In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Building Code Administration office will be operating by appointment only, until further notice. Documents may also be left in the locked drop box located outside the Court entrance. Please call or email to schedule an appointment. Thank you for your patience through these difficult times. Stay safe.
Building Code Administration
Code Enforcement Officer: Chance Townsend
code-enforcement@berneny.org
838-839-8251 -cell
518-872-1448 ext. 104
Code of the Town of Berne on GeneralCode.com
Familiarity with the Zoning Ordinance will aid in your use of the forms available below.
Building & Zoning Fee Schedule; Building Permit Application; Fees for Postage & Newspaper Notices, Variance Applications, Special Use Permits, Zoning Board of Appeals
- Building Fee Schedule 04-20-16
- Additional Fee Schedule
- Building Permit Process Guidelines
- Building Permit Application
- Application for Variance to the Zoning Ordinance (current as of Jan. 2013)
- Application for Site Plan Review
- Application for Special Use Permit
Solar Permit Application Understanding-Solar-PV-Permitting-Inspecting
All new applications coming before the Planning Board need to be complete and submitted to the Planning Board secretary (admin-assistant@berneny.org.; 518-872-1448 ext. 106) no less than two weeks prior to the next scheduled board meeting.
For information regarding subdivisions and lot line adjustments, please go to Planning Board page and look under Forms.