Adopted edition
NYS Uniform Code (2018 I-Codes base)
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
NY · City
Buffalo, NY.
Buffalo, 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
Buffalo Building Department
ZIP coverage
41 ZIP codes inside Buffalo.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
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Working in Buffalo?
Pull an address-levelcode packetfor any parcel in Buffalo. SkyCanvass resolves the address, looks up the Buffalo-specific amendments and the Erie county and New York state floor, then emits a cited packet ready for permit submittal.
See theErie countyoverview, or theNew York state directory.
Pull a Buffalo code packet.
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