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

Town of Broome’s own rules

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision plats in the part of the Town of Broome outside the limits of any incorporated city or village.

  • The Planning Board is authorized to approve plats and preliminary plats.
  • The regulation states that sanitation and water must meet current Town, County, and State laws.
  • Planning Board approval may be conditional.

  “By the authority of the resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Broome, adopted on September 16, 1987 pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York, the Planning Board of the Town of Broome is authorized and empowered to approve Plats showing lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, to approve the development of entirely or partially undeveloped plats already filed in the office of the Clerk of the County and to approve preliminary plats, within that part of the Town of Broome outside the limits of any incorporated city or village.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Minor subdivision-plat applications inside the Town of Broome.

  • The Town Board establishes the application-fee amount annually.
  • This claim does not establish fees for building permits or other permits.

  “All applications for Plat approval for Minor Subdivisions shall be accompanied by a fee. (The amount is to be established annually by the Town Board).”

• Permit processPartial

  Minor subdivision-plat applications inside the Town of Broome.

  • The cited process concerns subdivision plats, not all construction permits.
  • Applicants must submit within six months after Planning Board classification of the sketch plan as a minor subdivision.

  “Within six months after classification of the Sketch Plan as a Minor Subdivision by the Planning Board, the subdivider shall submit an application for approval of a Subdivision Plat. The Plat shall conform to the layout shown on the Sketch Plan plus any recommendations made by the Planning Board.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Broome

Town of Broome 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 the Town of Broome that is required to conform to the New York State Uniform Code.

  • Certain exceptions are permitted under the state code-enforcement standards.

  “Each authority having jurisdiction shall include in its code enforcement program provisions requiring building permits to be required for work that must conform to either or both of the Codes.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building construction inside the Town of Broome, except New York City, which is not the target jurisdiction.

  • The Uniform Code is automatically effective in every town except New York City.
  • Local governments may administer and enforce the statewide code.

  “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.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Uniform-Code construction work inside the Town of Broome.

  • Inspection applies to specified elements of the construction process.
  • Permit holders must keep work accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the municipality.

  “Each authority having jurisdiction shall include in its code enforcement program provisions requiring the authority having jurisdiction, or an individual or entity contracted by the authority having jurisdiction and satisfying the requirements set forth in section 1203.2 (e)(2), to perform construction inspections required by the Codes including those listed in this paragraph, either in-person or remotely.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Work inside the Town of Broome for which a building permit was required, and changes in general occupancy classification.

  • A certificate of occupancy or compliance is required for all work for which a building permit was required.
  • It is also required whenever the general occupancy classification changes.

  “Each authority having jurisdiction shall include in its code enforcement program provisions for the authority having jurisdiction to issue a certificate of occupancy or a certificate of compliance for any work which is the subject of a building permit and required to comply with either or both of the codes and for all structures, buildings, or portions thereof, which are converted from one use or occupancy classification or subclassification to another.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside the Town of Broome.
• Local zoning — Land inside the Town of Broome, Schoharie County, New York.
• Zoning districts — Land inside the Town of Broome.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside the Town of Broome.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots inside the Town of Broome.

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.