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.
14201 14202 14203 14204 14205 14206 14207 14208 14209 14210 14211 14212 14213 14214 14215 14216 14217 14218 14219 14220 14221 14222 14223 14224 14225 14226 14227 14228 14231 14233 14240 14241 14260 14263 14265 14269 14270 14272 14273 14276 14280
Working in Buffalo?
Pull an address-level code packet for 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 the Erie county overview, or the New York state directory .
Pull a Buffalo code packet.
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