3600 Lorraine Drive • Walworth, NY 14568
Telephone: (315) 986-1400
Town Hall: 3600 Lorraine Dr. Walworth, NY 14568
 (315) 986-1400

Building & Code

Phone: 
(315) 986-1400 (Option 4)
HOURS:
Monday- Friday 8am-4pm
EMAIL:
bldginsp@townofwalworthny.gov
DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Norman Druschel - Building Inspector
bldginsp@townofwalworthny.gov

Brett Malafeew - Code Enforcement
bmalafeew@townofwalworthny.gov

Tim McMullen - Code Enforcement
tmcmullen@townofwalworthny.gov

Barbara Goulette - Clerk
buildingclerk@townofwalworthny.gov

The Building Department staff is here to help you and to make sure any projects are done according to New York State Code requirements. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the Building Department at 315.986.1400 (option 4).

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Town Code Reminders/Points of Emphasis

Short Term Rentals

141.1 Definitions

Any terms not defined in this chapter shall have those definitions as set forth otherwise in the Code of the Town of Walworth and, if undefined elsewhere in this Code, shall be defined according to their common meanings. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: 

SHORT-TERM RENTAL 
Any portion of real property rented for compensation in exchange for lodging for a period of not less than one day and not more than 30 consecutive days. For purposes of this chapter, the term "short-term rental" shall not include a bed-and-breakfast, sites at a campground, hotels, motels, or ongoing month-to-month tenancies.

141.2 Rental Permit Required

A. A property may not be used as a short-term rental without obtaining a revocable short-term rental permit. 

B. A short-term rental permit shall be valid for one year and must be renewed 30 days prior to expiration if the premises is to continue to operate as a short-term rental. 

C. The short-term rental permit is not transferable to a new owner. Any new owner shall be required to file a new permit application. 

D. Short-term rental permits are subject to continued compliance with the requirements of these regulations. 

E. The short-term rental permit shall be prominently displayed inside and near the front entrance of the short-term rental. It shall include a "good neighbor statement" that "Guests shall observe quiet hours from 11:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m." 

F. The short-term rental permit holder shall ensure that all relevant information is kept up-to-date with the Town and immediately notify the Town of any change in the information displayed on the permit. If, based on such changes, the Code Enforcement Officer issues an amended short-term rental permit, the owners must immediately post the amended permit inside and near the front entrance of the short-term rental. 

G. The short-term rental permit holder must conspicuously display the short-term rental permit number in all advertisements for the applicable short-term rental. 

H. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, short-term rentals shall be required to come into compliance with this chapter, including obtaining a permit, within 120 days of its effective date.

Vehicles & Traffic

163.4 Winter Parking Regulations

[Amended 3-1-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)] 

No vehicle shall be parked on any Town roadway, including cul-de-sacs, hammerhead turnarounds (any T- or L-shaped dead-end street) or any other area designated for vehicular traffic during the period beginning November 1 each year and ending April 1 of the next succeeding year, unless otherwise posted.

Zoning

180.25 Parking, Storage, or Use of Major Recreational Equipment

[Amended 2-3-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)] 

So long as no traffic safety issues are created by the same, major recreational vehicles may be parked or stored on any lot in a residential district; except that for lots less than one acre in size, only one such vehicle may be kept in the front yard; any vehicles in excess of one shall be kept in the rear or side yard. No such vehicles shall be used for living or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot or in any location not approved for such use, except temporarily in the case of an emergency.