Village of East Williston Building Permits

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East Williston is a village in the Town of North Hempstead, and permits go to the Village. The Village's rule: no hand-written applications, so every building and plumbing permit is filed online.

Village of East Williston Building Department (not us)

Address: 2 Prospect Street, East Williston, NY 11596
Phone: 516-746-0782 (Building Inspector) or 516-248-4105 (Plumbing Inspector)
Email: buildinginspector@eastwilliston.gov
Hours: Village office Monday–Friday, 9am–4:30pm. Closed all holidays.
Permit portal: Edmunds GovTech online permitsOnline only. Building and plumbing applications have gone through the portal since January 1, 2022.
Permit rules: Building/Plumbing Inspector's Corner
Local code: Code of the Village of East Williston
Forms: Applications (in the online portal)

Permits We Handle in East Williston

Village of East Williston Building Permit Fees

A building permit in East Williston costs $15 for each $1,000 of estimated construction cost, with a $100 minimum.

Fees charged by the Village of East Williston Building Department
Permit	Fee
Building permit	$15 per $1,000 of cost, $100 minimum
Cost standard, new house or major structural work	$300 per sq ft
Cost standard, minor interior structural work	$200 per sq ft
Cost standard, deck or masonry patio	$25 per sq ft or $250, whichever is greater
Certificate of occupancy or completion	$150
Demolition	$5,000 main building, $2,000 accessory structure over 150 sq ft

The cost used is the Village's cost standard or the actual cost, whichever is greater.

Source: Village of East Williston: Board of Trustees minutes and fee schedule, March 31, 2025 (PDF) (opens in a new tab). Checked October 21, 2026.

How Filing Works in East Williston

Online onlyNo hand-written applications. Everything goes through the portal.
Sworn applicationSworn by the owner or agent, with the block and lot.
Survey and plansA survey to scale and plans sealed by an architect or engineer where required.
Post itDisplay the permit where it can be seen from the street.

Selling your house? Close your open permits first.

Open permit close-outs

How We Help in East Williston

We file it online for you, building and plumbing, in the Village portal.
New house design. We check the look-alike rule and facade limits before you file.
Need a variance? We refer you to a zoning/land-use attorney and keep the permit moving.

Decks, fences, sheds and pools: about 2–4 weeks. Other jobs: about 4–8 weeks on average.* It varies by village and scope.*Typical time is based on an average job in the Village of East Williston, assuming no extra work or construction needs to be done and the building department accepts the permit application.

Rolled blueprints and a permit folder on a pickup tailgate in front of a home renovation

East Williston Permit Questions

Can I file a paper application?

No. Since January 1, 2022, the Village has not accepted manual or hand-written building and plumbing applications. They must be filed online. No work may start until the permit is issued.

Source: Village of East Williston: Building/Plumbing Inspector's Corner (opens in a new tab)

What work needs a permit in East Williston?

Building, altering, moving or demolishing any building, fence or other structure, repairing an unsafe building, or changing its occupancy. The Building Inspector approves the permit and the Village Clerk issues it.

Source: Village of East Williston Code, Ch. 142, Art. III (opens in a new tab)

How long is an East Williston permit good for?

Work must start within three months, with one 3-month extension. Permits issued on or after January 1, 2021 expire one year after issuance. The Board of Trustees may also run a building permit amnesty program by resolution.

Source: Village of East Williston Code, Ch. 142, Art. III (opens in a new tab)

Can my new house look like my neighbor's?

Not too much. A new one-family house can't be like a neighboring house in more than 3 of 6 respects, such as ridge height, ridge length, width and window placement. No more than 75% of a two-story facade can be in one plane, and at least 10% of each facade must be windows.

Source: Village of East Williston Code: Building Design (opens in a new tab)