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

Town of Hammond’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Hammond town, St. Lawrence County, New York.

  • The cited joint Town and Village land-use law establishes districts and regulates development; parcel location must be confirmed against its district map.

  “For the purpose of this Local Law, the Town of Hammond is divided into the following districts:”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Hammond town.

  • District boundaries are established in the Hammond District Map, which is made part of the regulations.

  “1. R-A Residential-Agricultural District 2. S Shoreline District”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Singlewide and doublewide manufactured homes on individual lots inside Hammond town.

  • This is an exemption from site-plan review, not an exemption from applicable building-code, health, or other requirements.

  “the siting of singlewide or doublewide manufactured homes on an individual lot;”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision plats inside Hammond town.

  • Both preliminary and final subdivision plats are subject to Planning Board review and approval provisions.

  “Subdivision plats, both preliminary and final shall be subject to the review and approval provisions set forth in Articles VIII and IX of this Local Law.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Lots created in a subdivision inside Hammond town.

  • Access must be to a public roadway as the Planning Board finds appropriate based on subdivision size, location, and nature.

  “Each lot shall have access to a public roadway as is determined appropriate by the Planning Board based on the size, location, and nature of the subdivision.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Permits under Hammond's joint land-use law.

  • Fees are set by Town and/or Village Board resolution and may change without advertisement or public hearing.

  “Permit fees shall be paid according to the fee schedule which may, from time to time, be established by resolution of the Town Board and/or Village Board”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Permit applications under Hammond's joint land-use law.

  • Applications must use Board-approved forms supplied by the Town and/or Village Board and available from Town and Village Clerk offices; amendments must be filed before the change of work.

  “Every application [...] shall be made using forms approved and supplied by the Town and/or Village Board and available at the Offices of the Town and Village Clerks.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Hammond

Town of Hammond 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 subject to the Uniform Code inside Hammond town, including manufactured-home installation, alteration, and repair.

  • The cited Department of State guidance states that the requirement is for work that must comply with the Uniform Code.

  “a building permit “shall be required for [all] work which shall comply with the Uniform Code,” including the installation, alteration, and repair [...] of a manufactured home.”

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  An owner intending to own and occupy a manufactured home installed inside Hammond town.

  • The owner may apply for installer certification; owner-completed required components must be supervised and certified by an installer holding Part 1210 certification.

  “A person who intends to own and occupy a manufactured home may apply for certification as the installer of such manufactured home”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building construction inside Hammond town, which is outside New York City.

  • The Uniform Code is the statewide minimum standard; local governments may enact higher or more restrictive standards under Executive Law §379.

  “It is applicable in every part of the State with the exception of New York City, which is currently permitted to retain its own code.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Manufactured homes installed inside Hammond town.

  • The Code Enforcement Official must independently determine compliance and may not rely on the installer's warranty seal.

  “requires the CEO to “independently determine that such manufactured home has been installed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Uniform Code.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Manufactured-home work subject to a building permit inside Hammond town.

  • The cited state requirement applies to work that is the subject of a building permit.

  “issuance of a certificate of occupancy/compliance is “required for any work which is the subject of a building permit.””

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-A Residential-Agricultural District inside Hammond town.

  • The provision separately states a one-quarter-acre minimum within the Village boundary; this claim addresses land inside the town.

  minimum lot size: 1 acre (R-A district; within Village boundary the stated minimum is 0.25 acre)

  “Minimum lot size: One (1) acre; within the Village boundary: one-quarter (.25) acre.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — S Shoreline District inside Hammond town.

    “Minimum lot size: Three-quarters (.75) acre.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-A Residential-Agricultural District inside Hammond town.

  • The stated front setback is 25 feet within the Village boundary; this claim addresses land inside the town.

  front setback: 75 feet (25 feet within Village boundary) · side setback: 15 feet (total 30 feet) · rear setback: 30 feet

  “Front: Seventy-five (75) feet; within the Village boundary: twenty-five (25) feet. Side: Fifteen (15) feet - total thirty (30) feet. Rear: Thirty (30) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — S Shoreline District inside Hammond town.

    “Front: Fifty (50) feet. Side: Ten (10) feet. Rear: Thirty (30) feet measured from three (3) feet above the high water mark.”

• Agricultural exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  Agricultural operations in the R-A Residential-Agricultural District inside Hammond town.

  • The exemption is from site-plan review and excludes permanent farm-stand sales operations.

  “agricultural operations including seasonal roadside sales of home-grown produce [...] but specifically excluding permanent farm stand sales operations;”

Still unanswered

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

• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Hammond town.
• Lot coverage — Single-family residential development inside Hammond town.
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy on private land inside Hammond town.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Hammond town.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Hammond 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.