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

Town of Diana’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Diana town, including the Hamlet of Harrisville.

  • The Town of Diana zoning code was amended in 2021; the town's posted assessment identifies separate Town Rural Residential and Hamlet districts.

  “The Town of Diana Zoning Code was amended in 2021 to provide for zoning in the entire town, including the Hamlet of Harrisville.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Diana town.

  • Outside the Hamlet is Town Rural Residential; the Hamlet has Rural Residential, Mixed Use, and Central districts.

  “Outside the Hamlet there is one zone, Rural Residential (for the purposes of this report, this will be referred to as Town Rural Residential), and the Hamlet is divided into three (3) districts: Rural Residential, Mixed Use, and Central.”

• Subdividing landNot regulated

  Town subdivision regulation inside Diana town.

  • This finding concerns Town subdivision regulations and does not negate state, county, health, or Adirondack Park requirements.

  “This section provides an evaluation of all relevant land use regulations, including the Town Zoning Law. The Town does not have subdivision regulations.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in FEMA-designated special flood hazard areas inside Diana town.

  • The law applies to all special flood hazard areas identified on FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
  • If the proposed development may cause physical damage to another property or fails construction requirements, no permit may issue.
  • The Planning Board hears appeals and variance requests.

  “The law grants authority to the Flood Plain Administrator to administer and implement the law by granting or denying floodplain development permits.”

• Permit processPartial

  Town site-plan, special-use-permit, and zoning-appeal applications inside Diana town.

  • The Town Board has discretion to waive portions of site-plan application requirements.
  • Special-use permits follow the same application procedures as site-plan review.
  • A public hearing is required for all variance actions.

  “Applications are submitted to the Town Clerk with the application fee. All appeals and applications made to the ZBA must be submitted in writing and refer to specific provisions of the law being appealed.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Diana

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Diana town, which is outside New York City.

  • New York's Uniform Code applies statewide except New York City.

  “The Uniform Code is applicable in all parts of the State except New York City”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New residential construction inside Diana town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Diana town.
• Inspections — Building work inside Diana town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Diana town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Diana 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.