The Village of Ossining seeks to encourage new businesses to
come to the Village and prosper. To accomplish this goal, the Board
of Trustees believes it is important that these new businesses obtain
necessary information from the Building Department about code requirements.
This article institutes a new change in commercial occupant permit,
whereby the new business owner and the Village, through its Building
Department, can communicate to ensure that the business operates in
compliance with both state and local codes.
Prior to occupying any commercial space within any building
in the Village of Ossining, a change in commercial occupant permit
must be applied for and approved by the Building Department. If you
are proposing a new store or business within the Village of Ossining,
whether it involves a purchase or lease of a storefront, commercial
space, or portion of an existing building, plans may be required to
be presented to the Building Department for the utilization of such
commercial space/building. Plans may be required even if there are
no proposed alterations or renovations. A permit and plan may be necessary
so that Building Department personnel can confirm that the proposed
business is permitted under the Zoning Code and that the intended
use of the space/building complies with the New York State Fire Prevention
and Building Code (Uniform Code), the New York State Energy Construction
Conservation Code (Energy Code) and the Village of Ossining Code.
If the Director of Code Enforcement, Building Inspector and/or Assistant Building Inspector finds after reviewing the proposed changes in commercial space that the proposed changes do not substantially conform to the requirements of the Village Code, Chapter
270, he/she shall refer the application to the Planning Department for referral to the Planning Board and/or Zoning Board of Appeals.
The penalty for commencing work without obtaining the required
change in commercial occupant permit shall be $1,000 or three times
the cost of the permit, whichever is greater.