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

Village of Upper Nyack’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Work inside Upper Nyack village that must conform to the Uniform Code and/or Energy Code, including new residential construction.

  • Exemptions in § 6-171 apply unless the codes expressly require a permit.
  • A permit must be obtained from the village before commencement.

  “Except as otherwise provided in section 6-171, a building permit shall be required for any work which must conform to the uniform code and/or the energy code, including, but not limited to, the construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, removal, relocation, or demolition of any building or structure or any portion thereof, and the installation of a solid fuel burning heating appliance, chimney, or flue in any dwelling unit. No person shall commence any work for which a building permit is required without first having obtained a building permit from the village.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted construction inside Upper Nyack village.

  • Listed elements are inspected where applicable.
  • Work must remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted.

  “Work shall remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the code enforcement official or by an inspector authorized by the code enforcement official. The permit holder shall notify the code enforcement official when any element of work described in section 6-200 is ready for inspection.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and lot-line changes inside Upper Nyack village.

  • Written Planning Board approval must be obtained before conveyance of less than the whole property or issuance of a structure permit in the proposed subdivision or reconfigured lot.

  “apply in writing for approval and obtain approval of such proposed Subdivision or Lot Line Change from the Planning Board”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Upper Nyack

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

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-160 Residential-Conservation District inside Upper Nyack village.

  • Subject to the bulk-table notes and other zoning provisions.

  minimum net lot area: 160000 square feet · minimum lot width: 175 feet · minimum frontage: 175 feet

  “Row 1 R-160 160,000 square feet (“sf”) 175 feet (“ft”) 175 ft”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-160 Residential-Conservation District inside Upper Nyack village.

  • Subject to § 4.5.7 and bulk-table notes.

  maximum principal-building height: <= 35 feet · maximum accessory-building-or-structure height: <= 15 feet

  “Principal Building: 35 ft Accessory Building or Structure: 15 ft”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Upper Nyack village.
• Minimum dwelling size — One-family dwellings inside Upper Nyack village.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Upper Nyack village.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Upper Nyack village.
• Manufactured homes — Manufactured-home occupancy inside Upper Nyack 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Upper Nyack 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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