Building permit application process
While residents may perform necessary repairs on their property, new additions, garages, decks, porches, fences, sheds, swimming pools, hot tubs, or wood and gas burning stoves require a permit. You can submit your application in person, or email it to villagebuildingdepartment@gmail.com.
Building permits
- Submit the appropriate application and pay the corresponding permit fees.
- The Building Department will confirm receipt of permit applications within 48 hours.
- If your application requires placement on the agenda for the Historic Preservation Committee, Zoning Board of Appeals, or Planning Board, the Building Department should receive your completed permit applications before the application deadline for the meeting you wish to attend.
- In most cases, where board review is not required, the Building Department will review your project within in a two-week period.
- Permits will be mailed when all approvals have been granted.
Historic building permits
Any work conducted on a historic landmark or historic landmark site requires the approval of the Historic Preservation Committee. This is done by submitting an application for Certificate of Appropriateness. Your application must include the following at minimum to be added to the agenda for review at the next committee meeting: detailed written scope of work, proposed material samples and/or product numbers, and color photographs of the site.
Commercial construction process
Some commercial construction may require an Architectural and/or Site Plan Review application, depending on project scope. Please review the Planning Board application procedure. If you are unsure whether your project requires Planning Board review, contact the Building Department.
Zoning variances
Should the Building Department inform you that your project requires a variance, an application for the variance will need to be submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Please review the ZBA Application Procedures & Guidelines. You can also download the Main Street Mixed Use Design Standards which include a zoning map for the Village of Williamsville.
Contact the Building Department for information before beginning any construction or demolition project. Per village code, if you complete work without an approved building permit, you may be fined an amount equal to twice the cost of the required permits. You may also be required to appear in court.
Links to Building Permit Applications
Accessory Structure Permit Application – including sheds and pole barns
Fire Protection Equipment Permit Application – Including fire suppression and fire alarm systems
Floodplain Development Permit Application
General Building Permit Application – For residential additions and new home construction. See this Checklist for One-and Two-Family Home Construction
Mechanical Permit Application – Including installation of heating and cooling equipment
Plumbing Permit Application – Should a plumbing job require a road cut, you may also need a Highway Work Permit Application.
Plumbing License Application – 2020
Swimming Pool and Hot Tubs Permit Application
Special Use Permit – Accessory apartment
Special Use Permit – Short term Rental
Seasonal Permits
Click here to download a Seasonal Outdoor Seating Permit Application
Click here to download a Tent Permit Application
Other Applications
Sewer Compliance Inspection Application – Per Chapter 81-6 (C) of the village code, all properties must have their sump pump system, footing drains, yard drains, and downspouts inspected prior to any transfer of ownership.
Sewer compliance inspections help to mitigate stormwater runoff and keep groundwater from entering the sanitary sewer system. Any property that passes a sewer compliance inspection will be issued a Certificate of Compliance, which is valid for a two-year period beginning from the date of issuance.