enacts this local law, pursuant to the authority conferred by section 7 of new york state village law”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts and zoning map inside Chaumont village

  • Dimensional table lists RES, RMU, CB, MUB and AGR districts; section 610 also refers to B2 and BR districts

  “presented within is the amended village of chaumont land development code, including zoning districts and a zoning map for the village.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured and mobile homes inside Chaumont village

  • Single-wide manufactured homes allowed only in B2 and BR districts, which are not among the districts in the section 335 table (needs reconciliation)
  • Skirting, stand and tie-down requirements apply
  • Double-wide treatment not determined

  “single-wide manufactured homes are prohibited, except for in the b2 and br districts. no mobile homes are permitted in any district.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  New construction inside Chaumont village

  • Sewer system installed and tested at developer's expense per approved plans and subject to village approval
  • Section 545 on water supply covers developer-installed water distribution connected to the village supply; no general water-connection mandate quoted

  “all new construction must connect to the village sanitary sewage system.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Chaumont village

  • Approval by the village planning board
  • Section 115 bars subdividing land except in conformity with the code

  “the village planning board (vpb) is hereby empowered to approve subdivisions within the village of chaumont.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Zoning permit, appeal, variance and site plan fees inside Chaumont village

  • Fee amounts are set in a board-adopted schedule outside the code and may be adjusted

  “a schedule of fees adopted by the vbt by resolution may be adjusted from time to time as deemed necessary.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Chaumont or Jefferson County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Chaumont village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Chaumont village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Chaumont village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Chaumont village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Chaumont village

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.