Building Permits & Fee Schedule

Pay In Person
Bring your payment to the Town Clerk/Tax Department located on the ground level floor at 445 Delaware Avenue, Delmar. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. closed for lunch from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. For in person payments the town accepts cash, checks (made payable to Town of Bethlehem), and money orders.

If you know your permit number, you may go directly to the Town Clerk/Tax Department to make payment otherwise, go to the Building Division first on the second floor to obtain your permit number. After payment is made at the Town Clerk/Tax Department window, you may come upstairs with your receipt to pick up your permit.

Pay Online By Debit/Credit Card

The town has partnered with a 3rd party vendor, Value Payments Systems, to offer online debit/credit card payments for Building Permits (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express). A convenience fee of 1.00% for credit cards, 2.39% for debit cards, and a flat rate of $1.50 for e-checks is charged by Value Payment Systems for using this service. The minimum convenience fee for card payments is $1.95. The town receives only the actual amount for your permits. PLEASE NOTE: On-line payments are credited the next business day.

Pay Building Permits By Debit/Credit Card

Building Permits

Please note that permits must be obtained prior to the start of any work. Also, please do not send any payment with application.

For roof or fence work, a corresponding Roof / Fence Application Statement of Compliance must be submitted along with a Building Permit Application .

Fee Schedule

New Single and Two-Family Dwelling Permits

Calculated Value of Proposed Work (values rounded up to nearest thousand)	Fee
$0 - $1,000	$50
Over $1,000 up to and including $200,000	$50 for first $1,000 plus $2 per thousand over $1,000
Over $200,000	$50 for first $1,000 plus $2 per thousand over $1,000 up to and including $200,000 plus $3 per thousand over $200,000

Example 1

If the calculated value of the work is $200,000, the fee would be $448.

$50 for first $1,000			$50
$2 per thousand over $1,000	200,000 - 1,000 = 199,000	199 x $2	$398
			$448

Example 2
If the calculated value of the work is $300,000, the fee would be $748.

$50 for first $1,000			$50
$2 per thousand over $1,000	200,000 - 1,000 = 199,000	199 x $2	$398
$3 per thousand over $200,000	300,000 - 200,000 = 100,000	100 x $3	$300
			$748

Other Residential Building Permits

This category includes building permits for sheds, decks, pools, roofs, fences, porches, additions, and alterations.

Calculated Value of Proposed Work (values rounded up to nearest thousand)	Fee
$0 - $1,000	$50
Over $1,000	$50 for first $1,000 plus $4 per thousand over $1,000

Commercial and Industrial Permits

This category includes building permits for new buildings, additions, alterations, tenant fit ups, and signs.

Calculated Value of Proposed Work (values rounded up to nearest thousand)	Fee
$0 - $1,000	$50
Over $1,000	$50 for first $1,000 plus $10 per thousand over $1,000

Zoning Confirmation

Zoning and Codes Verification and Assessment Letter	$50
Commercial Zoning Verification Letter	$75

Fire Inspections

Schools

Type of Inspection	Fee
Public School Inspections	$50 per book (NYS Education Department)
Private School Inspections	$50 per book (NYS Education Department)

Multiple Dwellings

Number of Units	Fee
3 - 10 Units	$30.00
11 - 20 Units	$40.00
21 - 30 Units	$50.00
31 - 50 Units	$2.00/unit
51 - 100 Units	$1.75/unit
101+ Units	$1.50/unit

Business & Mercantile

Area	Fee
Per tenant up to 2,500 square feet	$30.00
Per each additional 1,000 square feet	$1.75

Industrial & Storage

Area	Fee
Per tenant up to 5,000 square feet	$40.00
Per each additional 1,000 square feet	$1.75
	Not to exceed $200.00

Assembly Spaces

Occupants per Tenant	Fee
1 - 50	$30.00
51 - 99	$40.00
100 - 300	$40.00 + $30.00
301 - 1000	$65.00 + $30.00
1000+	$90.00 + $30.00
	Not to exceed $225.00

Institutional

Area	Fee
Per tenant up to 2,500 square feet	$40.00
Per each additional 1,000 square feet	$1.75