Overview
Preemption classification
Tier F — Local control
Housing Compact died 2023. NYC 'City of Yes' is purely local. $25M Plus One ADU is grant-based, not preemption. State has historically deferred to locals.
Governance
Statewide
Building and zoning code adoption is mandated at the state level.
Adopted building codes
Statewide except NYC
City-level IBC adoptions (5)
| City | IBC | Amendment notes |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 2024 | |
| Gloversville | 2024 | |
| Johnstown | 2024 | |
| Rochester | 2024 | |
| Yonkers | 2024 |
View building-code adoption for New York →
5 of 5 codes adopted (IBC, IRC, IECC, IFC, NEC)
Profiled counties
Cities
Showing 6 of 6
| City | Population | Code | Status | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | — | Chapter 496 — Unified Development Ordinance (Buffalo Green Code) · 21 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| Gloversville | — | City of Gloversville Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 300) · 10 districts | V2 ✓ | schedule-a-not-extracted: Lot/setback/height numbers for R-1, R-1A, R-C, C-1, M-1, CEM, P-C-R live in Schedule A attachment; the 2023 public-hearing draft PDF references Schedule A as 'located in the Appendices' but does not embed it. eCode360 attachment URL returns Cloudflare 403 to scripted access. Per-district inline values for C-B-P (§300-93/94/95), I-P-Z (§300-17/18/20), and C-I-P (§300-24/25/27) are extracted as confirmed; the rest are marked under_review. |
| Johnstown | — | City of Johnstown Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 22) · 12 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| New York City | — | New York City Zoning Resolution (NYC Zoning Resolution) · 5 districts | V2 ✓ | |
| Rochester | — | Chapter 120 — Rochester Zoning Code · 8 districts | V2 ✓ | data:gaps-present |
| Yonkers | — | City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) · 22 districts | V2 ✓ |
Research status
Data quality
100%completeness6 confirmed