- Per General Municipal Law - 239-F No building permit shall be issued by any municipality to a property fronting on or has access to or be otherwise directly related to the County Right-of-Way without notifying the Suffolk County Commissioner of Public Works, Suffolk County will review and provide comments as necessary. The Local Municipality cannot issue a building Permit until Suffolk County provides 239-F approval. Therefore, the applicant must coordinate with the Town/Village Building Department to ensure SCDPW has received and approved the necessary 239-F paperwork before a Highway permit can be processed.
- Per NYS Highway law § 136 All projects that have access or frontage proposing to make modifications within the County Right of Way (ROW) require a Highway Work Permit.
- The zoning and subsequent use of this property is under the authority of the Town/Village in which this development is located. Thereby, the issuance of a Suffolk County “Highway Work Permit” should not be construed as an approval by this Department for any development and/or associated land use.
- Permit Types: Our section will issue non-utility highway work permits for the following; New or modified access, temporary signs and banners, permanent signs, street lighting, test holes, monitoring wells and dewatering. Reference our Non-Utililty Permit application and instructions included in our Permit application package for more information.
- Permit Fees: As per Suffolk County Law, Permit fees including Review, Impact and Security will be required, reference our General Conditions included in our Permit application package for more information.
- Insurance: General Liability and Workers Compensation and Disability Insurance is required for all Permits, reference our General Conditions included in our Permit application package for more information.
- All proposed work must meet the requirements of Suffolk County and the latest NYSDOT specifications and standards.
For More information, Please Call our Permits Section at (631) 852 4100 or email us at DPWTraffic@suffolkcoutnyny.gov
Non-Utility Highway Work Permit Application Package