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

Town of Redfield’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Redfield, New York.

  • The published meeting minutes state that Local Law #1 of 2018 would take effect after signatures and filing with the New York Secretary of State; the minutes do not provide the filing date or the enacted text.

  “CW E. Yerdon - After much thought and soul searching, and many public hearings listening to all the concerns of Redfield property owners, large and small, and realizing that the Town of Redfield needs a comprehensive land use law, I, therefore, make a motion to enact Local Law #1 of 2018 a Zoning Law for the Town of Redfield. After the signatures of Town Clerk Susan Hough and Town Attorney Robert Genant and filing with the Secretary of State of New York, said Local Law shall take effect motion was seconded by Matthew Tompkins.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town subdivision reviews inside Redfield town.

  • This published schedule is limited to subdivision preliminary and final review; it does not establish fees for building permits or zoning permits.

  preliminary review, 2-9 lots: per 200 USD per lot · preliminary review, 10 or more lots: 2000 USD (plus $25 per lot) · final review, 2-9 lots: per 100 USD per lot · final review, 10 or more lots: 700 USD (plus $25 per lot)

  “Resolution 19-56 Motion was made by Matthew Tompkins and seconded by Elaine Yerdon to adopt the following fee schedule for the Subdivision Law. Preliminary Review 2-9 lots $ 200 per Lot, Preliminary Review 10 and up lots $ 2,000 plus $ 25 per lot, Final Review 2-9 lots $ 100 per lot, Final Review 10 and up lots$ 700 plus $ 25 per Lot. ADOPTED Ayes 4 T. Yerdon, E. Yerdon, E. Webb, M. Tompkins Nays 0”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Redfield

Town of Redfield 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 Redfield town that is required to conform to the New York Uniform Code.

  • Certain exceptions are permitted, but the State source does not identify them in the cited passage.

  “Each local government’s program for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code must conform with the requirements of Part 1203, and must include the following features: 1. Designating Responsibility for Code Enforcement. The persons, offices, departments, agencies, or combinations thereof responsible for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code must be clearly identified. 2. Building Permits. Building permits must be required for any work which is required to conform to the Uniform Code. Certain exceptions are permitted.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  The New York State Uniform Code applies inside Redfield town, which is outside New York City.

  • The cited State source excludes New York City; Redfield town is not New York City.
  • The code is automatically effective; a town need not separately adopt it.

  “The Uniform Code is applicable in every part of the State (except the City of New York, which was permitted to retain its own code). An individual city, town, or village is not required to “adopt” the Uniform Code or to take any other affirmative step to make the Uniform Code effective within the municipality. The Uniform Code is automatically in effect in each city, town, and village in the State (except New York City) by directive of the State Legislature.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Work inside Redfield town for which a building permit was required, and changes in general occupancy classification.

  • Applies to all work for which a building permit was required and whenever the general occupancy classification changes.

  “A certificate of occupancy or a certificate of compliance must be required”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Redfield town.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Redfield town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings inside Redfield town.
• Minimum lot size — New residential lots inside Redfield town.
• Setbacks — Structures inside Redfield town.

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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Redfield means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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