Hamburg Village, NY Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Village of Hamburg Code § 123-5A says work must remain accessible and exposed until the Code Enforcement Officer, or an inspector the officer authorizes, inspects and accepts it. The permit holder is the one who notifies the Code Enforcement Officer when an element of work is ready for inspection. Section 123-5B lists what gets inspected, where applicable: the work site before the building permit is issued, footing and foundation, preparation for concrete slab, framing, structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire-protection, and similar service systems, fire resistant construction, fire-resistant penetrations, solid-fuel-burning heating appliances, chimneys, flues, or gas vents, Energy Code items such as insulation, fenestration, and air leakage, installation of factory manufactured buildings and manufactured homes, and a final inspection after all permitted work is complete.

Under § 123-5C the Code Enforcement Officer or authorized inspector can accept a remote inspection in place of an in-person visit when it can be performed to the same level and quality. If a remote inspection does not supply enough information, an in-person inspection is performed. After each inspection, § 123-5D requires the work to be noted as satisfactory, or the permit holder to be told how the work fails, with a citation to the specific code provision not met. Noncompliant work stays exposed until it is brought into compliance, reinspected, and found satisfactory. The fee set under § 123-18 is due before or at the time of each inspection (§ 123-5E).

The inspections lead into the certificate of occupancy. Section 123-7A requires a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance for any work that is the subject of a building permit, and § 123-7B has the Code Enforcement Officer or an authorized inspector inspect the building, structure, or work before one issues. A temporary certificate of occupancy under § 123-7D is effective for a period not to exceed six months. Under § 123-3A the Code Enforcement Officer comes from the Town of Hamburg Building Inspection Department under the shared services agreement, unless the Village designates its own official.