Adopted edition
NYS Uniform Code (2018 I-Codes base)
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
NY · City
Rochester, NY.
Rochester, 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
Rochester Building Department
ZIP coverage
37 ZIP codes inside Rochester.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
14602 14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 14611 14612 14613 14614 14615 14616 14617 14618 14619 14620 14621 14622 14623 14624 14625 14626 14627 14638 14639 14642 14643 14646 14647 14649 14651 14652 14653 14692
Working in Rochester?
Pull an address-level code packet for any parcel in Rochester. SkyCanvass resolves the address, looks up the Rochester-specific amendments and the Monroe county and New York state floor, then emits a cited packet ready for permit submittal.
See the Monroe county overview, or the New York state directory .
Pull a Rochester code packet.
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