The Town of North Castle
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Town Hall - Departments

Building & Engineering

William Richardson

Assistant Building Inspector/

Fire Marshall

Michael Cromwell
Assistant Building Inspector
Tom Baroni
Code Enforcement Officer
Linda DiFiore
Senior Office Assistant
Karen Rodriguez
Senior Office Assistant

Town of North Castle
17 Bedford Road
Armonk, NY  10504
Telephone: 914-273-8625
Fax: 914-273-3554 
E-mail: building@northcastleny.com

General Information

  • Driveway Permits are required for new driveways, alterations to existing driveways and repaving of existing driveways. The application fee is $25.00. For information regarding necessary insurance certificates, and the bond to be retained until final inspection is complete, contact (914) 273-8625.
  • A Building Permit is required for new construction, additions, alterations, decks, swimming pools, driveways, fences and walls over 4 feet, gutting kitchens and bathrooms, enclosing a screened in porch, replacing a boiler or hot water heater, adding central air conditioning or altering an existing system, roof replacement, window replacement, adding skylights and tree cutting. For questions about when a building permit is required, please contact our office at (914) 273-8625.
  • An Electrical Permit is required for all electrical work and must be filed through the Building Department. We only honor inspections by the following New York Electrical Inspectors:

SWIS - State Wide Inspection Services, Frank Farina, 909-4471, and NYEIS - New York Electrical Inspection Services, Nick Morabeto, 347-4390. 

Electricians must be licensed by Westchester County. 

  • A Plumbing Permit is required for all plumbing work.  Workers must be licensed by Westchester County.
  • A Certificate of Compliance is required upon completion of all building permit work.
  • A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy may be issued, at the discretion of the Building Department, when only a portion of a project is complete. All public safety issues must be complete. The fee is $500.00.
  • A Certificate of Occupancy is issued after the project is complete.
  • The Zoning Board of Appeals considers requests for variances from Town Zoning Law. To schedule a ZBA hearing, contact the Building Department at (914) 273-8625.
  • The Planning Board approves all site plans and subdivisions. To schedule Planning Board review, contact the Planning Department at (914) 273-3542.  NOTE:  All residential additions over 1500 square feet, any tear down, or new structure requires site plan approval.
  • Architectural Review Board and Zoning Board information packets are available from the Building Department.

Building Application Guides: 
Addition/Alteration Checklist
Basement Finishing Checklist
Fill Permit Checklist

Retaining Wall Checklist
Pool Permit Checklist
Tree Removal Checklist

Fence Installation Checklist

HVAC Checklist

Requirements for Engineering Site Plan Approvals

Generator Checklist

Demolition Checklist

Fee Schedule

Applications:

ARB Application
Building Permit
Building Permit Revision
Plumbing Permit
Gas Certificate Affidavit

Electrical Permit
Protection of Deposits Ordinance (New Residence)
Accessory Apartment Special Permit
Blasting Permit
Erosion & Sediment Control
Fill Permit
Wetlands & Drainage
Tent Permit

Tree Removal Permit
Sign Permit

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read and print all permits and applications. You can download this free software by clicking on the Acrobat Reader icon.

 

 
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