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ADMINISTERS AND ENFORCES: Provisions of all laws, codes, and ordinances pertaining to the location, design, materials, construction, alteration, repair, equipment, maintenance, use, occupancy, removal, and demolition of structures located within the Town of Niskayuna.
BUILDING PERMITS: Are required for many building projects, including new construction, additions, structural changes, signs, decks, finished basements, pools, demolition, roofing, siding, and window replacement. Contractors must have an insurance certificate in the Town of Niskayuna's name, which shows general liability, NYS workers' compensation and disability benefits insurance, or approved waiver. Homeowners may perform their own work with an affidavit of exemption.
INSPECTION TIMES AND PROCEDURES: To schedule a building inspection, call the Building Department. Inspections requested for the morning must be called in before 10 a.m. Inspections requested for the afternoon must be called in before 2 p.m. Inspections will not be made before 10 a.m., between 12:00 p.m. and 2 p.m., or after 4:00 p.m. unless by prior arrangement. Exact times for inspections cannot be guaranteed. The Building Department understands that not being able to schedule specific times is difficult for concrete crews and people who want to meet the inspector on the job. We will do the best we can to meet these time sensitive inspections.
TYPES OF INSPECTIONS: Footing inspection, foundation / backfill inspection, rough electrical inspection, rough plumbing inspection, rough framing inspection, insulation inspection, final electrical inspection, final plumbing inspection, final building inspection, grading inspections. These and/or other inspections are performed by the building inspector, plumbing inspector, or electrical inspector as needed to insure code compliance for the specific type of permit.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR: For information concerning plumbing, plumbing permits, and plumbing inspections, call Bill Parkis at 377-8411. Plumbing permits are issued between 8:30am and 10:30am at the Niskayuna Water and Sewer Garage at 2555 River Road.
ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS: To schedule electrical inspections, call any of the Town approved electrical inspectors:
David Irwin-NY Board of Fire Underwriters-797-3520 (M-F 8am-9am)
Bill Ryan, Chief Electrical Inspector-The Inspector-497-9918
Robert Wheatley-Middle Department Inspection Agency, Inc.-273-0861
COMPLAINTS: Are investigated by the Building Department. Notices of violation and court appearance tickets are issued when necessary.
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