Irondequoit, NY Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Chapter 98 spells out inspection stages in § 98-11(G). Work stays accessible and exposed until the Building Inspector or another authorized inspector accepts it, and the permit holder tells the Building Inspector when each listed stage is ready. The eleven printed stages start with the work site before a permit issues, then footings and foundation, preparation for concrete slab, framing, all building systems including electrical, plumbing, fuel gas and HVAC with underground and rough-in work, fire-resistant construction, fire-resistant penetrations, solid-fuel-burning and fuel-gas-burning heating appliances, chimneys, flues or gas vents, Energy Code compliance, and the final inspection. A catch-all covers other inspections the inspector deems appropriate or the Uniform Code requires.

After each inspection, § 98-11(H) requires the work to be noted as satisfactory or the permit holder to be told how it fails to comply with the Uniform Code. Failing work stays exposed until it is corrected, reinspected and found satisfactory. Section 98-45 puts the burden of calling for inspections on the owner or the owner's agent, who notifies the Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector; the advance time and acceptable means of notification follow the requirements of those officials or established policy. A missed required inspection can lead to rejection of the work and, where deemed necessary, an order to expose the work for inspection.

The Fire Marshal and Building Inspector can enter any building or premises within the Town of Irondequoit at all reasonable hours to inspect for compliance with the chapter and the Uniform Code. If entry is denied, application can be made to any court of competent jurisdiction for a warrant. Under § 98-11(F), applying for or accepting a permit counts as consent to inspections, and refusing an inspection of the premises and records justifies revocation or suspension of the permit.

Timing rules frame the process. A building permit becomes void if work does not start within six months of issuance (§ 98-13(C)), and § 98-11(E) caps a permit at one year with no more than two ninety-day extensions. The Building Inspector issues a certificate of occupancy only after final inspection shows the work fully completed (§ 98-16).