Newstead, NY · Erie County
Pool Permit Application
Property owners or their authorized agents use this application to request a Town of Newstead permit for a swimming pool, spa, or hot tub.
What this form is
The application requests a permit for pool work and collects the owner’s contact details, pool location and type, dimensions, setbacks, and contractor information. Applicants must provide a survey showing the proposed pool location and setbacks, along with the checklist information; contractor insurance or a homeowner workers’ compensation exemption affidavit may also be required. The form says pools cannot be used before electrical inspection passes.
Who needs it
A property owner or authorized agent applying to install a pool, spa, or hot tub in the Town of Newstead needs this application.
How to submit it
The form lists the Building Department at 5 Clarence Center Road, Akron, NY 14001, and provides a fax number and email address. It lists a $75 permit fee, payable by cash, check to the Town of Newstead, or credit.
About notarization
This application is signed and dated without a notary; owners doing the work themselves must also sign a workers’ compensation exemption affidavit, which the document does not say must be notarized.
How to submit this form
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Download The Application
Download the Pool Permit Application PDF.
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Complete The Application
Enter owner, pool-location, pool-type, dimension, setback, and contractor information, then sign and date the application.
- 3
Gather Checklist Items
Attach a survey showing the pool location and setbacks. Provide contractor insurance certificates or, for owner-performed work, sign the exemption affidavit.
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Submit To The Town
Submit the application and listed materials to the Building Department using the contact details on the form; include the stated permit fee.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Pool Permit Application?
- No. The application is signed without a notary. Owners doing the work themselves must sign a workers’ compensation exemption affidavit, but the document does not say that affidavit must be notarized.
- How do I submit the Pool Permit Application?
- The form lists the Building Department at 5 Clarence Center Road, Akron, NY 14001, and provides a fax number and email address. It lists a $75 permit fee.
- What information does the application ask for?
- It asks for owner and pool-location details, pool type and dimensions, setbacks, contractor information, and whether the parcel is in a floodplain or wetland.
- What attachments or additional information may be needed?
- The checklist asks for a survey showing the proposed pool location and setbacks. Contractors must provide insurance certificates; owners doing the work themselves must sign a workers’ compensation exemption affidavit.
Need something notarized?
This Pool Permit Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Newstead form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.