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

Town of Rossie’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Work inside the Town of Rossie for which a Town building-permit application is required.

  • Application must be submitted before work begins.
  • A permit is valid for 12 months and must be renewed if work is not completed within that time.
  • Residential structures over 1,500 square feet and all commercial projects require New York State engineered drawings.

  permit validity: 12 months (Must be renewed if work is not completed within that time.) · engineered-drawings threshold: > 1500 square feet (Also applies to all commercial projects.)

  “Building Permit Applications MUST be submitted prior to commencement of work.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Work performed under a building permit inside the Town of Rossie.

  • After the permit is issued, the applicant must contact the Code Enforcement Officer at completion of each stage of work and for final inspection.

  “Building Permit Applications MUST be submitted prior to commencement of work. Upon issuing of permit, the applicant must contact the Code Enforcement Officer upon completion of each stage of work and for final inspection.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Rossie, St. Lawrence County, New York.

  • The land-use law is administered by Town officials and includes permit, site-plan, special-permit, and subdivision procedures.

  “This law shall be known and may be cited as "Land Use Regulations Law for The Town of Rossie.””

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  All land inside the Town of Rossie.

  • The entire Town is one unnamed district and the law applies uniformly throughout it.

  number of districts: 1 district (The district is unnamed.)

  “For the purpose of this Local Law, the entire jurisdiction of the Town of Rossie shall be considered as within a single unnamed district, and the application of this Law shall be uniform throughout the Town.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  All land in Rossie's single unnamed land-use district.

  • The land-use law applies uniformly throughout the Town's single unnamed district.

  minimum lot size: 1 acre

  “1.4.1. Setbacks 1.4.1.1. Front: Seventy-five (75) feet. (as measured from the street centerline) 1.4.1.2. Side: Fifteen (15) feet - total: thirty (30) feet. 1.4.1.3. Rear: Thirty (30) feet. 1.4.2. Frontage: One hundred and fifty (150) feet. 1.4.3. Height: Thirty-five (35) feet. 1.4.4. Minimum lot size: One (1) acre.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  All land in Rossie's single unnamed land-use district.

  • Front setback is measured from the street centerline.
  • Side setback is 15 feet on each side, 30 feet total.

  front setback: 75 feet (Measured from the street centerline.) · side setback per side: 15 feet (30 feet total.) · rear setback: 30 feet

  “1.4.1. Setbacks 1.4.1.1. Front: Seventy-five (75) feet. (as measured from the street centerline) 1.4.1.2. Side: Fifteen (15) feet - total: thirty (30) feet. 1.4.1.3. Rear: Thirty (30) feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  All land in Rossie's single unnamed land-use district.

  maximum height: 35 feet

  “1.4.1. Setbacks 1.4.1.1. Front: Seventy-five (75) feet. (as measured from the street centerline) 1.4.1.2. Side: Fifteen (15) feet - total: thirty (30) feet. 1.4.1.3. Rear: Thirty (30) feet. 1.4.2. Frontage: One hundred and fifty (150) feet. 1.4.3. Height: Thirty-five (35) feet. 1.4.4. Minimum lot size: One (1) acre.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural operations and specified agricultural structures or improvements inside the Town of Rossie.

  • The exemption is from site-plan review.
  • It includes seasonal roadside sales of home-grown produce but excludes permanent farm-stand sales operations.

  “agricultural operations including seasonal roadside sales of home-grown produce, or construction of a structure or improvement used, maintained or operated in connection with an agricultural use, but specifically excluding permanent farm stand sales operations;”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Proposed subdivisions of land inside the Town of Rossie.

  • The subdivider or designated agent must file a preliminary plat with the Code Enforcement Officer, who forwards it to the Planning Board for review and action.

  “Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed, the subdivider or his or her designated agent shall file a preliminary plat with the Code Enforcement Officer, who shall immediately ensure that it contains the required information and who shall then forward it to the Planning Board for review and action.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Permits under the Rossie Land Use Regulations Law.

  • The Town Board may establish the fee schedule by resolution without advertisement or a 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 without the necessity of advertisement or a public hearing.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Applications for activities described in the Town's permit procedures inside Rossie.

  • Applications use forms approved and supplied by the Town Board and available from the Town Clerk and the Town website.
  • A building permit expires one year after issuance unless renewed by the CEO upon written request for one year.

  permit expiration: 1 year (May be renewed for one year by the CEO upon written request.)

  “Every application for activities described in Section 3.01 of this Article shall be made using forms approved and supplied by the Town Board and available at the Offices of the Town Clerk and on the Town’s website.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside the Town of Rossie.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside the Town of Rossie.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings in Rossie's single unnamed land-use district.
• Lot coverage — Land inside the Town of Rossie.
• Living in an RV — Long-term recreational-vehicle occupancy on private land inside the Town of Rossie.

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.