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

Town of Springwater’s own rules

• InspectionsRequired

  Buildings subject to Springwater's rental-housing registration law.

  • Applies to buildings covered by the rental-housing law. Municipal housing authorities, hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfast establishments, nursing homes subject to state or federal safety licensing/regulation, and owner-occupied single-family residential structures are exempt.

  inspection interval: per 24 months (For buildings subject to the rental-housing law.)

  “All buildings subject to this Law shall be inspected by the Office of Code Enforcement at least every twenty-four (24) months.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Manufactured-home communities and pre-existing manufactured-home parks regulated by the Town's Manufactured Homes law.

  • Applies before issuance for a manufactured-home lot after required lot markers are established under the certified survey map and approved site plan. A stormwater-management and erosion-control system must be installed and operational as approved before a certificate of occupancy for a manufactured-home community.

  “No certificate of occupancy or building permit shall be issued until all lot markers are established and placed in accordance with the certified instrument survey map and approved site plan.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Individual manufactured homes in a new manufactured-home community or permitted expansion of a pre-existing manufactured-home park inside Springwater.

  • New individual manufactured homes must be at least 1,000 square feet. Used homes must be at least 900 square feet, no more than 10 years old, not previously flood- or fire-damaged, installed by a certified installer under New York manufactured-home regulations with warranty, and inspected by Town Code Enforcement before occupancy.

  new manufactured home minimum size: >= 1000 square feet (In a manufactured-home community or permitted expansion of a pre-existing manufactured-home park.) · used manufactured home minimum size: >= 900 square feet (Subject to the additional criteria stated in § IV-3.)

  “The minimum size of any new individual Manufactured Home in a Manufactured Home Community or any permitted expansion of a pre-existing Manufactured Home Park shall be 1,000 square feet. The minimum size of any used individual Manufactured Home in a Manufactured Home Community or expansion of a pre-existing Manufactured Home Park shall be 900 square feet and any used Manufactured Home shall meet the following additional criteria:”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Manufactured-home lots inside manufactured-home communities in Springwater.

  • Corner lots must be at least 12,000 square feet. Except where otherwise stated, lots must have minimum width of 80 feet and depth of 120 feet. A maximum 10% deviation from required lot depth is allowed when lot square footage meets or exceeds the required square footage.

  manufactured-home lot area: >= 9600 square feet (Corner lots require at least 12,000 square feet.) · corner manufactured-home lot area: >= 12000 square feet

  “All lots within a Manufactured Home Community shall be a minimum of 9,600 square feet with the exception of corner lots, which shall be a minimum of 12,000 square feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Manufactured-home lots inside manufactured-home communities in Springwater.

  • Front setback is measured from roadway pavement; corner lots require the front setback from pavement of each roadway. A public-right-of-way-adjacent manufactured-home lot or community-serving building must maintain a 50-foot setback from the public right-of-way.

  front setback: >= 25 feet (Measured from roadway pavement; applies to each roadway on a corner lot.) · side setback: >= 15 feet · rear setback: >= 15 feet · public right-of-way setback: >= 50 feet (For manufactured-home lots or community-serving buildings adjacent to a public right-of-way.)

  “Front yard setback. The Manufactured Home shall be sited no closer than 25 feet from the edge of the pavement of the roadway. For a corner lot, the setback shall be 25 feet from the pavement of each roadway.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Individual manufactured-home lots in manufactured-home communities inside Springwater.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 25 percent (For the individual manufactured-home lot.)

  “The maximum lot coverage for each Manufactured Home lot shall not exceed 25% of the individual lot on which such Manufactured Home is sited.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  New manufactured-home communities and expansion of pre-existing manufactured-home parks inside the Town of Springwater.

  • A new community may only be approved in a Manufactured Home Community District created by Town Board local law after Livingston County Planning Board referral and other local-law adoption requirements. Planning Board approval, complete application materials, site-plan approval, and permits from all involved governmental agencies are required.

  “After the date of adoption of this Local Law and filing with the State of New York, no new Manufactured Home Community shall be issued a permit, be approved or be constructed or otherwise developed except in an area of the Town of Springwater that has been approved for such use by the creation of a Manufactured Home Community District by legislative action of the Town of Springwater Town Board.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Roadways and streets for manufactured-home communities inside Springwater.

  • State and Town permits are required before installation, and roadways and streets must comply with Town Highway Superintendent standards/specifications and New York State Department of Transportation standards.

  “Roadways and streets shall comply with the Town of Springwater Superintendent of Highways standards and specifications for road design, and with the New York State Department of Transportation, and state and Town permits shall be required prior to installation.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Permits for manufactured-home communities in Springwater.

  • Before issuance or renewal of a manufactured-home-community permit, the owner/developer must pay fees adopted from time to time by the Town Board and shown on the Town fee schedule.

  “Prior to the issuance of a permit for a Manufactured Home Community or the renewal of any such permit, the owner/developer of the Community shall pay to the Town such fees as may from time to time be adopted by the Town Board and as shown on the Town’s fee schedule.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  New manufactured-home communities and expansion of pre-existing manufactured-home parks in Springwater.

  • Application goes to Town Code Enforcement, which transmits it to the Planning Board. It cannot be accepted, deemed complete, or scheduled for hearing until required materials are complete and accurate. Site-plan review and approval are required for all new communities and expansions.

  “Any application for a new Manufactured Home Community within a Manufactured Home Community District or expansion of a preexisting Manufactured Home Park shall be submitted to the Town of Springwater's Code Enforcement Office, who shall, upon receipt, transmit the application to the Planning Board. No application shall be accepted or considered complete, or scheduled for public hearing until all required materials have been submitted and deemed to be complete and accurate by the Code Enforcement Officer and the Planning Board.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — General residential construction inside the Town of Springwater.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential work inside the Town of Springwater.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside the Town of Springwater.
• Building height — Buildings inside the Town of Springwater.
• Who permits septic — On-site wastewater systems inside the Town of Springwater.

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.