Town of Danby, NY : Code Enforcement

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Code Enforcement Officers		As of Date: 20120205
Position	Name	Tenure
Code Enforcement Officer (Employed by Town)	Sue Beeners	01-Jan-1992...current
	Matt Cooper	15-Sep-2011...current

The Code Enforcement Office

The Danby Code Enforcement Office is responsible for the enforcement of local and some statewide ordinances and regulations. This generally includes:

• Zoning Regulations
• Building Permits
• Fire Inspections
• Stormwater Management

Building Permit Applications

In order to verify compliance with the New York State Building Code, almost all construction work within the Town of Danby requires a Building Permit. This includes:

• New Structures
• Additions to Existing Structures
• Some Interior Renovations and/or Remodeling
• Some Major Repairs

A description of the Building Permit Procedure and Instructions for filling out Building Permit Applications may be downloaded

• PDF (37KB, for printing) format.

The Application form itself may also be downloaded

• PDF (11KB, for printing) format.

The current fee schedule for Building Permits

• PDF (9KB, for printing) format.

Paper copies of these forms, and others, are also available in the Code Enforcement Office.

Zoning Appeals

The Town of Danby has implemented a Zoning Ordinance that includes:

• Land Use Regulation
• Dimensional Requirements

When a proposed project does not comply with the Zoning Ordinance, an appeal may be filed with Danby's Board of Zoning Appeals (the BZA, a.k.a. Zoning Board of Appeals, ZBA). Appeals may request:

• a Use Variance—when the intended use of a property does not conform to the uses permitted in a particular zone
• an Area Variance—when the size or location of a project does not conform to the dimensional requirements specified for the zone

The BZA Appeal form, including instructions and guidance, may also be downloaded

• PDF (120KB, for printing) format.

Paper copies of these forms, and others, are also available in the Code Enforcement Office.

Local Laws and Regulations related to the Code Enforcement office

Town of Danby Zoning Ordinance, adopted 11-Dec-1991, with amendments through 11-May-2005.

Subdivision and Land Division Regulations, adopted 11-Dec-1991, with amendments through 13-Aug-2007.

Subdivision and Land Division Regulations, amendment dated 29-Sep-2009.

Stormwater Regulations; Law, and amendments to Zoning and Subdivisions, all dated 08-Feb-2010.

Danby Local Law 2007-1, regarding administration and enforcement of NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (The Building Code) and the NYS Energy Conservation Construction Code (The Energy Code). Adopted 12-Feb-2007.

Fees for Building Permits, Inspections, Public Hearing Applications, etc., adopted 12-Apr-2010

Reports on new homes and Town Growth
Document Type	Date / Number	Description / Links
CENSUSINFO	20101231	PDF | RTF
CENSUSINFO	20091231	PDF | RTF
CENSUSINFO	20090511	PDF

Monthly Reports
Document Type	Date / Number	Description / Links
Report	Dec-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Nov-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Oct-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Aug-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Jul-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Jun-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	May-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Apr-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Mar-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Jan-2011	PDF | RTF
Report	Dec-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Nov-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Oct-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Sep-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Aug-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Jul-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Jun-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	May-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Apr-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Mar-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Feb-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Jan-2010	PDF | RTF
Report	Dec-2009	PDF | RTF
Report	Nov-2009	PDF | RTF
Report	Oct-2009	PDF | RTF
Report	Sep-2009	PDF | RTF
Report	Aug-2009	PDF | RTF
Report	Jul-2009	PDF
Report	Jun-2009	PDF
Report	May-2009	PDF
Report	Apr-2009	PDF
Report	Mar-2009	PDF
Report	Feb-2009	PDF
Report	Jan-2009	PDF
Report	Dec-2008	PDF
Report	Nov-2008	PDF
Report	Oct-2008	PDF
Report	Sep-2008	PDF
Report	Aug-2008	PDF
Report	Jul-2008	PDF
Report	Jun-2008	PDF