New Rochelle, NY Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 111-18A of the New Rochelle Building Code lists the mandatory inspection sequence for any work covered by a building permit: a soil and form inspection after the footings are excavated and the forms placed; a footing and foundation inspection after the forms are stripped, the footings and foundation in place and prior to backfilling; and a structural element inspection after the frame, firestopping, pipes, ducts and wiring are in place but before lathing, plastering or drywall. No reinforcing or structural steel, and no mechanical installation, may be covered or concealed without first being inspected and approved by the Bureau of Buildings, and where other city, county, state or federal agencies also have jurisdiction, the owner must arrange those inspections and submit copies to the Bureau regardless of whether the building permit expressly lists them.

Every structure requiring compliance with the New York State Energy Conservation Code, including NYStretch work, gets an energy code inspection during construction and again upon completion under Section 111-18A(5). The sequence ends with a final inspection performed upon completion of the permitted work and before a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance can be issued; deviations from the approved plans found at that stage must be noted in writing to the permit holder, and Section 111-18A(7) bars the certificate of occupancy from issuing until all required inspections are performed and approved. It is the owner's or applicant's responsibility, not the City's, to schedule each stage.