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

Town of New Bremen’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Small-scale, agricultural, and building-integrated solar energy systems inside the Town of New Bremen.

  • Required before placement and operation.
  • The Town may exempt farm structures from building-permit requirements.
  • The systems must meet all requirements pertaining to accessory structures.

  “Such systems shall be required to obtain a building permit or a solar building permit from the Town of New Bremen proper to placement and operation unless the Town exempts farm structures from requiring building permits and shall also meet all other requirements pertaining to Accessory Structures.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Uses inside the Town of New Bremen subject to Town Planning Board site-plan review.

  • A Town Planning Board-approved site-plan review must authorize and support issuance.

  “No zoning permit or certfficate of occupancy shall be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer (ZEO), except upon authorization by and in conformity with a Town Planning Board-approved site plan review and/or special use permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of New Bremen, Lewis County, New York.

  • The Town's zoning administration is handled by the Lewis County Building Codes Department.

  “Zoning is Handled by the Lewis County Building Codes Dept.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  All land inside the Town of New Bremen.

  • The Town is designated as one Rural Residential zone.

  zone designation: Rural Residential

  “For the purpose of this la the Town of New Bremen is hereby designated as one zone, which shall be designated as Rural Residential.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  New campgrounds inside the Town of New Bremen that were not substantially constructed by the effective date of the zoning law.

  • Site-plan approval is required before undertaking the campground.
  • Existing uses and structures lawfully in existence as of the zoning law's effective date are not subject to the law.

  “All new commercial and industrial uses, mobile home parks, and campgrounds within the town which have not been substantiaily constructed by the effective date ofthis Law, shall require site plan approval before being undertaken.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes, including structures intended for temporary or permanent living quarters, inside the Town of New Bremen.

  • The Town Mobile Home Law provides minimum standards for placement and use.
  • The law is administered by the Town Board and Enforcement Officer.

  “Except as otherwise provided by this law, a permit shall be required before an owner, tenant or other occupant of real estate may locate, relocate, or replace a mobile home in the Town of New Bremen or erect, enlarge or replace an accessory structure to that mobile home.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Dairy farming, crop or livestock raising, and other agricultural pursuits inside the Town of New Bremen.

  • This is an exemption from requirements of the Town zoning law only.
  • The zoning law does not supersede procedural or substantive requirements of other local, state, or federal laws or regulations, and necessary permits and certificates under those laws remain required.

  “The following land use activifies are exempted from the requirements of this taw; however, this taw does not supersede, modify, or replace procedural or substantive requirements of other local, state, or federal laws or regulations which may apply to the development, or necessity the applicant comply with those laws and regulafions and obtain all necessary permits and certificates thereunder, including those of New York States Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Private roads and driveways proposed as part of a Town site-plan application inside New Bremen.

  • Site-plan approval is conditional on obtaining necessary approvals from the jurisdictional permitting authority, including county or town highway departments.
  • Private roads and driveways must provide year-round access.
  • The approval standards impose a 35-foot minimum separation between proposed and existing driveways on public roads, a 70-foot intersection spacing, and a 24-foot minimum maintained width.

  minimum separation between proposed and existing driveways on public roads: >= 35 feet · minimum driveway centerline distance from roadway intersection: >= 70 feet · minimum maintained driveway width: >= 24 feet

  “Site plan approval shall be conditional upon the applicant obtaining any necessary approvals from thejurisdictional permithng authority, e.g. county, ortown highway departments. ln addition, the following access requirements shall apply: 1. Private roads and driveways shall be constructed and maintained so as to provide for year-round access.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town site-plan applications in New Bremen.

  • Fee must be paid to the New Bremen Town Clerk before final approval of the proposed site-plan application.

  use change fee: 50 USD · new construction fee: 75 USD · use or area zoning variance fee: 100 USD · solar energy systems fewer than 25 megawatts fee: 200 USD

  “Application Fees are as follows: 1. Use Change - $50 2. New Construction - $75 3. Use or Area Zoning Variance - $100 4. Solar Energy Systems Fewer than 25 mega watts - $200 Fee is to be paid to the New Bremen Town Clerk prior to final approval of the proposed site plan application”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  New Town land-use activities for which the zoning law requires site-plan review.

  • Applicant must submit a site plan and appropriate supporting data to the Town Planning Board.
  • After Planning Board approval and before commencement, the Zoning Enforcement Officer issues the zoning permit.
  • The application must be filed with the Town Clerk with the application fee.

  “To apply for site plan review and a zoning permit, an applicant shall complete a site plan review application form and file it with the Town Clerk along with the application fee, as determined by resolution of the Town Board.”

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• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside the Town of New Bremen.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption applicable inside the Town of New Bremen.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside the Town of New Bremen.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings in the Town's Rural Residential zone.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots in the Town's Rural Residential zone.

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.