Planning a kitchen or bathroom renovation in the Village of Patchogue

Who covers the address

Village of Patchogue, East Patchogue or North Patchogue?

The Suffolk County Clerk's district code table lists "Patchogue Inc." in bold, its marker for an incorporated village, under the Town of Brookhaven. East Patchogue appears on the same table as a plain Brookhaven name, not a village, and North Patchogue is not listed there at all. Suffolk County's towns-and-villages directory names Patchogue, not East or North Patchogue, among the villages in Brookhaven.

The village's Building Department says it manages and approves all construction and alteration of commercial and residential buildings within the village boundaries. For a house outside those boundaries, start with the Town of Brookhaven page instead; it covers the town's records search and the other villages in the town.

Read before you scope

What the village FAQ says about interior work

The village publishes a Building Department FAQ. Several answers bear directly on a kitchen, bathroom or basement project in a house. They are summarized below in the village's own terms, as accessed on 2026-11-08.

Plumbing permit application

Write the kitchen or bath brief the way the plumbing form reads

The village's plumbing permit application asks for a fixture count by floor (basement, first floor, second floor), with lines for items such as a water closet, lavatory, bathtub, shower stall, kitchen sink, dishwasher, gas stove, gas cooktop, washing machine, gas dryer and hot water heater. It also asks for a survey showing the proposed construction, manufacturer specifications for equipment being installed, and a riser diagram for any new or altered piping.

Writing your brief in the same shape gives every bidder the same starting point:

The same form says permit fees are calculated by the Building Inspector on review of the plans, that fees are doubled if work began without a building permit, and that before a Certificate of Occupancy the department needs a final inspection and, when applicable, Suffolk County Health Department approval and a final survey.

For scope ideas, see kitchen remodeling and bathroom remodeling; kitchen cost factors explains why moving fixtures changes a budget.

Basements and lower floors

Flood damage prevention: a separate village application

The village's forms page lists a Flood Damage Prevention Application alongside the building permit. The form names "Alteration" as an activity type and "Residential (1-4 Family)" as a structure type. It lets the village's local administrator ask for plans that show the proposed elevation of the lowest floor (including a basement), the water-resistant materials used below the first floor and how utilities below the first floor are floodproofed.

The form also says an as-built elevation, with a FEMA Elevation Certificate (Form 81-31) prepared by a registered engineer or licensed land surveyor, is submitted before a Certificate of Compliance is issued, and that the permit is invalid if work does not start within six months and expires two years from issuance.

1. Look the address up on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center (linked from the Suffolk County hub).
2. If any part of the house may be in a mapped flood area, ask the Building Department whether the flood damage prevention application applies to your scope.
3. Before planning finishes below the first floor, read the basement finishing guide and keep basement use questions separate from finish choices.

Boards and permits

Other village reviews that can come up

• Architectural Advisory Committee: the forms page says applications "must go through the Architectural Review Board". The application has a residential filing category, says the committee meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month and asks for the application at least four weeks before the meeting, with color renderings.
• Planning Board: the forms page says "Any proposed construction for a commercial or residential property must go through the Planning Board." Ask the department whether that applies to an interior-only project.
• Rental permits: the village lists separate owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied rental applications. In a two-family house, ask how a renovation interacts with any rental permit on file.

For a two-family house, the two-family project brief article shows how to keep each unit's scope separate. No apartment conversion or change of use is offered here.