Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Bloomingburg, New York

Village of Bloomingburg’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction in Bloomingburg village

  • Agricultural buildings excepted
  • No permit for necessary repairs not materially altering structural features or plumbing, electrical, heating/ventilation systems, nor for fences (text continues; remainder not reviewed)

  “no person, firm, corporation, association or other organization shall commence the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, removal or demolition of any building or structure, except an agricultural building or structure, nor install heating equipment, without having applied for and obtained a permit from the code enforcement official.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Bloomingburg village (Sullivan County)

  • Zoning law revised March 2005 (document stamp, not stated as effective date)

  “pursuant to the authority conferred by section 7-700 of the village law of the state of new york, the village board of trustees of the village of bloomingburg hereby adopts and enacts as follows.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  One- and two-family dwellings in all districts inside Bloomingburg village

  • Efficiency apartments: at least 500 sq ft per apartment

  minimum habitable floor area: >= 900 sq ft per dwelling unit (efficiency apartments 500 sq ft)

  “one-family and two-family dwellings shall have a habitable floor area of at least 900 square feet per dwelling unit.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured (mobile) homes inside Bloomingburg village

  • Only in permitted manufactured housing parks (park permit required)
  • Pre-existing individual homes may be replaced within one year by a home of at least 650 sq ft built 1990 or later

  “individual manufactured homes shall not be permitted in the village; manufactured homes are permitted only in manufactured housing parks.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Bloomingburg or Sullivan County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Bloomingburg village
• Building code adopted — Bloomingburg village
• Inspections — Bloomingburg village
• Certificate of occupancy — Bloomingburg village
• Minimum lot size — R-1 district, Bloomingburg village

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.