Building Inspector Eugene Jaques
Deputy Building Inspector Walter Barrett

Fire Inspector Don Benedetto 692-7809

Clerk Cathy Bradford 692-7806

e-mail: buildings@townofwallkill.com

The Building Department is responsible for the administration of the NYS Building Code, NYS Fire Prevention Code, the NYS Housing Code and the NYS Energy Code, the Planning and Zoning regulations, the Federal Flood Plain Regulations and various other local laws assigned to the Building Inspector for administration and enforcement by the Town Board.

The Building Department clerks issue and review all types of permits for the Town including building permits, mobile home park permits, junkyard permits, applications for variances, issuance of certificate of occupancies, issue water meters, arrange inspections by water department and highway personnel involving building construction, schedule building construction inspections, receive complaints concerning all areas of code administration, maintain records and collect fees for any operation that require fee collection for permits.

The inspectors review permits for code conformance, inspect new construction, make fire code inspections, housing inspections, inspect for code enforcement problems, prepare reports, and meet with individuals concerning any code matters.

Forms

Building Permit Application (pdf file - 32 kb)

Photo of Typical Deck Section (html file)
Photo of Shed Anchors (html file)

Sign Permit (pdf file - 11kb)

Photo of Double Hand Hole House Trap (html file)
Concrete Pier (html file)
Roof Construction (html file - 93 Kb, this is a large file)

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, you can get it here

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