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

Village of Schuylerville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, re-erection, demolition or movement of a building or structure, and other listed land-use activity inside Schuylerville village

  • Permit issued by the code enforcement officer within 10 working days of application; valid one year, extendable for good cause.
  • Application not processed unless proposal complies with use, area and dimensional rules and all required approvals are secured.

  permit validity: 1 year (extendable by code enforcement officer for good cause)

  “no land use activity as listed below shall be commenced, carried out or continued except in full compliance with this law and a building permit has been issued by the code enforcement officer”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Inside Schuylerville village; the village code enforcement officer administers the NY State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code

  • Specific code edition not stated in the zoning code.

  “the code enforcement officer is also responsible for granting building permits and certificates of occupancy and administration and enforcement of the new york state uniform fire prevention and building code.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Completed projects inside Schuylerville village (inspection before certificate of occupancy)

  • Inspection follows a request for inspection of the completed project; during-construction inspection schedule not found.

  inspection response time: <= 10 working days

  “the code enforcement officer, within ten (10) working days after receipt of properly completed request for inspection of a project, shall inspect and issue a certificate of occupancy”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Completed projects inside Schuylerville village

  • Issued only if project complies with building permit, plot plan and code; decision within 15 days of notification of completion.

  “issuance of the certificate or written notification of refusal to issue the same and the reasons therefore are to be accomplished within fifteen (15) days from the date of notification of project completion.”

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside Schuylerville village (Saratoga County), NY

  • Enacted under Village Law, article 7; effective on filing with the NY Secretary of State (no calendar date stated in the text opened).

  “this law shall be known and may be cited as the "village of schuylerville zoning codes".”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Schuylerville village zoning districts

  • Planned development districts (P-R, P-REC, P-C, P-I) may also be created.
  • Section 3.1(c): any use not listed as permitted or by special use permit is prohibited.

  “the village of schuylerville is divided into the following districts: r-a residential a districtrb residential b district r-c residential c district”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-A Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Schuylerville village; other districts (R-B, R-C, HM-S, C-B etc.) have different figures

  • Table text is garbled in the PDF; figures read from the first row (single family dwelling).

  min lot area R-A single family: >= 3000 sq ft · min lot width R-A: >= 30 ft

  “dimensional requirements for the r-a district use area of lot (min) square footage or acreage 3,000 sf width maximum of lot percent of (min.) lot coverage (building area) 30 ft 35 maximum building height in stories maximum building height in feet front yard setback* side yard rear dimension yard (min.) dimension (min.) 2½ 30 ft 15 ft 5 ft 15 ft”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-A Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Schuylerville village

  • Front setback measured from edge of right-of-way.
  • Table text garbled in PDF; column order read from headings.

  front yard: >= 15 ft · side yard: >= 5 ft · rear yard: >= 15 ft

  “2½ 30 ft 15 ft 5 ft 15 ft 3,000 sf 30 ft 35 2½ 30 ft 15 ft 5 ft 15 ft”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-A Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Schuylerville village

  • Table text garbled in PDF.

  max lot coverage (building area): <= 35 percent

  “3,000 sf 30 ft 35 2½ 30 ft 15 ft 5 ft 15 ft”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-A Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Schuylerville village

  • Table text garbled in PDF.

  max height stories: <= 2.5 stories · max height: <= 30 ft

  “3,000 sf 30 ft 35 2½ 30 ft 15 ft 5 ft 15 ft”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles on lots inside Schuylerville village (storage/parking rule; occupancy as dwelling not addressed in text opened)

  • RVs must be screened to the code enforcement officer's satisfaction.
  • Section 3.1(c): any use not listed as permitted or by special use permit is prohibited; RV dwelling use is not a listed use in the district lists opened.

  front-yard or public road parking limit: <= 48 hours

  “no recreational vehicles shall be stored/parked on any public road or right-of-way or within the front yard of a lot longer than forty-eight (48) hours.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes inside Schuylerville village; only replacement of an existing nonconforming mobile home of record is addressed

  • Replacement must occur within one year of removal.
  • Replacement must comply with NY State building code and be not more than ten years old without a HUD seal.
  • Districts opened do not list mobile/manufactured homes as permitted uses.

  replacement window: <= 1 year

  “such replacement is accomplished within one (1) year from the date of removal of the existing mobile home of record and that the replacement mobile home is both compliant with new york state building code and not more than ten (10) years old without a department of housing and urban development (hud) seal.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Accessory apartments inside Schuylerville village (special use permit in R-A, R-B, R-C? as listed; allowed in HM-S; special use in C-B)

  • Special use permit (planning board) in R-A, R-B and C-B; listed among permitted uses in HM-S.
  • Owner-occupied property required.
  • Must comply with NY State Department of Health regulations and applicable code sections.

  max accessory apartment size: <= 1000 sq ft (or 30% of floor space in owner-occupied structure, whichever is lesser)

  “accessory apartments may be used for residential purposes provided the following conditions are met: 1. a dwelling unit must occupy the lesser of 1,000 square feet or 30% of the floor space of an owner-occupied structure”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivisions inside Schuylerville village

  • Governed by separate village subdivision regulations, not opened.

  “granting subdivision approvals pursuant to the village of schuylerville subdivision regulations.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in areas of special flood hazard inside Schuylerville village

  • Applies only in areas of special flood hazard on the flood insurance rate map.
  • Code enforcement officer is local administrator.
  • Application fee $50 plus review cost reimbursement; deposit up to $500.

  application fee: 50 USD (plus review costs; deposit up to $500)

  “all applications for a floodplain development permit shall be accompanied by an application fee of $50. in addition, the applicant shall be responsible for reimbursing the village of schuylerville for any additional costs necessary for review, inspection and approval of this project. the local administrator may require a deposit of no more than $500 to cover these additional costs.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permit and certificate fees inside Schuylerville village

  • Fee amounts are set by the village board; the fee schedule itself was not found.
  • Floodplain development permit application fee is $50 plus review cost reimbursement (deposit up to $500).

  floodplain development permit fee: 50 USD (plus reimbursement of review costs; deposit up to $500)

  “the application shall be accompanied by the required fee, as established by the village board”

• Permit processPublished

  Building permit applications inside Schuylerville village

  • Two copies of a plot plan drawn to scale and the required fee must accompany the application.
  • Decision or request for more information within ten working days of receipt.
  • New commercial construction must include a signed Knox box statement.

  decision time: <= 10 working days

  “all applications for a building permit shall be made on a form provided by the village clerk, and submitted initially to the code enforcement officer.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Schuylerville village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area inside Schuylerville village
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping inside Schuylerville village
• Tiny homes — Tiny homes inside Schuylerville village
• Who permits septic — Onsite wastewater inside Schuylerville 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.