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

Town of Thurston’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings, structures, and premises inside the Town of Thurston.

  • Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Code, Energy Code, other state law, or the local law.

  “The Town Board of the Town of Thurston hereby finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the residents of the Town of Thurston to provide for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (the Uniform Code) and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code (the Energy Code) in the Town.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Construction work inside Thurston subject to a building permit.

  • Work must remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted.
  • Remote inspection may substitute for in-person inspection only at the authorized official's discretion and when it gives sufficient information.

  “Work shall remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the Code Enforcement Officer or by an Inspector authorized by the Code Enforcement Officer.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Work inside Thurston that is subject to a building permit and structures converted to another use or occupancy classification.

  • A Certificate of Compliance is an alternative certificate under the local law.
  • Use or occupancy after a building permit is granted only by certificate issuance.

  “A Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Compliance shall be required for any work which is the subject of a Building Permit”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Town code-enforcement applications, permits, certificates, and inspections.

  • The Town Board establishes the fee schedule by resolution and may amend it from time to time.
  • The opened materials did not provide a current dollar schedule.

  “A fee schedule shall be established by resolution of the Town Board of Thurston. Such fee schedule may thereafter be amended from time to time by like resolution.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building-permit applications inside Thurston.

  • Application must be in writing on an acceptable form.
  • The application must be signed by the owner or authorized agent and contain sufficient information for code-compliance determination.
  • Required documents and fees must be submitted before processing.

  “Applications for a Building Permit shall be made in writing on a form provided by or otherwise acceptable to the Code Enforcement Officer. The application shall be signed by the owner of the property where the work is to be performed or an authorized agent of the owner.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Thurston.
• Local zoning — Land inside the Town of Thurston, Steuben County, New York.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Thurston.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Thurston.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside Thurston.

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.