Administrative overview · FIPS 36087
Rockland County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Rockland County Office of Buildings and Codes for the Village of Spring Valley, and the applicable municipal building department elsewhere
For a project in or near Rockland County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
845-364-3700
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Office of Buildings and Codes, Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center, 50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, Pomona, NY 10970
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Review expectation
The County code provides for approval or disapproval of complete applications within 30 days; actual timing depends on completeness, zoning, plans, and objections.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Rockland County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 845-364-3700.
How long might review take?
The County code provides for approval or disapproval of complete applications within 30 days; actual timing depends on completeness, zoning, plans, and objections.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the County application with property, owner, project, zoning, planning, utility, insurance, and construction-document information. The Office requires the applicant or contractor to call 845-364-3700 Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at least 24 hours before an inspection. Required stages may include shoring/fencing, footing, foundation, plumbing under slab, gravel/slab, backfill, sewer, framing and rough trades, insulation, and final inspection/certificate of occupancy. County online portal users can schedule, view, or cancel inspections.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Rockland County’s Office of Buildings and Codes administers and enforces the 2025 New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and 2025 Energy Conservation Construction Code for the Village of Spring Valley and applicable County properties. The County’s current permit application expressly requires work to conform to the 2025 Uniform Code; other Rockland municipalities operate their own building departments. The County application does not publish a complete exemption list. Under the Uniform Code, limited exemptions commonly include small detached accessory structures, temporary sets, wall-supported awnings, low partitions or movable cases, ordinary finish work, listed portable equipment, like-for-like equipment replacement, and repairs that do not affect structure, egress, building systems, or fire protection; confirm the exact exemption with the responsible local office.