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Click here for an Application for a Sign Permit
Click here for an Application to the Zoning Board of Appeals
Click here for F.O.I.L request form
Building & sign permits, code enforcement, planning and zoning.
HOURS: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Phone# (607) 648-4809 Option #5
Thomas Geisenhof assessor@townofchenango.com
Michael Pecha ordinance@townofchenango.com
Diane Aurelio - ordinance1@townofchenango.com
OFFICE: BUILDING, SIGN PERMITS/PLANNING & ZONING
APPLICATIONS/ASSISTANCE.
Merlin Folmsbee
ANIMAL CONTROL - (607) 797-6019
Edwin Gent
TOWN ENGINEER - (607) 760-8652 - egent@stny.rr.com
Fees:
A. Building permits.
Click here for a Building Permit Application
- Residential one and two family: five cents ($0.05) per square foot.
- Residential additions: five cents ($0.05) per square foot.
- Storage sheds: twelve by twelve (12 x 12) feet or smaller: five dollars ($5.).
- Swimming pools, garages, storage sheds larger than twelve by twelve (12 x 12)feet, etc.: thirty dollars ($30).
Pool permits require to following:
-Location of pool with setback dimensions to all
property lines - liquid capacity in gallons - method of filling and
draining. Type and size of filter system - estimated cost of the pool.
All pools need proof an electrical inspector has approved the
installation.
- Multiple families: five cents ($0.05) per square foot.
- Commercial, industrial, and new construction: five cents ($0.05) per square foot.
- Change of use and occupancy: two cents ($0.02) per square foot.
- Energy Audit is required for new construction.
residential audit -- www.energycodes.gov/rescheck
- Storm Water Managment Plan is also required for new construction over an acre.
www.broometiogastormwater.com
B. Sign permits: twenty dollars ($20).
C. Planning Board
(1) Application fee: twenty-five dollars ($25.) minimum.
(2) Site plan rev - Re-occupancy: fifteen dollars ($15.) per required parking space.
One-third (1/3) payable with building permit.
One-third (1/3) payable with final construction approval.
(3) Subdivision review. One- and two-family projects: fifty dollars ($50) per lot or unit.
The Town of Chenango, the "municipality," has
hereby determined that the municipality shall recover the cost of any
additional engineering review required on applications submitted to the
municipality. The costs collected are desirable, enhance the health and
welfare and are in the public interest of the Town of Chenango.
D. Zoning Board of Appeals.
(1) Application fee: fifty dollars ($50).
(2) Special meetings of either the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Appeals:
- New construction: thirty dollars ($30) per required parking space.
One-third (1/3) payable with application.
five hundred dollars ($500) per meeting.
E. Town Board: change of zone.
- Petition fee: publication and filing fees to be paid by applicant.
F. Publications.
- Zoning Ordinance: twenty dollars ($20).
- Public Works Specifications: twenty dollars ($20).
- Sewer Regulations: ten dollars ($10).
- Subdivision Regulations: ten dollars ($10).
- Water Regulations: ten dollars ($10).
- Town Code book: at the current rate.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When do I need a building permit?
A building permit is required for all structures, alterations and
demolitions, this includes but is not limited to: new construction,
alterations, placement of new structures, movement of existing
buildings, storage structures for all hazardous materials, conversions,
occupancy changes, electrical alterations, heating systems, gas
appliances for heating or decorative use, solid fuel burning appliances,
chimney or flue additions or alterations, structural alterations,
changes to fire safety and/or life safety features. If in doubt, contact
Ordinance Office.
When do I need a sign permit?
A sign permit is required for all signs.
How long does it take to acquire a building permit?
Minimum review time is two weeks for commercial
work, multiple dwellings, one and two family homes, additions,
alterations and conversions, review time for smaller projects i.e.
decks, pools, sheds etc., depends on timely submittal and quality of
plans submitted.
What is required for a building permit?
Building plans prepared and
stamped by a professional architect or engineer, licensed in this state per NYS
education Law. Building plans are required for all major construction projects.
Acceptance of plans for any project is determined by quality of submitted
documents. Contact Ordinance office if in doubt. No review shall proceed if any
of the requested items is omitted or incompletely submitted. The registered
design professional shall sign and seal their design. No work shall proceed
until the building permit is approved.
1) Permit application: owner and contractor contact information
2) A site plan - this shows the location of
the building with regards to the front, side and rear property lines,
and dimensions of the new structure.
3) Construction Documents/plans: each page
shall bear the name, address, block, lot number of the project, the name,
address and telephone number of the design professional, drawing title, the
scale, what NYS Code year referenced and date of submission.
Requirements:
-Type of construction
-Use
group and Occupancy Classification
-Height
and area
-List/location
of all installed Fire Protection/Fire prevention
-List of
mixed use occupancies, separated, and non-separated
-Dimensioned Floor plan of the
interior - Drawing(s) of the floor layout(s).
- Wall, floor and roof
sections
- Label use of all
areas- (conditioned and unconditioned space)
- Foundation details
- Door, window,
glazing schedule in new construction
- Structural design
loads
- Cross-Sections -
Structural details.
- Mechanical plans-
including design criteria, water heating equipment make types, sizes,
efficiencies
- Penetrations detail-
Continuous air barrier details of sealing thermal boundary
-List of accessory use
-List of
Incidental use
-Means
of egress plan and travel distance dimensions
-Occupant
loads for all areas (actual and calculated)
-Provide
manufacturer specs
-List of
special Inspections
- Identify each special
inspector assigned to each special inspection w/ certification
-Fire separation
-Handicap
accessibility
-Soil
class/soil investigation report/design load bearing capacity
4) Elevations:
front, side, and rear views depicting the project as completed.
5) Plumbing /
Electrical plans.
6) Health
Department Plans and approvals.
7) Energy
Audit- www.energycodes.gov/rescheck.
8) Storm
Water Management Plan- (SWPP) required if construction site
is disturbing more than one acre of land
9) Flood
Plain/Zones- Flood plain permit - elevation certificate
10) PLANNING
APPROVAL
11) All water and sewer hook ups shall be
inspected and approved by the Town’s water dept. before backfill.
Inspections:
Construction or work for which a permit is
required shall be subject to inspection by the code enforcement official.
Required approvals. Work shall not be done beyond the point
indicated in each successive inspection without first obtaining the approval of
the code enforcement official. The code enforcement official,
upon notification, shall make the requested inspections and shall either
indicate the portion of the construction that is satisfactory as completed, or
notify the permit holder or his or her agent wherein the same fails to comply
with this code. Any portions that do not comply shall be corrected and such
portion shall not be covered or concealed until authorized by the code enforcement
official..
Approved inspection agencies. The code enforcement official is authorized
to accept reports of approved inspection agencies, provided such agencies
satisfy the requirements as to qualifications and reliability.
Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the holder of the permit or their duly
authorized agent to notify the code enforcement official when
work is ready for inspection. It shall be the duty of the permit holder to
provide access to and means for inspections of such work that are required by
this code.
Reinspection and testing. Where any work or installation does not pass an initial test or
inspection, the necessary corrections shall be made so as to achieve compliance
with the code. The work or installation shall then be resubmitted to the
code enforcement official for approval by inspection and testing.
Reinspection. A building shall be re-inspected when
determined necessary by the code enforcement official.
Final inspection. The building shall have a final inspection and not be occupied until
approved.
Suspension and/or revocation. The code enforcement official is
authorized to suspend and/or revoke a notice of approval in writing which was
issued under the provisions of this code wherever the certificate is issued in
error, or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or where it is
determined that the building or structure, premise, or portion thereof is in
violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this code.
Type of Inspections may vary on
type of project:
- SWPPP
- Simple
Erosion and Sediment Control Plan for 1 acre and less
- Hole depth
- Footer- prior to pour, rod in place
- Foundation- walls tarred, footer drains and stone before
backfill
- Frostwall- 42” depth, building size, setbacks, rod in
place, prior to pour
- Slab- size, thickness, setbacks, rod in place
- Posts- treated, 42”, depth, spacing, setbacks
- Framing- according to plan
- Pre-Cladding- all holes and gaps sealed with complete air
barrier cover
- Rough
plumbing- completely
installed with underneath bedding and exposed BOTH DRAIN & WATER LINES. -
Materials used, venting, pipe support, structural integrity (no ferncos allowed
underground)
- Below
grade plumbing- cast or PVC,
must be sleeved, bedding material
- Insulation: Completely installed - all exposed &
sealed with no compression and gaps (no sheetrock cover)(insulation behind
fireplace & mechanical units at exterior walls).
- Septic
& Sewer- by an Engineer
or Town of Chenango Utilities Department
- Woodstove, fireplace insert, direct connect,- installed
to manufacturers specifications( copy required )
- Masonry
chimney, masonry fireplace
o Foundation,
materials, depth below grade
o Clean out, outside air, hearth, clearances
o Smoke chamber box, firebox, solid masonry, pargeted
o Final termination height - 2' - 10' rules
- Pre-fab
chimney
- Electrical- rough wire and final electrical inspection
by underwriter
- Pool- Hole & Pre-pour, Fence enclosure,
electrical, audible alarm
- Final- Building completed- no occupancy
Does the Town allow mobile homes?
Yes. In an approved mobile home park only.
Does the Town allow modular homes?
Yes
How many different Zoning or Special Districts are there in the Town of Chenango?
Fourteen, each with its own, permitted uses, and standards. Please contact the Ordinance office for details.
SIGN PERMITS:
A sign permit is required for all signs. (Including temporary rented signs)
PLANNING:
PLANNING REQUIREMENTS
PLANNING BOARD
Planning Board consists of 5 members with a 5 year term of office
Cynthia Paddick, Chairperson
Judy Snyder
Brian Donnelly
Douglas Bernard
Raymond Warren
Alternate: Mike O'Day
Board meets on the second Monday, of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall.
Required submissions are listed on the application.
Submissions required 3 weeks prior to the initial meeting.
Application forms are available at the Town Hall along with the fee schedule.
MONTHLY AGENDA
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
MONDAY , 7:00 P.M. - TOWN HALL
1529 State Route 12
BINGHAMTON - NEW YORK 13901
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Minutes of the Regular Meeting in (date)
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:
Zoning Board consists of 5 members with a 5 year term of office
Donald Phillips, Chairman
Fred Doolittle
Gordon Grannis
Gordon Ruston
Kenneth Waskie
Alternate: James DiMascio
Board meets on the fourth Tuesday, of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall.
Required submissions are listed on the application.
Submissions required 1 week prior to the meeting.
MONTHLY AGENDA
FAQ
When do I require assistance from the Planning Board?
Includes but is not limited to: All uses, structures and occupant changes in areas zoned for commercial projects.
When do I require assistance from the Zoning Board?
Includes but is not limited to: Relief from current ordinances, and requests for special permits, i.e. home occupation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BOARD:
Vicky Kwartler- Chairperson
Teddy Bryant
Donald J. Lockwood
Michael T. Schnurbusch
Jason Aurelio
Board meets when required at the Town Hall |
