Brookhaven, NY Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 16-3, "Permit required; inspection; information to be submitted," governs the full lifecycle of a Town building permit, and Subsection D is the operative inspection provision. It directs the Chief Building Inspector, or any Building and Zoning Inspector or Building Inspector, to inspect all permitted buildings or structures during construction as often as practical, to confirm the law is complied with and construction proceeds safely. If defective or illegal work threatens public welfare, the Inspector may order all further work stopped and require suspension until the violation is remedied.

Subsection D(2) requires permitted work to remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted, and requires the permit holder to notify the enforcing agency when work is ready for inspection, meaning a contractor cannot close up walls or backfill before the Town signs off. Subsection D(3) sets the pass/fail mechanism: after inspection, work is noted satisfactory as completed, or the permit holder is told how the work fails to comply, and noncompliant work must stay exposed until brought into compliance, reinspected, and found satisfactory. These construction-stage inspections sit alongside the pre-certificate-of-occupancy, fire safety, and complaint-driven inspections the Inspector conducts under § 16-2B(3), and tie into § 16-9's separate stop-work order authority for immediate safety hazards.