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

Town of Perry’s own rules

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning applications for land inside the Town of Perry that are handled through the Wyoming County Zoning Department.

  • Applications must be submitted to the Zoning Officer seven days before the Town's regularly scheduled board meeting; later applications are put on the following month's agenda.

  advance submission: >= 7 days (Before the Town's regularly scheduled board meeting)

  “All applications must be submitted to the Zoning Officer 7 days prior to the Town's regularly scheduled board meeting. Applications received less than 7 days in advance will be placed on the following month's agenda for review.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Perry

Town of Perry 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

  Uniform-Code work inside the Town of Perry.

  • Certain exceptions to the permit requirement are permitted by the State minimum standards.

  “Building permits must be required for any work which is required to conform to the Uniform Code. Certain exceptions are permitted.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings inside the Town of Perry, except New York City, under the statewide Uniform Code.

  • The State source states that New York City is excepted from this Uniform Code.

  “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.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Specified elements of construction work inside the Town of Perry subject to the State Uniform Code.

  • Permit holders must keep work accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the municipality.

  “Inspections of certain specified elements of the construction process must be required. Building permits holders must keep work accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the municipality.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Work inside the Town of Perry for which a building permit was required, and changes in general occupancy classification.

  • Applies to all work for which a building permit was required and whenever the general occupancy classification changes.

  “A certificate of occupancy or a certificate of compliance must be required (1) for all work for which a building permit was required and (2) whenever the general occupancy classification of a building is changed.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual wastewater systems serving land inside the Town of Perry.

  • Systems are designed and constructed under Article IV of the Sanitary Code of the Wyoming County Health District and Appendix 75-A of the NYS Sanitary Code.

  “To minimize contamination of surface and groundwater by ensuring wastewater treatment systems are designed and constructed in accordance with Article IV of the Sanitary Code of the Wyoming County Health District and Appendix 75-A of the NYS Sanitary Code.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Individual wastewater systems serving land inside the Town of Perry.

  • The sewage-disposal permit application and subsequent percolation test may be waived where a developed property need not be served by potable water and wastewater disposal systems.
  • For designs unable to meet Appendix 75-A because of existing conditions, the County offers a specific onsite-sewage waiver request process.

  “This office recognizes that not all developed properties need to be served by potable water and wastewater disposal systems. As a result, the requirement to submit an application for a sewage disposal permit and subsequent percolation test may be waived.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Private sewage-disposal systems serving structures used for human occupancy inside the Town of Perry when property is sold or transferred.

  • Applies whenever properties are sold or transferred.
  • Also applies to private water systems serving structures used for human occupancy.

  “Wyoming County Sanitary Code Article XII requires inspection and certification of private water and sewage disposal systems serving structures used for human occupancy whenever properties are sold or transferred.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Developed properties inside the Town of Perry that seek to avoid a potable-water or wastewater-disposal system.

  • A sewage-disposal permit application and percolation test may be waived only where the County determines that a developed property need not be served by potable water and wastewater disposal systems.

  “This office recognizes that not all developed properties need to be served by potable water and wastewater disposal systems. As a result, the requirement to submit an application for a sewage disposal permit and subsequent percolation test may be waived.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside the Town of Perry.
• Local zoning — Land inside the Town of Perry, Wyoming County, New York.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside the Town of Perry.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside the Town of Perry.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside the Town of Perry.

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.