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

Village of Tarrytown’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, removal, demolition, use, or heating-equipment installation for buildings or structures inside Tarrytown village.

  • Necessary repairs that are nonstructural and conform to the Uniform Code do not require a permit.
  • A permit expires one year after issuance and may be renewed, on written request, for two successive six-month periods.

  “It shall be unlawful to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, improve, remove, demolish or use any building or structure or portion thereof in violation of any provision of law, as well as any regulation or rule of the municipality, or to fail in any manner to comply with a notice, directive or order of the Code Enforcement Officer or to commence the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, removal, demolition or use of any building or structure or the installation of heating equipment without having applied for and obtained a permit.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Work performed under an effective building permit inside Tarrytown village.

  • The applicant must inform the Code Enforcement Officer when work is ready for inspection.
  • Regular periodic inspections of occupied dwelling units are not required, except invited inspections or where conditions threaten or present a public-health, safety, or welfare hazard.

  “Work for which a building permit is in effect shall be inspected for approval prior to enclosing or covering each stage of construction, including building location, site preparation, excavation, foundation, framing, superstructure, electrical, plumbing and heating and air conditioning.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Tarrytown village.

  • The published code contains separate zoning-schedule attachments for single-family, multifamily, commercial, and other districts.

  “Attachment 5 - Zoning Schedule, Single-Family Residence Districts”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision applications for land inside Tarrytown village.

  • Chapter 263 includes procedures for filing subdivision applications, including sketch-plan, preliminary-layout, and subdivision-plat stages.

  “Article III Procedure for Filing Subdivision Applications”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Village building-code applications and permits.

  • The fee schedule is established by Board of Trustees resolution and is on file for inspection in the Village Clerk's office during regular office hours.

  “A schedule of fees shall be established by resolution by the Village of Tarrytown Board of Trustees.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders of residential construction inside Tarrytown village.
• Living in an RV — Residential occupancy of recreational vehicles on private land inside Tarrytown village.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Tarrytown village.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Tarrytown village.
• Manufactured homes — Manufactured-home occupancy inside Tarrytown 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Tarrytown 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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