Adopted edition
NYS Uniform Code (2018 I-Codes base)
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
NY · City
Albany, NY.
Albany, NY — building code: NYS Uniform Code (2018 I-Codes base).
Design wind speed
95 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
4A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Albany Building Department
ZIP coverage
35 ZIP codes inside Albany.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
12201 12202 12203 12204 12205 12206 12207 12208 12209 12210 12211 12212 12220 12222 12223 12224 12226 12227 12232 12233 12234 12235 12236 12237 12239 12240 12245 12246 12247 12248 12249 12255 12257 12260 12288
Working in Albany?
Pull an address-level code packet for any parcel in Albany. SkyCanvass resolves the address, looks up the Albany-specific amendments and the Albany county and New York state floor, then emits a cited packet ready for permit submittal.
See the Albany county overview, or the New York state directory .
Pull a Albany code packet.
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