Town of Clifton Park

A Message from Building and Development

Burn Ban in Effect for Clifton Park

Created: October 3, 2025

Please be advised: Due to the dry conditions in our area a Burn Ban has been put into effect until further notice. For more information please see NYS DEC Fire Danger Map

A Message from the Town of Clifton Park Building & Development Department

Created: September 16, 2025

A building permit (and final inspection conducted by the Building Department) is required for the following equipment which is fuel-fired: Boiler Furnace Water Heater (gas-fired) Fireplace (wood or gas) Woodstove (wood or gas) The health a…

A Message from the Department of Building and Development

Created: May 1, 2025

A message from the Department of Building and Development A building permit is required for swimming pools and hot tubs, and all required inspections (conducted by the Building Department) must be conducted and APPROVED prior to use per Ne…

Statewide Burn Ban

Created: November 13, 2024

PLEASE BE ADVISED: There is a statewide Burn Ban in place for New York State. No Burn Permits will be issued until the ban has been lifted. The Burn Ban supersedes any Burn Permits that have been issued previously. While the statewide Burn Ban is i…

A Message from the Building & Development Office

Created: October 25, 2024

We are entering cold weather season. For the safety of our Town residents, please be sure that your contractor is securing a building permit for the installation of wood and gas-fired heat appliances (fireplaces, wood stoves, water heaters, etc.)…

A Message from the Building and Development Department

Created: June 5, 2024

A building permit is required for swimming pools and hot tubs, and all required inspections (conducted by the Building Department) must be conducted and APPROVED prior to use per New York State Law. The health and safety of our Town residents is ou…

Saratoga County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update -- Public Meeting Dates

Created: March 20, 2024

In coordination with Saratoga County, the Cities of: Mechanicville, Saratoga Springs, Towns of: Ballston, Charlton, Clifton Park, Corinth, Day, Edinburg, Galway, Greenfield, Hadley, Halfmoon, Malta, Milton, Moreau, Northumberland, Providence, Sarato…

Country Knolls Pool Liner Replacement Project

Created: July 1, 2023

Update 6/26/2023: The Country Knolls pool will open today at noon! Our team is completing the final opening details this morning. The last couple of weeks have been frustrating and another example of issues we have experienced with contractors this…

Fire Code Appeals Board

Created: January 18, 2017

The Town of Clifton Park’s Fire Cope Appeals Board consists of six members and a chairman who are appointed by the Town Board for a three year term. The Fire Code Appeals Board reviews any appeals to the Code of The Town Of Clifton Park and has the…

Building & Development

Created: January 16, 2017

Building permit applications must be submitted through the Citizenserve Portal. Citizenserve Instructions For Citizenserve technical issues or help navigating portal, please contact their Support Center at 1-800-325-9818; a member of their suppo…