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

Village of Skaneateles’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  New, enlarged, altered or moved buildings and structures inside the Village of Skaneateles

  • Issued by the code enforcement officer in accordance with Chapter 76, Building Construction, Article II, the zoning chapter and other applicable laws.
  • Certificate must be filed in the village office.

  “no building or structure hereafter erected, constructed, enlarged, altered or moved and no enlarged, extended, altered, or relocated portion of an existing building or structure hereafter completed shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the code enforcement officer”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside the Village of Skaneateles (Onondaga County), NY

  • Zoning permit from the code enforcement officer is required before erecting, altering or changing the use of buildings, except non-structural minor alterations and ordinary repairs.
  • Zoning permits lapse if not acted on within one year of approval.

  “no person shall commence the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration or removal of any building or structure, nor shall any person commence the conversion or change in occupancy or use of any existing building, structure or parcel of land, except after approval in writing by the code enforcement officer of an application for a zoning permit.”

• Manufactured homesProhibited

  Mobile homes and mobile home parks in all zoning districts inside the Village of Skaneateles

  • Section addresses 'mobile homes'; whether HUD-code manufactured homes are treated differently was not determined.

  “mobile homes and mobile home parks are specifically prohibited in all districts in the village.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Supplemental dwelling units and carriage houses accessory to a one-family dwelling inside the Village of Skaneateles

  • Maximum 800 square feet floor area, including stairways; commercial use prohibited.
  • Detached unit no nearer than 30 feet to rear lot line and 15 feet to side lot line (or the district side yard setback if greater).
  • Lot must have the minimum lot width plus an additional 10 feet.
  • Carriage houses built or expanded after adoption require a special use permit.
  • Site plan review under Article VIII required; must comply with NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.

  maximum supplemental dwelling unit floor area: <= 800 square feet · detached unit minimum rear setback: >= 30 feet · detached unit minimum side setback: >= 15 feet (or applicable side yard setback if greater)

  “no more than one supplemental dwelling unit and one carriage house shall be allowed as an accessory use to a principal use of a one-family dwelling on the same lot”

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• Building permit — Building permits inside the Village of Skaneateles
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside the Village of Skaneateles
• Building code adopted — Building code inside the Village of Skaneateles
• Inspections — Building inspections inside the Village of Skaneateles
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside the Village of Skaneateles

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.