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

Town of Huntington’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, installation, alteration, repair, modification, removal, or demolition of a building or structure inside the Town of Huntington.

  • The code contains stated exemptions, including ordinary repairs that meet its limitations and certain detached one- or two-family accessory structures meeting stated size, height, number, and location limits.

  “It shall be unlawful to construct, install, alter, repair, modify, remove or demolish, or to cause the construction, installation, alteration, repair, modification, removal or demolition of a building or structure; or to own, maintain or operate a building or structure which has been constructed, installed, altered, repaired, modified, removed, or demolished, in whole or in part, without a building permit having been issued by the Department of Engineering Services.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings, structures, and land used or occupied inside the Town of Huntington.

  • A certificate of occupancy and/or certificate of permitted use must have been issued and not revoked or suspended.

  “for which a certificate of occupancy and/or a certificate of permitted use has not been issued”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Huntington.

  • Chapter 198 is subject to amendments noted in the Town code.

  “Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Huntington 6-3-1969”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Huntington.

  • Districts and maps are administered under Chapter 198 and remain subject to amendments.

  “Article II Zoning Districts; Map; General Regulations”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Accessory dwelling units inside existing owner-occupied single-family detached dwellings in the Town of Huntington.

  • The article describes units only where adverse impacts do not result and consistently with the Town-wide Comprehensive Plan.
  • parameters are subject to the Article XX permit process and other applicable requirements.

  “for the creation of accessory dwelling units within the existing structure of owner-occupied single-family detached dwellings.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and site-plan activity inside the Town of Huntington.

  • The regulations and subsequent amendments are on file in Town offices.

  “The Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations, as adopted by the Town Board 5-6-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building-permit applications inside the Town of Huntington.

  • Applications must include the requisite application fee.
  • A pre-application conference is required where a project received site-plan or subdivision approval and bonded improvements are incomplete, or where deemed appropriate by the Director.

  “A pre-application conference is required”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside the Town of Huntington.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside the Town of Huntington.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings inside the Town of Huntington.
• Lot coverage — Residential development inside the Town of Huntington.
• Living in an RV — Long-term occupancy of a recreational vehicle on private land inside the Town of Huntington.

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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Huntington means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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