Village of Rockville Centre Building Dept: 110 Maple Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 • (516) 678-

• Department: Building Department, Village of Rockville Centre
• Address: 110 Maple Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (mailing: P.O. Box 950, Rockville Centre, NY 11571-0950)
• Phone: (516) 678-9247
• Hours: Regular calling hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm. Plan examiner hours are Mon–Fri 8:00–9:30am, 11:30am–12:30pm and 3:30–4:00pm.
• Permit filing portal: None. Download the forms online and file with the Building Department. An inspector must review building permit applications before they can be submitted.
• Forms & instructions: https://www.rvcny.gov/building-department/pages/online-forms-and-applications

Office hours and links can change, and offices close on holidays. Call ahead before visiting.

Rockville Centre is an incorporated village in the Town of Hempstead with its own Building Department on Maple Avenue. Besides issuing permits, the department decides whether an application can be granted as is or has to go to the Planning Board (site plan, special use or subdivision) or the Zoning Board (variances). Knowing which path you're on early saves a lot of time.

The department issues residential and commercial construction permits, licenses electricians and plumbers, and issues certificates of occupancy and certificates of completion. Its online forms include plumbing, gas, electrical, sign and slip permit applications, a one-family affidavit, a zoning affidavit, HVAC/gas/oil burner compliance affidavits, an asbestos affidavit, and an architect's/engineer's certificate of compliance.

• Inspector review before submission. The Village says building permit applications must be reviewed by an inspector before they can be submitted, so the plan examiner's call-in windows matter.
• Affidavits do a lot of work. Many RVC packages need affidavits (no electrical work, no plumbing work, zoning, one-family, asbestos) along with the drawings.
• Contractor work hours. Work is allowed 8am–7pm Monday through Saturday, with no work on Sundays or holidays.

An open permit or missing certificate of completion in Rockville Centre usually turns up during a sale, when the buyer's side asks for the C of O and the completion letters. Closing it means inspections and paperwork through the same department that issued the permit, sometimes years later. Village Code violations the department finds on a complaint have to be cured before the record is clean.

• Pre-review ready. We line up the application, affidavits and drawings so the inspector review goes smoothly, then handle the comments, inspections and the certificate of completion or occupancy.
• Free consultation and quote.
• Typical timing: about 2–4 weeks for simple jobs (sheds, fences, decks, pools) and 4–8 weeks for more complex jobs. It varies by municipality and scope, and it's never guaranteed.
• Zoning variances: if the work needs one, we refer you to a zoning/land-use attorney and keep the permit side moving.

Call or text 516-399-0139. We usually get back to you within an hour or two. Open Monday–Friday, 8:30am–8:30pm. Weekend messages are returned by Monday.