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

Village of Marcellus’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Work subject to the Uniform Code/Energy Code inside Marcellus village

  • Subject to exceptions in subdivision (b) of § 44-5, not reviewed in detail
  • Hot work permit also required for hot work

  “a building permit shall be required for any work must conform to the uniform code and/or energy code, including, but not limited to, the construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, removal, relocation, or demolition of any building or structure”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Building construction inside Marcellus village

  • Chapter 44 amended and adopted January 23, 2023 (document stamp 02/01/2023); administers the NYS Uniform Code and Energy Code

  “chapter 44 building code administration and enforcement [adopted as local law #4 of 1989, amended and adopted, december 27, 2012, as chapter 44 of the code, amended and adopted january 23, 2023 as chapter 44 of the code]”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Work under a building permit and use/occupancy changes inside Marcellus village

  • Certificate of compliance may substitute
  • Temporary CO available under § 44-11(d)

  “a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance shall be required for any work which is the subject of a building permit and for all structures, buildings, or portions thereof, which are converted from one use or occupancy classification or subclassification to another.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Marcellus village limits (Onondaga County)

  “chapter 250. zoning article i - title and purpose article ii - definitions article iii - establishment of districts”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Marcellus village (RA, RB, RC, RS, PD, VC, C, OL)

  • Zoning map linked from village code enforcement page

  “article iii - establishment of districts article iv - rules for interpretation article v - residential district class a (ra) - single family article vi - residential district class b (rb) - two-family article vii - residential district class c (rc) - multi-family article viii - residential district class s (rs) - senior housing article ix - planned development district (pd) - condominiums, patio homes article x - village center district (vc) - village center article xi - commercial district (c) - business and industry article xii - open land district (ol)”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  RA (single-family) district inside Marcellus village; RB 4,000/family, RC 12,000, RS 30,000

  • Lot width in RA/RB set by planning board at subdivision (local law 1 of 2021)
  • Table dated Feb 2021

  RA minimum lot area: 8000 sq ft

  “ra (6) 8,000 25 (1) 12 24 20 35 rb (6) 4,000/family 30 (1) 12 24 20 35 rc (4) 12,000 (5) 40 (4) 20 40 30 35”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  RA district inside Marcellus village (front 25, one side 12, both sides 24, rear 20 ft; column mapping inferred from table headings)

  • Front yard: average setback of adjacent properties within 200 ft in RA/RB (note 1)
  • Corner lots need side-street setback equal to front (note 2)
  • Accessory buildings at least 3 ft from side/rear lines

  RA front yard: 25 ft (average of adjacent) · RA rear yard: 20 ft

  “ra (6) 8,000 25 (1) 12 24 20 35 rb (6) 4,000/family 30 (1) 12 24 20 35”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Marcellus village

  • Chapter 223 text not opened; only table of contents seen

  “chapter 223. subdivision review article i - declaration of policy article ii - definitions article iii - procedure in filing subdivision applications”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Marcellus village
• Inspections — Construction inspections inside Marcellus village
• Lot coverage — Lot coverage inside Marcellus village
• Building height — Building height inside Marcellus village
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy inside Marcellus village

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.