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

Village of East Rochester’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection or structural alteration of buildings/structures inside East Rochester village

  • Permit expires in one year unless project completed; void if project not initiated within six months; one extension up to one year may be requested.
  • Single- or two-family residential applications in residential districts are referred to the zoning board of appeals for architectural review (45 days; failure to act is approval).
  • Permit issued only if the proposal conforms to all other applicable laws and ordinances.

  “a building/use permit or special use permit shall be a prerequisite to the erection or structural alteration of a building, structure or use thereof.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  New structures and other listed events inside East Rochester village

  • Must be obtained within 90 days prior to completion of a new structure, occupancy of a substantially altered or moved structure or changed use, and other listed events.
  • Conditional certificates may be issued at the officer's discretion.
  • Waived for certain title transfers (estates, foreclosure, etc.).

  “the building inspector/code enforcement officer, in his discretion, may issue a conditional certificate of occupancy within 90 days prior to the occurrence of any of the events enumerated in § 193-41c”

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside East Rochester village (Town/Village of East Rochester, Monroe County, NY)

  • Enacted under Article 7 of the NY Village Law; administered by the building inspector/code enforcement officer with the zoning board of appeals.

  “enactment of this chapter by the town/village of east rochester is pursuant to article 7 of the village law of the state of new york.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside East Rochester village

  • Districts per Ch. 193 Art. X: R-1-70, R-1-48, PD, TR, LC, C/I, GC, I.
  • Dimensional values are in Schedules I and I-a attachments, not read here.

  “§ 193-53 r-1-70 and r-1-48 residential districts. § 193-54 pd planned development district. § 193-55 tr townhouse residential district. § 193-56 lc limited commercial and c/i mixed commercial/industrial districts. § 193-57 gc general commercial district. § 193-58 i industrial district.”

• Permit processPublished

  Building/use permit and certificate of occupancy applications inside East Rochester village

  • Site plan required with application (§ 193-43).
  • Non-single/two-family uses go to site plan review; ZBA acts within 62 days.
  • Fees set by board resolution (§ 193-44, not read).

  “all applications for building/use permits shall be made to the building inspector/code enforcement officer in the detail specified in § 193-43 of this chapter.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Inside East Rochester village
• Building code adopted — Inside East Rochester village
• Inspections — Inside East Rochester village
• Minimum dwelling size — R-1-70 and R-1-48 districts
• Minimum lot size — R-1-70 and R-1-48 districts

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.