A. 
Every application for a building permit made pursuant to this chapter shall be made on forms provided by the Building Inspector. The application shall be signed by the owner of the property where the work is to be performed or an authorized agent of the owner. The application shall include such information as the Building Inspector deems sufficient to permit a determination by the Building Inspector that the intended work complies with all applicable requirements of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code. The application shall include or be accompanied by the following information and documentation, as appropriate to the application:
(1) 
A description of the location, nature, extent, and scope of the proposed work;
(2) 
The tax map number and the street address of any affected building or structure;
(3) 
The occupancy classification of any affected building or structure;
(4) 
Where applicable, a statement of special inspections prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Code; and
(5) 
At least two sets of construction documents (drawings and/or specifications) which:
(a) 
Describe the location, nature, extent, and scope of the proposed work;
(b) 
Show that the proposed work will conform to the applicable provisions of the codes;
(c) 
Show the location, construction, size, and character of all portions of the means of egress;
(d) 
Show a representation of the building thermal envelope;
(e) 
Show structural information including, but not limited to, braced wall designs, the size, section, and relative locations of structural members, design loads, and other pertinent structural information;
(f) 
Show the proposed structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire-protection, and other service systems of the building;
(g) 
Include a written statement indicating compliance with the Energy Code;
(h) 
Include a site plan, drawn to scale and drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary survey, showing the size and location of new construction and existing structures and appurtenances on the site, distances from lot lines, the established street grades and the proposed finished grades, and, as applicable, flood hazard areas, floodways, and design flood elevations; and
(i) 
Evidence that the documents were prepared by a licensed and registered architect in accordance with Article 147 of the New York State Education Law or a licensed and registered professional engineer in accordance with Article 145 of the New York State Education Law and practice guidelines, including, but not limited to, the design professional's seal which clearly and legibly shows both the design professional's name and license number and is signed by the design professional whose name appears on the seal in such a manner that neither the name nor the number is obscured in any way, the design professional's registration expiration date, the design professional's firm name (if not a sole practitioner), and, if the documents are submitted by a professional engineering firm and not a sole practitioner professional engineer, the firm's certificate of authorization number.
B. 
Construction documents. Construction documents which are accepted as part of the application for a building permit shall be marked as accepted by the Building Inspector in writing or by stamp, or, in the case of electronic media, an electronic marking. One set of the accepted construction documents shall be retained by the Building Inspector, and one set of the accepted construction documents shall be returned to the applicant to be kept at the work site so as to be available for use by code enforcement personnel. However, the return of a set of accepted construction documents to the applicant shall not be construed as authorization to commence work, nor as an indication that a building permit will be issued. Work shall not be commenced until and unless a building permit is issued.
C. 
Construction management plan required. Any work meeting the thresholds set forth below shall be required to prepare a construction management plan. The construction management plan shall be submitted as part of the building permit application and shall be subject to review and approval by the Building Inspector prior to the issuance of any building permit or commencement of work.
[Added 7-9-2024 by L.L. No. 7-2024]
(1) 
For any work requiring a building permit, which costs more than $25,000 or in the Building Inspector's opinion will take more than five calendar days to complete, a construction management plan shall be submitted on a short form provided by the Building Inspector.
(2) 
For any work requiring a building permit, which costs more than $100,000 or in the Building Inspector's opinion will take more than 14 calendar days to complete, a construction management plan shall be submitted to the building department in accordance with the requirements of § 251-6, subject to any provisions that the Building Inspector may waive or modify.
(3) 
For work requiring a building permit in which there will be stone cutting, regardless of cost or time to complete, a construction management plan shall be submitted which designates the area where stone is to be cut, the approximate number of days of stone cutting, and mitigation measures, including but not limited to noise and dust.
(4) 
For good cause shown and in its sole discretion, the Building Inspector may waive the construction management plan or any part or provision thereof.
The Building Inspector shall examine, or cause to be examined, each application and any accompanying drawings and documents and shall ascertain by such examination whether the construction indicated and described is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and all other pertinent laws and ordinances. The Building Inspector may require adequate details of structural, mechanical and electrical work, including computations, stress diagrams or other essential technical data, to be filed.
Amendments to an application or its accompanying drawings or other documents shall be filed and approved before any work covered by such amendment is commenced and shall be subject to the same review and approval as the initial application, shall be deemed part of the original application and shall be recorded therewith. Should an amendment be so extensive as, in the opinion of the Building Inspector, to require a new set of drawings, an entirely new application for a permit shall be made.
All work shall conform to the approved application and accompanying construction documents for which the permit has been issued, and such work shall be located strictly in accordance with the approved plot diagram.
An application for a building permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned upon the lapse of 90 days after the date of filing if not completed by the applicant unless a permit has been issued before the expiration of that period. The Building Inspector may grant, for reasonable cause, one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding 90 days each.
If the work described in an application for a building permit and the drawings filed therewith conform to the requirements of this chapter and all other applicable state and local laws and related regulations, and if all fees and applicable bonds required pursuant to this chapter have been paid or posted, the Building Inspector or his/her designee shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. The signature of the Building Inspector shall be recorded on all approved drawings and permits. The Building Inspector has the authority to require inspections and certifications of structural elements by the design professional of record as a condition of the permit.
In accordance with § 132-8B, applications filed under this chapter shall be void and of no effect after six months from the date of the filing of the application or, if Board of Architectural Review is required, six months from the date of the BAR approval, unless the work for the proposed application has actually commenced or the applicant has made continuous progress toward obtaining a permit and has not abandoned the application during that period. In instances where a permit has been issued, the permit shall be void and of no effect six months from the date of issuance, unless work authorized by said permit has actually commenced.
A. 
If any application, BAR approval or permit becomes void or abandoned as provided in this chapter, 1/2 of the fee paid for such building permit, not including any special fee covering examination of plans of a structure of complex design, shall be refunded to the person who filed the application, provided that no work has been commenced and an application for a refund is made within the six-month period of the date of application, approval or the issuance of the permit, whichever is later, but in no case shall refunds be made of fees based on a construction cost of $5,000 or less.
B. 
The above time period may be waived upon demonstration by the applicant or permit holder of hardship at an informal hearing before a panel made up of the Village Engineer, Planner and Building Inspector. Hardship under this section is defined as convincing proof of severe financial distress that negates the ability of the applicant or permit holder to undertake the work and shall include, but is not limited to, that resulting from mortgage foreclosure, loss of employment or catastrophic illness.
C. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, permits shall expire two years from the date of issuance of the permit, unless the proposed work has been completed and a certificate of use and occupancy has been issued or such permit is extended by the Building Inspector pursuant to § 132-8B.
The Building Inspector may revoke a permit or approval granted under the provisions of this chapter in case of a false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact in the application or on the drawings and an error of law or regulation. After the revocation of a permit, it shall be unlawful to proceed with any construction work. Any builder, owner or other person who does proceed with such work shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter and subject to the penalties provided herein, unless and until the permit shall have been reinstated, in writing, by the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector shall revoke the building permit until such time as the permit holder demonstrates that:
A. 
All work then completed is in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code; and
B. 
All work then proposed to be performed shall be in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code.
A. 
No person shall carry out any demolition of a structure without adhering to the requirements of Chapter 182, Historic Preservation, of this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of § 132-64 of this chapter and requirement under the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
B. 
When an applicant for demolition has complied with the requirements specified in Chapter 182, Historic Preservation, of this Code in regard to the specific application process and a permit is issued for the demolition of a building or structure, all electric, water, sewer and other utility service connections shall be discontinued and sealed in accordance with the requirements of the Village authority having jurisdiction and the rules of the public utility company.
C. 
When any demolition work is to be performed along a sidewalk or other place where the public is required or permitted to pass, pursuant to § 132-32A and B of this chapter, a bond shall be deposited with the Building Inspector.
No permit for the relocation of a building or structure from one lot to another lot shall be granted until at least three days' written notice has been given by the applicant to the owners of wires or other impediments, the temporary removal of which may be necessitated by the proposed work.
Buildings, structures or any work performed subject to the provisions of this chapter hereafter erected or constructed without a permit shall be removed at the expense of the owner if ordered by the appropriate court upon complaint brought by the Building Department.
The building permit shall not be construed as a license to violate, cancel or set aside any of the provisions of this chapter or of any other statute or ordinance pertinent thereto, except such variations as may be legally granted under the provisions of this chapter.
No building permit shall be issued to construct, alter, repair, demolish or relocate, or change the use of a building or structure until such fees, deposits and bonds as are required by this chapter have been paid or filed, as appropriate.
A. 
Upon making application for a building permit, the applicant shall estimate the cost of the construction work and pay a fee based upon this estimated cost of construction. Such fee shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees. For purposes of the fee calculation, the "estimated cost" shall mean the reasonable value, as determined by the Building Inspector, of all services, labor, materials and use of construction equipment necessary for prosecution of the work.
B. 
The Building Inspector may, at any time, amend the estimated cost of work to be performed under any permit. Before the issuance of a certificate of use and occupancy, a final certification of cost must be submitted by the applicant attesting to their final cost.
C. 
To compensate for the additional expenses for subsequent reviews of plans, whenever a change in plans is initiated by an applicant following the approval of a building permit, the applicant shall pay a fee in addition to the fee provided for in § 132-38A above. Such fee shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
D. 
To compensate for the additional administrative and inspection expenses incurred by the Building Department, for interior or exterior construction work commenced prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall pay a fee in addition to the fee provided for in § 132-38A above. Such fee shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
Before a building permit is issued by the Building Inspector, the Village Engineer or designee shall, in cases where the work to be performed is located on a lot abutting a public street, require a monetary deposit to be submitted by the applicant for any potential public property damage to the Village right-of-way, based upon the frontage of the lot upon such street. The Village Engineer shall also be authorized to charge a minimum, lump sum monetary deposit when the proposed construction work is reasonably determined by the Village Engineer to be of a minor disturbance along the street frontage of the lot and/or the lot frontage to be disturbed is significantly less than the entirety of the public street frontage for such lot.
A. 
The amount of such deposits shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
B. 
The return of the deposit shall be processed by the Building Department upon the filing of a refund application, provided that a final certificate of use and occupancy has been issued for the referenced building permit(s) and any and all repairs of damages to the street have been accomplished to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer or designee.
C. 
If such repairs have not been made within the ten-day period after filing for a certificate of use and occupancy, the Village Engineer shall cause the necessary repairs to be effectuated and the cost thereof charged against the deposit. In such case, a balance of the original deposit shall be returned to the applicant; any costs in excess of the deposit shall be paid by the applicant before a certificate of use and occupancy is issued.
A. 
When any building or structure is proposed to be moved over, across or through any street or public place, the applicant shall supplement the required plans and application with satisfactory evidence that arrangements have been made with the Village Engineer and all applicable utility organizations for the work to be done and the route to be followed.
B. 
In conjunction with the plans and application cited in § 132-40A, the applicant shall deposit with the Village Engineer a bond in such amount as may be approved by the Village Engineer, in form satisfactory to the Village Attorney, conditioned upon payment for any damage to persons or property, caused directly or indirectly by such moving, and upon indemnifying the Village, its agents and employees harmless from claims growing out of such work and, further, conditioned on the faithful performance of the work in accordance with all applicable state and local laws and related regulations.
C. 
When demolition is to be performed in accordance with Chapter 182 of this Code along a sidewalk or other place where the public is permitted to pass, a similar bond as provided for in § 132-32C shall be submitted to the Village Engineer.