Building Safety in Suffolk County, NY (2026)

Suffolk County Code § 717-3

It is unlawful for any individual to erect, dismantle, repair, maintain or modify any supported scaffold within the County of Suffolk, or to be on any supported scaffold assisting in the erection, dismantling, repair, maintenance or modification of any supported scaffold within the County of Suffolk, unless such individual has been issued a supported scaffold certificate of completion under the...

Suffolk County Code § 775-49

Real property, which is certified under a LEED certification standard for the categories of certified, silver, gold or platinum as meeting green buildings standards, as determined by a LEED-accredited professional, shall be exempt as provided below for the respective percentages, provided that a copy of the LEED certification for a qualified category is filed with the appropriate Assessor's off...

Suffolk County Code § 360-3(A)

Whenever a home heating system is installed in an existing residence within the County of Suffolk, the owner of such residence shall install, or caused to be installed, a carbon monoxide detector; except, however, this section shall not apply if a working carbon monoxide detector is already installed in such premises. B. Prior to installation of a home heating system, the installer of such h...

Suffolk County Code §§ 344-1, 344-2

the County of Suffolk is required to administer and enforce the Uniform Code in regard to County-owned buildings that are constructed or altered after January 1, 1984. B. That Local Law No. 13-1987, "A Local Law in Relation to the Correction of Fire Code Violations," provided for the correction of fire code violations in County buildings.[1] [1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 94, Fire Code Violati...

Suffolk County Code § 563-125

It shall be unlawful on and after the effective date of this article for any person to engage in and carry on in the County any business, trade or calling for hire regulated by this article without having first obtained a license... This article shall not be applicable within any town or village which has hereinbefore enacted legislation regulating the licensing of business, trade or enterprise...

Suffolk County Code § 924-1

...all plumbing or electrical work performed in Suffolk County shall conform to and comply with the applicable standards as set forth in the local municipality in which the work is performed or, in the absence of any applicable local municipal code, the New York State Code, Plumbing Section, or the National Electrical Code shall apply.