Cheektowaga, NY Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Cheektowaga Code § 70-16 sets the inspection stages between a building permit and the certificate of occupancy. ' The Building Inspection Department keeps a permanent record of every examination and inspection alongside any findings of violations, required separately by § 70-6A. At final inspection, if the work matches the approved application, plans and specifications and complies with the applicable code, the Inspector issues a certificate of occupancy or compliance; if not, the Inspector orders the work completed and withholds the certificate under § 70-16A(6). The Inspector must act, granting or denying the certificate, within 30 days after the owner or contractor notifies the Department that the work is finished and ready for final inspection.

A certificate issued through an error of fact or law is void. Where part of a project is finished and can be safely occupied without endangering life, health or welfare, the Inspector may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy covering that portion for a stated period, extendable for good cause. Separately, § 70-12 gives the Inspector a right of entry to any building, structure or premises at any reasonable hour to carry out these inspections, and an owner or tenant is deemed to have consented to that entry.