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Building & Development Contact Info

   

Wade Schoenborn
Director of Building & Development

phone icon (518) 371-6702
fax icon (518) 383-2668
email icon Email
map icon 1 Town Hall Plaza
       Clifton Park, NY 12065

 Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 4:00pm

Staff

Robert Adams – Code Enforcement Officer
Samuel C. Chase – Code Enforcement Officer
John DeSimone – Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention
Ryan Boni – Building Inspector
James Coulombe – Building Inspector
Max Luetters - Building Inspector
Bruce Spiegel - Building Inspector
Cristi Shuhart – Principal Typist
Dolores Mabb – Principal Typist

PLEASE NOTE: Building permit applications must now be submitted through our new online portal - Citizenserve. 

Citizenserve Portal

Please use this link for instructions on how to use Citizenserve: Citizenserve Instructions

For Citizenserve technical issues or help navigating portal, please contact their Support Center at 1-800-325-9818; a member of their support team will be able to assist you. If you receive a voicemail, all staff are busy; please leave a message and your call will be returned promptly.

 

 

Building & Development

building MapBuilding Permit & Application Information

FOR ALL PERMITS WHICH REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY: 

It is the responsibility of the applicant that the Building Department receive written approval from the following individuals, agencies, and/or departments prior to occupancy of structure.

  1. Final electrical inspection by an authorized inspection agency.
  2. Final inspection letter submitted to the Building Department prior to backfilling of "special" septic systems.
  3. Surveyed as-built plot plan submitted to the Building Department.
  4. Final inspection by the Fire Code Enforcement Officer of fireplaces, woodstoves, furnaces, water heaters, or other heat-producing equipment.
  5. Final inspection by the Building Department when building is completed.

The Building Department will issue a Certificate of Occupancy to an applicant when all the above items have been completed.

IT IS ILLEGAL TO OCCUPY ANY BUILDING WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY (IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF CLIFTON PARK ZONING REGULATIONS SECTION 208-108).

Under normal circumstances, your Certificate of Occupancy document will be prepared within forty-eight (48) hours after completion of all of the above. 

Please be advised that inspections must also be called for at the following intervals:

  1. Footings before pour.
  2. Foundation after waterproofing, but before backfill.
  3. Sewer/septic and water installation (before backfill).
  4. Rough frame including plumbing, wiring, and heating, but without insulation.
  5. Insulation before sheetrock.
  6. Fireplace inspections as required by Fire Code Enforcement Officer.
  7. Furnace, water heater, or other heat-producing equipment.
  8. Final inspection.

A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO SCHEDULE ALL INSPECTIONS. 

For Permit Fees, click here, or call Building & Development at: (518) 371-6702

 

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Contact Us - 518-371-6651

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Clifton Park, NY 12065
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