Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of St. Johnsville, New York

Town of St. Johnsville’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Town-regulated land inside the Town of St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York.

  • The Local Law states that its Land Use Law includes the Land Use Map.
  • Separately incorporated Village of St. Johnsville rules are not addressed by this Town claim.

  “This document shall be known and may be cited as the “Town of St. Johnsville, New York, Land Use Law” and shall include this text, and the Land Use Map.”

• Permit processPartial

  Construction and land use in the Town C-1 Commercial District.

  • A building permit and Planning Board approval with a special permit are required by the cited provision.
  • The cited amendment does not supply a complete application process for all Town permits.

  “In the C-1 Commercial District no building or premises shall be used, and no building shall be erected or altered without a building permit and approval of the Planning Board with a Special Permit required.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of St. Johnsville

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

• Building permitRequired

  Work inside the Town of St. Johnsville that is required to conform to the New York Uniform Code.

  • Certain exceptions are permitted by the State code-administration requirements.

  “Building permits must be required for any work”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building construction inside the Town of St. Johnsville, which is outside New York City.

  • The official State source identifies New York City as the exception.

  “It is applicable in every part of the State with the exception of New York City”

• InspectionsRequired

  Uniform-Code construction work inside the Town of St. Johnsville.

  • Only specified elements of construction are subject to the stated minimum inspection requirement.
  • Permit holders must keep work accessible and exposed until inspection and municipal acceptance.

  “Inspections of certain specified elements [...] must be required.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Work inside the Town of St. Johnsville for which a building permit was required, and changes in general occupancy classification.

  • A certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance is required for all work for which a building permit was required.
  • It is also required whenever the general occupancy classification changes.

  “A certificate of occupancy or [...] compliance must be required”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside the Town of St. Johnsville.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside the Town of St. Johnsville.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside the Town of St. Johnsville.
• Setbacks — Structures inside the Town of St. Johnsville.
• Lot coverage — Development lots inside the Town of St. Johnsville.

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.