Village of Mineola Building Dept: 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501 • 516-746-0750

• Department: Building Department, Village of Mineola
• Address: 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
• Phone: 516-746-0750
• Email: building@mineola-ny.gov
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm
• Permit filing portal: None. Mineola files on paper: submit the applications as one complete package to the Building Department.
• Forms & instructions: https://mineola-ny.gov/270/Forms-Documents

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

Mineola is an incorporated village with its own Building Department at 155 Washington Avenue. The Village sits in both the Town of North Hempstead and the Town of Hempstead, but every property inside the Village goes through Mineola's Building Department, not the town. The department works alongside the Village's Zoning Board, Planning Board and Architectural Review Board, which all meet regularly.

The Village says homeowners need permits and code inspections for plumbing, electrical, and any construction or renovation inside or outside the home, including decks, fences and pools. Businesses that are opening or renovating a building or storefront must share their business plans (especially if food will be handled on site) and need permits for signs and any other renovations. The Village also has separate electrical, plumbing and demolition applications.

• One complete package. The Village says applications must be submitted as a complete package. Missing items mean the application comes back for resubmission.
• What's in it. Three complete sets of signed and sealed construction plans (meeting the current NY Energy Conservation Code), a copy of the survey, the Nassau County assessor's form, and the contractor's insurance certificates naming the Village as certificate holder and additional insured.
• Boards. Use, density and siting questions go to the Zoning Board, site plans go to the Planning Board, and appearance goes to the Architectural Review Board.

An unpermitted deck, fence, pool or basement in Mineola can hold up a sale or refinance until the Village inspects it and signs it off. For commercial spaces, opening without the right building and sign approvals can delay the business itself. Getting the paperwork complete before the first submission is the easiest way to avoid a returned application.

• Complete-package filings. We assemble the plans, survey, assessor form and insurance paperwork so the application isn't sent back, then track it through review, the board hearings if any, and final inspection.
• 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.