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

Town of Woodhull’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, movement, addition to, or enlargement of a building or structure, and establishment or change of a building or land use, inside Woodhull town.

  • A written order from the Board of Appeals deciding a variance appeal is an exception stated in the regulation.
  • A land use permit expires if work has not begun within 90 days of issuance or has not been substantially completed within two years of the permit date.

  permit commencement deadline: <= 90 days (Work for which the permit was issued must begin within 90 days from issuance.) · permit completion deadline: <= 2 years (Work must be substantially completed within two years of the permit date.)

  “No building or structure shall be erected, moved, added to or enlarged; nor shall any use of buildings or land be established or changed without a land use permit”

• InspectionsRequired

  A building, structure, or lot for which a Certificate of Land Use Compliance has been requested inside Woodhull town.

  • The inspection occurs before issuance of the Certificate of Land Use Compliance.

  “The Code Enforcement Officer shall make or cause to have made an inspection of each building, structure or lot for which a Certificate of Land Use Compliance has been applied before issuing such Certificate.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Woodhull, Steuben County, New York.

  • Uses and structures must comply with the applicable district regulations and Land Use Schedule.

  “There is hereby established comprehensive Land Use Regulations for the Town of Woodhull, Steuben County, New York”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land-use districts inside Woodhull town.

  • The official Land Use District Map shows district boundaries and must show the regulations' effective date and amendments.

  district: AG-R Agricultural-Residential · district: LDR Low Density Residential · district: LC Land Conservation

  “AG-R Agricultural – Residential LDR Low Density Residential LC Land Conservation”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  All residential uses where permitted inside Woodhull town.

  • Only living room, dining room, kitchen, and bedroom area counts toward the minimum.
  • Bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, attics, hallways, stairways, basements, and unheated areas are excluded.

  minimum habitable floor area per dwelling unit: >= 400 square feet (Applies to all residential uses where permitted.)

  “The minimum habitable floor area for all residential uses where permitted shall be four hundred (400) square feet for each dwelling unit”

• Tiny homesLimited

  Tiny homes proposed as residential dwelling units where residential uses are permitted inside Woodhull town.

  • The minimum applies to all residential uses where permitted.
  • Specified habitable areas exclude bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, attics, hallways, stairways, basements, and unheated areas.

  minimum habitable floor area per dwelling unit: >= 400 square feet (Only living room, dining room, kitchen, and bedroom area counts.)

  “The minimum habitable floor area for all residential uses where permitted shall be four hundred (400) square feet for each dwelling unit”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Sewage disposal systems inside Woodhull town.

  • A sewage disposal system may not be built within 50 feet of the bed of a stream carrying water an average of six months of the year.

  stream setback for sewage disposal system: >= 50 feet (Applies to a stream carrying water an average of six months of the year.)

  “No structure of sewage disposal system shall be built within fifty (50) feet of the bed of a stream carrying water an average of six (6) months of the year.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Woodhull

Town of Woodhull does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in Woodhull's Agricultural-Residential (AG-R) District.

  minimum lot area: >= 40000 square feet (Applies to single dwellings and two-family dwellings in AG-R.)

  “DISTRICT AG-R Agricultural-Residential Single Dwellings and Two-Family Dwellings All Other Permitted Uses | MINIMUM LOT 40,000 sq. ft. 40,000 sq. ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwellings in Woodhull's Low Density Residential (LDR) District.

    “DISTRICT LDR Low Density Residential Single Dwellings Two-Family Dwellings All Other Permitted Uses | MINIMUM LOT 20,000 sq. ft. 30,000 sq. ft. 20,000 sq. ft.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in Woodhull's Agricultural-Residential (AG-R) District.

  • The schedule also lists requirements for two-family dwellings and other permitted uses.

  front yard: >= 50 feet (AG-R single and two-family dwellings.) · rear yard: >= 25 feet (AG-R single and two-family dwellings.) · each side yard: >= 25 feet (AG-R single and two-family dwellings.)

  “MINIMUM YARDS 50’ 50’ | 25’ 25’ | 25’ 50’”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwellings in Woodhull's Low Density Residential (LDR) District.

    “MINIMUM YARDS 50’ 50’ 50’ | 15’ 15’ 15’ | 15’ 15’ 15’”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development within Woodhull's Flood Plain Overlay District.

  • Flood-overlay requirements are additional to underlying-district requirements.
  • Development must comply with Town of Woodhull Local Law No. 1 of 1991.

  “Any development within this overlay district shall be in accordance with said local law.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Woodhull town.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption and enforcement inside Woodhull town.
• Lot coverage — Lots inside Woodhull town.
• Building height — Buildings inside Woodhull town.
• Living in an RV — Long-term recreational-vehicle occupancy on private land inside Woodhull 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.