A. 
Permit required; application; contents.
(1) 
No person, firm or corporation shall commence the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, removal, improvement, demolition, conversion or change in the nature of the occupancy of any building or structure, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building permit from the Building Department Administrator for each such building or structure; except that no building permit shall be required for the performance of ordinary repairs which are not structural in nature or an open or temporary shed not over 12 feet in height and of an estimated cost not exceeding $100. Whenever any proposed operation includes any demolition, such fact shall be expressly stated.
(2) 
Such application shall be accompanied by drawings in ink or blueprint, and by specifications, all in duplicate; and any additional detailed drawings or other information required by the Building Department Administrator shall also be furnished in duplicate. Drawings shall give location of building, live floor loads, kinds of occupancies, number of occupants and all necessary information with reference to existing construction and shall include a real estate property survey when the Building Department Administrator so requires. The application for a building permit shall give the names and addresses of the owner of the property and shall also comply with and be subject to §  280-10 of Chapter 280, Zoning, of this Code. Each application shall state the estimated cost of the undertaking. All facts in the application shall be affirmed under oath.
B. 
Authority of Building Department Administrator. If in the judgment of the Building Department Administrator the estimated cost is manifestly incorrect, the Building Department Administrator may himself or herself estimate the cost of the work, and the expense of such estimate shall be paid by the applicant to the city.
C. 
Amendment of application. Any application may be amended or corrected, but no modification in the actual work or other changes may be made until after such amendment of the application and of the building permit or a new building permit issued.
D. 
Applications by other than owner; disclosure. Any application other than by natural person acting in his or her own behalf shall include a statement of full disclosure containing the following information as applicable:
(1) 
Agent: name and address of principal or principals. If principal is a corporation or partnership provide further information as required under such subdivisions as may apply.
(2) 
Partnership:
(a) 
Names and addresses of each partner.
(b) 
Trade name and address, if any.
(3) 
Corporation:
(a) 
Name and address.
(b) 
State whether domestic or foreign corporation. If foreign, give state or territory where incorporated.
(c) 
Names and addresses of officers.
(d) 
Names and addresses of directors.
(e) 
If a closed corporation, names and addresses of stockholders.
(4) 
Trade name. Any applicant conducting business under a trade name shall include such trade name and address in his or her application.
E. 
Execution of application for building permit. Each applicant shall be required to sign under oath all building permit applications in the manner as follows:
STATE OF NEW YORK)
) ss:
COUNTY OF NASSAU)
______________________________, being duly sworn, deposes and says that deponent is the applicant in the above application; that deponent has read the foregoing application and knows the content thereof; that same is true to deponent's own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and that to those matters deponent believes it to be true.
Sworn to me this _____________ day
of ______________________, 19 __
Signature of Applicant
F. 
Air-supported shelters. All applications for building permits for air-supported shelters shall be submitted to the City Council for approval.
G. 
Home improvement license and insurance required.
[Added 7-26-2005]
(1) 
Each application for a building permit which proposes construction work to be performed by any contractor at a residential premises in the City of Glen Cove shall not be deemed complete, and no permit shall be issued, until the following are provided:
(a) 
The name, address, phone number and the Nassau County home improvement license number of such contractor, which license shall be in force and effect on the date of the application.
(b) 
Suitable proof of New York State workers' compensation insurance issued to such contractor, which shall be in force and effect on the date of the application or, in the alternative, a lawful waiver issued pursuant to state law.
(c) 
Suitable proof of personal liability and property liability insurance issued to such contractor in an amount not less than $300,000 each occurrence and $600,000 in the aggregate, which shall be in force and effect on the date of the application.
(2) 
The aforementioned provisions also shall apply to any subcontractor who performs work at any residential premises in the City of Glen Cove.
H. 
Waiver of license; testing of owner. Whenever an owner of a residential premises proposes to perform construction work himself on such residential premises, the Building Department Administrator shall administer a test, which may be oral or written, in order to determine whether such owner is competent to perform the proposed work and is knowledgeable as to construction technology and building code requirements.
[Added 7-26-2005]
(1) 
If, in the opinion of the Building Department Administrator, such owner is competent to perform construction work, then a building permit may be issued subject to the following: no contractor or subcontractor shall thereafter perform work on such residential premises until an amendment to the original application for a building permit has been filed and approved by the BDA, which amendment shall comply with the provisions of Subsection G of this section; the owner of such residential premises shall file an affidavit stating that he has not already engaged a contractor or subcontractor to perform work on such premises, other than a properly licensed plumber or properly licensed electrician; the owner qualifies for a waiver of New York workers’ compensation insurance; the owner has presented proof of general liability insurance in a suitable amount and coverage for his residential premises.
(2) 
The aforementioned provisions, requiring an owner of residential property to pass a test, may be waived by Building Department Administrator when the applicant, on behalf of such owner, is a New York licensed architect or New York licensed professional engineer who files, simultaneously with the application for a permit, an affidavit indicating that he shall actively supervise construction on such residential property, and he shall not participate in the hiring of any contractor or subcontractor without giving prior written notification to the City of Glen Cove providing the name and address of such contract or subcontractor.
I. 
Mandatory licensing and insurance. Except as may provided elsewhere in this Code or in the laws of the County of Nassau or the State of New York, no person, firm or corporation, whether contractor or subcontractor, shall perform any construction work on residential premises requiring the issuance of a building permit in the City of Glen Cove without first having obtained a license from the Nassau County Department of Consumer Affairs and without having in full force and effect the insurance coverage required in this chapter.
[Added 7-26-2005]
[Amended 9-28-1982; 12-12-1984; 8-9-1988; 9-13-1988; 1-22-1991; 5-27-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
A. 
Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by the required fee which shall be as set forth from time to time by the City Council.[1] Any building or structure which is erected, constructed, altered, improved or demolished without benefit of a building permit, in violation of this chapter, shall not be issued the requisite permit unless and until the applicant has paid a fee in the amount of three times the rate established by the City Council for the processing of building permits prior to construction.
[Amended 2-22-2000[2]]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file in the city offices.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it shall not take effect until 90 days from the date of publication.
B. 
Recreation fees.
(1) 
In every case where a building permit is sought for the construction of dwelling units that are not included under a filed subdivision plat, no permit shall be issued unless the applicant for such permit shall first pay to the City of Glen Cove a sum, per dwelling unit, for recreation purposes as set forth from time to time by the City Council.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file in the city offices.
(2) 
For the purposes of this chapter, recreation purposes shall include but shall not be limited to the acquisition and/or improvement of recreational land or construction of capital recreational improvements and/or facilities; and a dwelling unit shall mean one or more rooms with provision for living, cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities arranged for the use of one family.
C. 
Exemptions from fees. No fee shall be payable under this section if:
[Amended 12-12-2023 by L.L. No. 7-2023]
(1) 
The building or property is wholly owned by the city, state or federal governments or any agency thereof; or
(2) 
The property is owned by a religious organization designated as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, and the property is to be used exclusively for the purposes for which 501(c)(3) classification was granted. This exemption shall not apply to the payment of sewer connection fees; or
(3) 
The property is owned by a hospital organization designated as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, and the property is to be used exclusively for the purposes for which 501(c)(3) classification was granted. This exemption shall not apply to the payment of sewer connection fees.
D. 
Application to reduce fees. If the property is to be used exclusively for very low, low, and/or low-moderate affordable housing as defined by HUD, the NYS Homes and Community Renewal, and/or the NYS Housing Trust Fund, an application may be made to the City Council for up to a 75% reduction of the permit fees. If the property is to be used for workforce housing as defined by the aforesaid agencies, whether exclusively or not, an application may be made to the City Council for up to a 50% reduction in the permit fees. Any reduction shall be at the sole discretion of the City Council. Any reduction under this section shall not apply to the charges for sewer connection fees.
[Added 12-12-2023 by L.L. No. 7-2023]
A. 
Issuance. After determining that the plans and specifications and the prospective use are in accordance with the requirements herein contained and with other provisions of this Code, the Building Department Administrator shall issue a building permit for the prosecution of the work. A conditional permit may be issued after the examination of general plans and specifications, pending the receipt of further detailed information required by the Building Department Administrator.
B. 
Expiration. Unless construction under a building permit has been completed and a certificate of occupancy issued within a period of two years from the date of the issuance of the building permit, the building permit shall expire by limitation, and there shall be no refund of fees. In any event, however, where a building permit has been issued and completion thereunder has not been accomplished within two years from the date of the issuance of such building permit, the same may be extended for a period of one year without the payment of any further fees, by application to the City Council of the City of Glen Cove showing extenuating circumstances. In any case, where a building permit has been issued and no construction has been commenced for a period of one year under said building permit, said building permit shall expire and be null and void.
C. 
Plans and specifications to be kept on site. During the progress of the construction a set of plans and specifications bearing the certification stamp or signature of the Building Department Administrator shall be kept at all times on the premises involved. All work shall be carried on in strict accordance with such plans and specifications.
[Added 2-14-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CONTRACTOR
Any person contracted or subcontracted to perform work covered by this section for or on behalf of any other person.
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
The total demolition, alteration or construction of any building or structure equal to or more than 50,000 gross square feet or exceeding four stories or 45 feet above lowest adjacent grade elevation or more than one story below lowest adjacent grade level.
MINOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
The total demolition, alteration (more than 50% of the floor area) or construction of any building or structure equal to or more than 20,000 gross square feet.
OSHA
The United State Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA 30-HOUR CLASS
A class that includes 30 or more hours in construction industry safety and health instruction that is intended for workers and satisfies the following conditions:
(1) 
Such class is i) approved by OSHA and conducted in accordance with the OSHA, outreach training program or ii) an equivalent 30 or more hour construction industry safety and health class approved by the Building Department; and
(2) 
Such class consists of in-person training, actively proctored online training or, if such training is conducted before the effective date of this section, online training.
OSHA 100-HOUR CLASS
A class or program that:
(1) 
Includes 100 or more hours of training in technical subjects relating to a construction trade, including an apprenticeship program registered with the New York State Department of Labor; and
(2) 
Is approved by OSHA, the United States Department of Labor, the New York State Department of Education or the New York State Department of Labor.
PERMIT HOLDER
The person to whom a building permit has been issued or for whom a building permit has been applied.
PERSON
An individual, corporation, limited-liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, estate trust, association or any other legal or commercial entity of any kind or description.
SITE SAFETY DESIGNEE
A person who has completed an OSHA 100-hour class. On a major construction project, the site safety designee shall use reasonable prudence to ensure that safety is maintained as job conditions dictate and shall complete any tasks required of a site safety designee under this chapter.
B. 
Safety training requirements.
(1) 
In addition to any other applicable City, state or federal law or rule, each permit holder:
(a) 
For a minor construction project, shall be responsible for ensuring that each construction or demolition worker employed or otherwise engaged in such project by the permit holder, or any person performing work for or on behalf of such permit holder at such project, has successfully completed and maintains a current OSHA 30-hour class certificate.
(b) 
For a major construction project, shall be responsible for ensuring that a foreman or designated employee or individual otherwise engaged at such project by the permit holder, or any person performing work for or on behalf of such permit holder, is designated as a site safety designee. The site safety designee shall be tasked with ensuring that each construction or demolition worker employed or otherwise engaged at such project by the permit holder, or any person performing work for or on behalf of such permit holder at the project, is in compliance with Subsection B(1)(a) and shall report violations of this chapter to the Building Department.
(2) 
The applicant, permit holder or any person performing such work on behalf of the permit holder shall certify to the Director of the Building Department, in a form and manner established by the Director, that the requirements of Subsection B(1)(a) and/or (b) have been met. No permit for construction or demolition work for which training is required pursuant to this section shall be issued or renewed until the applicant has certified that all workers who will be working under such permit will have the requisite training throughout the duration of such permit.
(3) 
The applicant, permit holder or any person performing such work on behalf of the permit holder shall certify that all New York State and OSHA safety requirements and workers' compensation and insurance requirements have been met.
(4) 
The permit holder shall maintain at such site a daily log that identifies each such worker and that includes, for each such worker, proof of compliance with Subsection B(1)(a) and/or (b) as applicable. Such logs shall be made available to the Director of the Building Department and shall be submitted to the Building Department as a prerequisite to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, certification of completion and/or certificate of approval.
C. 
Penalties.
(1) 
Any violations of this section by a permit holder shall be punishable by a fine not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000. Each worker performing work on a construction site covered by this section without required safety training shall constitute a separate additional offense. Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate additional offense.
(2) 
For a second offense committed by a permit holder within a period of five years, such violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $3,000 nor more than $20,000 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both.
(3) 
Permits issued may be immediately revoked by the Building Department if the permit holder is found to be in violation of this section.
(4) 
The Building Department shall be authorized to issue stop orders for violations of this section. Upon the issuance of a stop order, the owner of the affected property, the permit holder and any other person or contractor performing, taking part in or assisting in the work shall suspend all building activities in violation of this section until the stop order has been rescinded.
[Added 11-13-1990]
A. 
All new or modified constructions utilizing prefabricated support structures consisting of wood truss members with steel plate connectors used in floor - ceiling assemblies shall require that formal notification be given to the City Building Department Administrator, the Glen Cove Fire Department Chief and the Chief of the Glen Cove Police Department. Said notification shall be written and shall require, in addition to formal notice, one set of building plans indicating the location, number and composition of each such truss, including the hardware used therein. Said construction shall conform to all code standards as required by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
B. 
Wherever wood truss members with steel plate connectors are utilized, said constructions shall be equipped with a sprinkler system (which sprays both up and down) in all voids and attic spaces in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Specification 13, Sections 4-3.7 and 4-4.4.
[Amended 12-11-1990; 2-26-1991]
A building permit may be revoked because of any false statement or misrepresentation of material fact in the application, or because of failure to supply additional information required within a reasonable time, or because the work is not being executed in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Code. Dereliction of the Building Department Administrator in his or her duties shall not legalize any violation of the provisions of this chapter. Notice of the revocation of a building permit shall be deemed to be duly given by service upon a responsible individual in charge at the premises or by mailing to the post office address of the party to whom the permit was issued. The Building Department Administrator shall have authority to stop work peremptorily on any building where the continuance of work would cause danger to life or property. Any expense involved in such measure shall be paid to the city by the party to whom the permit was issued. It shall be unlawful to proceed with any building work, other than the correction of violations, after the revocation of a building permit; nor shall any permit be reissued after revocation while any violations of this chapter exist.
A. 
Certificate required. No building hereafter constructed, extended, reconstructed or altered shall be occupied until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Department Administrator, except that any building occupied during alteration may continue to be occupied in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for 30 days succeeding the completion of such alteration. Such certificate shall be issued by the Building Department Administrator within five days of the date of application therefor, if the applicant was entitled to such certificate at the time the application was made. Such certificate shall be kept in evidence on the premises, unless the building is a residence building for not more than two families.
B. 
Change in occupancy. No change in occupancy shall be made unless such change is covered by the certificate of occupancy.
C. 
Contents.
(1) 
A certificate of occupancy shall certify that the premises involved conforms to the requirements of this chapter and all other applicable provisions of this Code for the proposed occupancy, which shall be stated in the certificate.
(2) 
Every certificate shall show the purpose for which the premises or building is to be used in its various parts, the permissible live loads on all floors, the number of persons permitted on each story if that number is limited by the provisions of this chapter and any special stipulations which may be necessary under this chapter.
D. 
Temporary certificates of occupancy. A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a part of a building in advance of the completion of the whole, at the discretion of the Building Department Administrator as provided in § 280-11 of this Code.
E. 
Certificates of occupancy for existing buildings. Upon application from the owner of any existing building, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building Department Administrator to show the occupancy of such building at such time. For any such certificate, the applicant shall pay a sum to the city as set forth from time to time by the City Council.[1]
[Amended 5-27-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file in the city offices.
Copies of all approved plans and specifications shall be kept on file by the Building Department Administrator, and one set of officially stamped copies shall be returned to the applicant upon issuance of the building permit. Filed copies shall be regarded as public records and open to inspection, but this shall not authorize the copying of any plan or the furnishing of copies of any specification or part thereof.
A. 
Notice to inspect.
(1) 
It shall be the duty of the permittee or his or her agent to notify the Building Department Administrator in writing not less than 24 hours prior to the date inspection is requested that he or she has completed each of the following stages of the building which is being constructed, to wit:
(a) 
Excavation and footings.
(b) 
Foundation walls.
(c) 
Rough enclosed.
(d) 
Final for certificate of occupancy.
(2) 
Conduct of inspection. The Building Department Administrator shall inspect the same within 48 hours after receipt of such written notification and if the same has not been properly completed and the Building Department Administrator shall be required to reinspect the same, the permittee shall pay the sum of $10 for each reinspection.
A. 
Barriers; fences; guardrails. All work shall be properly safeguarded during construction. Fences may be required by the Building Department Administrator. Barriers shall be provided about elevators or hoists. Floors shall be laid as the work progresses. Openings in floors shall be protected. Guardrails shall be supplied on scaffolds which are more than 20 feet above the ground.
B. 
Sheds. When any part of a building under construction, alteration or demolition, which is more than 40 feet high, shall be within 10 feet of a street line, a shed shall be provided over the sidewalk for pedestrian passage. Such shed shall be not less than six feet wide and not less than 6 1/2 feet high in the clear and shall be kept lighted all night.
C. 
Projections. No part of any building and no appurtenance thereon shall project beyond any lot line; except that vaults or areaways covered by iron doors opening upward or by iron gratings of not more than one-half-inch mesh may, subject at any time to revocation by the City Council without compensation, be permitted to project beyond a street line not more than four feet, and except that purely decorative details which are part of the construction and which (unless water tables, sills, pilasters or belt courses) are not less than 10 feet above the curb level may project not more than six inches beyond a street line.
D. 
Adjoining property. No adjoining property shall be damaged by excessive terracing. Sheet piling or retaining walls shall be employed in connection with excavations where necessary for the protection of adjoining property.
E. 
Loads. Loads prescribed in the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code shall not be exceeded during any part of the operations of construction.
F. 
Use of streets. No building material or equipment shall be placed in any public street except to such extent and under such conditions as may be prescribed in the permit.
G. 
Demolition operation. Any building to be demolished shall be taken down story by story. No materials shall be placed on any floor during demolition, but all shall be at once lowered to the ground.
A. 
Unsafe buildings. When the Building Department Administrator shall have reason to believe that any building is unsafe, he or she shall cause the owner thereof to be notified. The Building Department Administrator shall have power, in case of necessity, to cause the premises to be vacated or the street or sidewalk to be closed or to take any other measures necessary for safety to persons or protection of property, including the building of temporary protective structures. The owners of the premises shall reimburse the city for any expenditure involved in these actions. It shall be the duty of any owner, within 48 hours after having received notice that his or her building is unsafe, to begin such work as may be necessary in the interest of permanent safety and to carry on such work diligently. No building which shall have been vacated as the result of proceedings under this section shall thereafter be occupied until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued as provided in this chapter.
B. 
Collapsed buildings. The Building Department Administrator shall have supervision and control of any work rendered necessary by the collapse or failure of any building or part thereof. In all such cases, a full report of facts shall be made by him or her to the Mayor forthwith, together with such recommendations as may be proper.
A. 
Any applicant for a permit or any owner, lessee, architect or builder, or agent thereof, who may be conducting a building operation shall have the right of appeal from any decision or act of the Building Department Administrator, provided that such appeal is filed within 10 days of the rendering of such opinion or the commission of such act.
B. 
Exception. The above provisions shall not apply to appeals under Chapter 280, Zoning, of this Code.