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County building permits in New York

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Nassau County

Town of Hempstead, Town of North Hempstead & Town of Oyster Bay Building Departments, plus City of Glen Cove & City of Long Beach (Nassau County has no county building department)

Suffolk County

Suffolk County town building departments (10 towns) and incorporated villages (Suffolk County has no county building department)

Kings County

NYC Department of Buildings (DOB)

Queens County

NYC Department of Buildings (DOB)

New York County

NYC Department of Buildings (DOB)

Bronx County

NYC Department of Buildings (DOB)

Richmond County

NYC Department of Buildings (DOB)

Westchester County

City, town and village building departments (Westchester County has no county building department)

Erie County

City, town and village building departments (e.g., Buffalo; Erie County has no county building department)

Onondaga County

Town building departments and the City of Syracuse (Onondaga County has no county building department)

Orange County

Town, city and village building departments (Orange County has no county building department)

Rockland County

Town, city and village building departments (Rockland County’s Buildings & Codes handles county licensing, not residential permits)

Albany County

Town building departments and the City of Albany Department of Buildings & Regulatory Compliance (Albany County has no county building department)

Monroe County

Town building departments and the City of Rochester (Monroe County has no county building department)

Dutchess County

Town and city building departments, with Dutchess County Dept. of Behavioral & Community Health review for wells/septic

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