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Building Permit Application Fees

Category: PERMITS/CO'S

Fees for Building Permit Applications are as follows as per the Code of the Town of Huntington, Chapter 87 (Building Construction), Article III (Building Permits), §87-23 (Application Fees):

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A. 
No building permit shall be issued or released until the fees established in this section have been paid to the Department of Engineering Services.
B. 
Fee exemption. The application fee shall be waived if the owner of the property For which a building permit is sought is a municipality, special improvement district or other entity for which real property taxes are not collected, and if the construction and use is for governmental, municipal or district purposes and is not proprietary in nature.
[Amended 10-6-2015 by L.L. No. 41-2015]
C. 
Computation of application fee. An application for a building permit shall include payment of an initial minimum fee in addition to a sum based upon the estimated costs of construction, as follows:
(1) 
For residential uses the minimum fee shall be one hundred ($100) dollars.
(2) 
For nonresidential uses the minimum fee shall be five hundred ($500) dollars.
(3) 
In addition to the minimum fee, a fee of seven ($7) dollars shall be charged for each one thousand ($1,000) dollars of estimated construction costs, or fraction thereof.
D. 
Estimated construction costs. The estimated costs of construction shall be determined by the floor area of a proposed addition, alteration or new building, as follows:
(1) 
Residential uses:
(a) 
One hundred ($100) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
One-story dwelling.
[2] 
One-story addition.
(b) 
Fifty ($50) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Unfinished basement.
[2] 
Attached garage.
[3] 
Heated enclosed porch.
[4] 
Dormer.
(c) 
Eighty ($80) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Additional story.
(d) 
Thirty-five ($35) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Conversion for a change of use.
[2] 
Unheated enclosed porch.
(e) 
Thirty ($30) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Unheated breezeway.
[2] 
Screened porch.
[3] 
Accessory structures, including but not limited to:
[a] 
Barn.
[b] 
Cabana.
[c] 
Carport.
[d] 
Garage.
[e] 
Gazebo.
[f] 
Shed over two hundred (200) square feet.
[g] 
Storage space attached to a structure.
(f) 
Twenty ($20) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Balcony.
[2] 
Roofed-over deck.
[3] 
Repair major fire damage.
(g) 
Twenty ($20) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Finished basement.
[2] 
Open deck.
(h) 
A multiple-family dwelling as follows:
[1] 
One hundred and five ($105) dollars per square foot for one story.
[2] 
Sixty-five ($65) dollars per square foot for a basement.
[3] 
Eighty-five ($85) dollars per square foot for:
[a] 
Additional story.
(2) 
Nonresidential uses:
(a) 
One hundred and twenty ($120) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Hotel with more than fifteen (15) guest rooms.
(b) 
One hundred and five ($105) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
One-story building (market rate).
[Amended 5-9-2017 by L.L. No. 22-2017]
[2] 
Hotel with not more than fifteen (15) guest rooms.
(c) 
Eighty-five ($85) dollars per square foot for:
[Added 5-9-2017 by L.L. No. 22-2017[2]]
[1] 
Additional story (market rate).
[2]
Editor's Note: This local law also redesignated former Subsection D(2)(c) and (d) as Subsection D(2)(d) and (e), respectively.
(d) 
Sixty-five ($65) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
One-story unheated storage building.
(e) 
[3]Forty ($40) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Basement.
[3]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D(2)(e), providing a fee of $85 per square foot for an additional story, was repealed 5-9-2017 by L.L. No. 22-2017.
(f) 
Forty ($40) dollars per square foot for:
[1] 
Additional story of an unheated storage building.
(g) 
Affordable housing. Any space to be used for affordable housing shall pay a fee of ninety-five ($95) dollars per square foot on the first floor and seventy-five ($75) dollars per square foot on upper floors instead of the fees listed above, with the reduction only applying to the actual space contained in the affordable housing units.
[Added 5-9-2017 by L.L. No. 22-2017]
E. 
Fixed fees. The following fees are not subject to the minimum fee or based upon the estimated costs of construction.
(1) 
Residential uses:
(a) 
Two hundred fifty ($250) dollars for:
[1] 
Gunite or concrete in-ground swimming pool.
(b) 
Two hundred ($200) dollars for:
[1] 
Vinyl or fiberglass in-ground swimming pool.
[Amended 8-11-2004 by L.L. No. 23-2004]
(c) 
One hundred fifty ($150) dollars for:
[1] 
Shed - one hundred one (101) to two hundred (200) square feet.
(d) 
One hundred ($100) dollars for:
[1] 
Radio antenna.
[2] 
Freestanding wall or retaining wall, plus one ($1) dollar per linear foot.
[Amended 1-9-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
[3] 
Satellite dish.
[4] 
Shed up to one hundred (100) square feet.
[5] 
Solar panel installation.
[6] 
Aboveground swimming pool.
[7] 
Registration of each mobile home being used as a temporary residence.
[Added 5-3-2011 by L.L. No. 16-2011]
(e) 
Fifty ($50) dollars for:
[1] 
Masonry barbeque grill.
[2] 
Masonry or metal chimney.
[3] 
Fence over six (6) feet high, plus one ($1) dollar per linear foot over one hundred (100) feet.
[4] 
Coal, gas and wood-burning fireplace or stove.
(2) 
Nonresidential uses:
(a) 
Five hundred ($500) dollars for:
[1] 
Foundation.
[2] 
Parking lot.
[3] 
Entry ramp.
[4] 
Communication monopole or tower.
(b) 
Two hundred ($200) dollars for:
[1] 
Accessory antenna installation; Distributed Antenna System (DAS) installations shall be charged per location or pole.
[Amended 12-10-2013 by L.L. No. 32-2013]
[2] 
Awning, plus one hundred ($100) dollars for each additional awning.
[3] 
Elevator, plus one hundred ($100) dollars for each additional elevator.
[4] 
Hood and duct system, plus one hundred ($100) dollars for each additional system.
[5] 
Kiosk.
[6] 
Satellite dish.
[7] 
Solar panel installation.
(3) 
General applications:
(a) 
Two hundred ($200) dollars for:
[1] 
Amending a building permit with additional construction plans.
[2] 
Certificate of permitted use.
[3] 
Demolition permit.
[4] 
Original letter-in-lieu of a certificate of occupancy.
[5] 
Letter in reference to flood insurance.
(b) 
One hundred ($100) dollars for:
[1] 
Interim temporary building permit, plus one ($1) dollar per square foot.
[2] 
Permit to move a building.
[3] 
Permit to repair minor fire damage.
(c) 
Fifty dollars ($50) for:
[Amended 10-6-2015 by L.L. No. 41-2015]
[1] 
Original certificate of completion and certificate of occupancy.
[2] 
Each additional certified copy of a certificate of completion, certificate of occupancy or letter-in-lieu.
(d) 
Thirty dollars ($30) for:
[Added 10-6-2015 by L.L. No. 41-2015[4]]
[1] 
Departmental searches - per property.
[4]
Editor's Note: This local law also redesignated former Subsection (E)(3)(d) as Subsection (E)(3)(e).
(e) 
Five ($5) dollars for:
[1] 
Each sheet or duplicate microfilm card of construction plans.
[2] 
Each square foot or portion thereof of blueprint copies of plans.
F. 
Unauthorized construction, installation or use. The application fee for a building permit shall be three (3) times the amount established in this article if construction, installation, deployment or a change of use has been commenced or completed at any time before a building permit is issued by the Town.
[Amended 12-10-2013 by L.L. No. 32-2013]
G. 
Expedited Plan Review and Permit Issuance. Upon the availability of applicable personnel, and upon the approval of the Director of Engineering Services, or the Director's designee, applicants shall pay the following additional fees for expedited plan review and permit issuance.
[Added 7-11-2017 by L.L. No. 28-2017]
(1) 
Residential. $750.00 - up to two hours of plan review.
(2) 
Commercial. $2,000.00 - up to four hours of plan review.
(3) 
Each additional hour: $250.00 of plan review.
H. 
Permit Authorizing Saturday Work. Upon the approval of the Director of Engineering Services, or the Director's designee, applicants shall pay the following additional fees for a permit authorizing work to be performed on a Saturday for the construction or repairing of buildings. This permit shall be in addition to the building permit issued for the construction or repairing of the building. The fee for such permit shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00) per Saturday.
[Added 8-6-2019 by L.L. No. 44-2019]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law provided that it take effect 1-1-2009.

 

 

Applications and Payments related to Permits and CO’s can be sent via express or regular mail to:

Town Hall
100 Main Street
Huntington, NY 11743
ATTN: Building & Housing Room 115

- OR -

They can be dropped off in-person at the Building & Housing Department in Town Hall (Room 115).


Payment of Fees can be made in-person or over the phone by credit card.

Updated 8/9/2022 9:20 AM