HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice of Violation RB2025-026 VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK
Building &Code Enforcement Department
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08/22/2025 BY:
Dana Bitton
105 Country Ridge Dr Rye Brook NY 10573
Rye Brook
Notice of Violation - 105 COUNTRY RIDGE DR -
129.66-1-8
RE: RB-2025-026 Interior work without a permit
Dear Dana Bitton,
The following violations of the Code of the Village of Rye Brook, and/or the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention & Building Code (NYSUFP&BC)were found to exist at the property above.
DESCRIPTION
A. No person shall erect, enlarge, improve, remove, relocate, demolish or structurally alter any
building, building system, or other structure, or perform nonstructural alterations where permits are
required due to the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code or as otherwise provided in the
Code of the Village of Rye Brook, within the Village of Rye Brook without first obtaining a building
permit. "Building systems" shall be defined as including, but not limited to, fuel-fired appliances and
heating systems, emergency and standby power systems, electrical systems and equipment,
plumbing systems and equipment, mechanical refrigeration systems, elevator recall, stationary
lead-acid battery systems and commercial kitchen hoods. A building permit will be issued only to
the owner(s) of record of the affected real property. The building permit application must be signed
by the owner(s) of record.
B.
No building permit shall be required for work in any of the following categories:
.(1)_
Construction or installation of a one-story detached shed.A"shed" shall be defined as a one-story
detached accessory structure which is used for tools and/or storage and includes playhouses and
shall be exempt from the building permit process. Only one shed is allowed per lot, and such shed
may not be placed in the front yard, regardless of size. The setback for a shed up to eight feet in
height as measured from the average grade around the shed to the highest point shall be five feet.
The setback for a shed exceeding eight feet in height but not exceeding 10 feet in height,
measured in the same manner, shall be seven feet. Any shed that requires a building permit shall
be subject to the setback rules for aWl; GLA FE 0FURMEEBRO016t forth in § 250-6.A property owner
will be required to prove that th%3§[ idS MFOit %MbkcNYEkR570rnents if an objection is made to
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or by the Village.A building permit shall not be required to erect or install a shed, provided it meets
the following requirements:
(a)_
The total square footage does not exceed 144 square feet;
(b)_
The height does not exceed 10 feet as measured from the average grade around the shed to the
highest point;
.(c-)_
The shed is not placed upon a poured concrete or asphalt foundation;
(d)_
The shed does not have any plumbing or sanitary facilities.
(2)_
Windows.Approval from the Architectural Review Board shall not be required for the replacement
of windows in kind, i.e., change from/to double-hung, casement, picture, combination, bay, bow,
awnings, slider or garden window where the window opening is not modified or otherwise changed.
C.
A building permit shall expire six months after its date of issuance if construction has not
commenced. If construction has commenced within the six-month period set forth in this
subsection, the building permit shall expire 12 months after its date of issuance if all of the
proposed work has not been completed or a temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of
occupancy has not been issued. Construction shall be deemed to have commenced when
significant construction work on the project, as described in the building permit, has been
performed. The Building Inspector shall have the authority to determine whether construction has
commenced, and his or her decision shall be final.
D.
The Building Inspector shall have the authority to extend the period during which all of the
proposed work pursuant to a validly issued building permit must be completed, or the period during
which a temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of occupancy may be issued, for up to two
six-month periods upon good cause shown, as determined by the Building Inspector, so long as
construction was commenced within six months of the date of issuance of the validly issued
building permit.
E.
Building permits which have expired and have not been extended by the Building Inspector are
invalid and in violation of this chapter. A building permit which has become invalid may be
reinstated upon payment of the expired permit fee for a period not to exceed six months from the
date of payment of the expired permit fee, as contained in the Village Fee Schedule.['] Failure to
complete the job and close the build%%gXi{1 Yr� R%-month period shall be deemed a
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violation of this chapter. The expired permit fee pursuant to this subsection shall not apply to
building permit applications received before January 1, 2003.
Editor's Note: Said schedule is on file in the Village Clerk's office.
F.
Work to be in accordance with approved construction documents.All work shall be performed in
accordance with construction documents which were accepted and approved as part of the
application for the building permit, and with any approved amendments made thereto. The permit
holder, or their duly authorized designee, shall notify the Building Inspector of any proposed
change or changes prior to performing such work. If the Building Inspector determines that such
proposed change or changes warrants amended sealed plans, or a new or amended building
permit, such construction change or changes shall not be performed until and unless amended
sealed plans reflecting such change or changes are received and approved, and/or a new or
amended building permit reflecting such change or changes is issued by the Building Inspector.
G.
Building permits shall be prominently displayed at the job site such that they are visible from the
street abutting the front property line and shall remain visible until the certificate of occupancy has
been issued.
H.
Revocation or suspension of building permits. If the Building Inspector determines that a building
permit was issued in error because of incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete information, or that the
work for which a building permit was issued violates the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, or
Village Code, the Building Inspector shall revoke the building permit or suspend the building permit
until such times as the permit holder demonstrates that:
(1)_
All work then completed is in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code, the
Energy Code and Village Code;
(2)_
All work then proposed to be performed shall be in compliance with all applicable provisions of the
Uniform Code, the Energy Code, and the Village Code; and
(3)_
All applicable fees are paid in full.
You are hereby directed to contact the Building Department, obtain all necessary permits and commence to
correct the above-captioned violation(s) immediately. Violations of the NSYFP&BC must completely be remedied
by September 22, 2025, which is(30) days after the date of this notice and are returnable at the rate of
$1,000.00/day for each day of the continued violation, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
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FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS NOTICE IS A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR
BOTH.
Thank you,
Alfredo (Freddy) DiVitto
Assistant Building Inspector
VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK
938 King Street Rye Brook, NY 10573
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Case number: RB-2025-026 Municipal address: 105 COUNTRY RIDGE DR
Legal address: Status of inspection: Completed
Case description:
Interior work without a permit..
Violations
No deficiencies or remarks noted.
Visits
VISIT DATE INSPECTOR VISIT RESULT SITECONDITIONS
08/25/2025,8:52 AM Alfredo(Freddy)DiVitto No access to work site
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12/15/2025,11:56 AM Alfredo(Freddy)DiVitto Passed all closed
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