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

Town of Castile’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York.

  • The county-hosted Town of Castile application identifies the governing ordinance as “The Town Zoning Law.”

  “Application is hereby made to the Zoning Department for the issuance of a Zoning Permit pursuant to The Town Zoning Law and the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code for the construction of buildings, additions, alterations, or for removal or demolition, as herein described.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Town zoning approval and the associated building-permit path for work inside the Town of Castile.

  • The zoning application must be completed and submitted to the Wyoming County Zoning Department.
  • A plot plan must be submitted.
  • Work may not commence before issuance of a building permit.
  • After issuance, work must be completed within 12 months or a renewal must be obtained.

  application completion period: 12 months (A permit renewal must be obtained if work is not completed within this period.)

  “Upon permit issuance, all work is to be completed within 12 months or a permit renewal must be obtained.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Castile

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

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, additions, alterations, removal, or demolition covered by the Town of Castile zoning-permit application.

  • Work may not commence before a building permit is issued.
  • After a Town of Castile zoning approval, the approval must be taken to the Wyoming County Building Department before work starts.

  “All Zoning Permit approvals must be taken to the Wyoming County Building Department to obtain a building permit prior to any work starting.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building-code enforcement for construction inside the Town of Castile, administered by Wyoming County Building Codes.

  • The Town of Castile zoning application directs approved applicants to the Wyoming County Building Department for a building permit before work starts.

  “The Uniform Code is automatically in effect in each city, town, and village in the State (except New York City) by directive of the State Legislature.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Any building in the Town of Castile before it is occupied or used in whole or in part.

  • The certificate must be issued by the Building Department before occupancy or use.

  “No building shall be occupied or used in whole or in part for any purpose, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued for such use by the Building Department.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Wyoming County building-permit services used for construction inside the Town of Castile.

  • The county page links to a current fee schedule; fee amounts were not contained in the opened page text.

  “Dwellings 1 & 2 Family (per ea/unit for mutli-family) $ 500.00 Up to 2000 sq'”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside the Town of Castile.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside the Town of Castile.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside the Town of Castile.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside the Town of Castile.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside the Town of Castile.

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.