Code Enforcement

Planning & Zoning Secretary

Tina Tammaro
tammarot@townofowego.com

Code Enforcement Officers

Brenda Burrell
burrellb@townofowego.com

Greg Cornell
cornellg@townofowego.com

Jeff Hontz
hontzj@townofowego.com


***BUILDING PERMITS ARE NOT ISSUED ON THE SAME DAY THAT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE SUBMITTED***

IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT OUT OF STATE OR GENERIC PLANS, PLEASE CONTACT THIS OFFICE PRIOR TO PURCHASE

ALL BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRE:

  • Name, address and contact information(phone no. & email) of property owner and contractor
  • Cost of project
  • Workers Comp or CE-200 and Liability insurances of the contractor, naming Town of Owego as Certificate Holder
  • Plot plan, showing distances from proposed construction to all property lines
ALL BUILDING PERMITS MAY REQUIRE:

  • Stamped plans from a NYS Licensed Engineer or NYS Licensed Architect
  • Property Survey
  • Legal Proof of Ownership of Property
  • Floodplain Development Permit
Please click on the  buttons below to view additional requirements of most common Building Permits

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2025 NYS Building Code