Last reviewed October 31, 2026.
Two estimates for the same Lynbrook colonial sit on the kitchen counter. One roofer says the village will want a permit for the tear-off. The other says nobody files for shingles. Both sound sure of themselves. The village’s own paperwork doesn’t settle it, so the tiebreaker is a phone call to Village Hall.
Lynbrook’s permit list skips roofing
The Building Department page opens its list with “Village issued permits are required for:” and the first entry reads “All alterations or extensions on existing buildings,” with decks, dormers, side or rear extensions and skylights given as examples, plus all new construction. The rest of the list covers signs, awnings, fences, pools, demolition, dumpsters, sewer work, sidewalks, plumbing and mechanical work, street openings, tanks, temporary trailers and tree removal.
Roofing isn’t on that page. We found no village document that requires a permit for a reroof that keeps the same shape, and none that exempts one. A new dormer or skylight is plainly covered. For a straight tear-off and reshingle, call the Building Department at 516-599-8828. Describe the scope, including any plywood the roofer expects to replace, and write down who you spoke with and the date.
What the village charges up front
The 2026 residential application prints exactly one fixed number: a $75 nonrefundable application fee. Blanks follow for a separate permit fee and a certificate of occupancy or completion number, with no amounts filled in, and the village’s forms pages carry no fee schedule. The only other building fees we found posted: $25 for a sidewalk and curb permit on the Building Department page, and $30 on the village asbestos form.
The application warns that the cost of the work “must be accurate or application will not be reviewed,” and it splits the total into electrical, plumbing, materials and labor. Keep the roofer’s contract next to you while you fill it in.
Filing a Lynbrook permit application
Lynbrook won’t accept an incomplete application. For residential work, the 2026 checklist asks for:
- the application filled in completely, with the homeowner’s signature notarized
- a signed Nassau County assessment form
- two sets of stamped and signed architectural or engineering drawings, plus a digital set by email
- two copies of the property survey
- plumbing and mechanical applications and a third party electrical inspection application, where those trades are involved
That checklist is built for projects of every size, so ask the department which items a roof job can skip. If no plumbing or electrical work is planned, the village has a notarized owner’s affidavit that says so. File through the village’s online portal, linked from the Building Department page, or walk in to the lower level of Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We found no published rule on how long a Lynbrook building permit stays valid. The county assessment page attached to the application has blanks for a start-by date and an expiration date. Read both on your permit once it is issued.
The Nassau license and insurance papers Lynbrook wants
The application states that the contractor “must submit Nassau County Consumer Affairs License, Liability insurance and Worker’s Compensation insurance certificates” with the village named as certificate holder. The Building Department page adds that every contractor must have proper insurance papers on file. Our Nassau license guide shows how to look up a license number before you sign.
Acting as your own contractor comes with one condition: the application says the property must be owner occupied. An owner who does the work, or hires help under the state’s limits, files the state BP-1 affidavit the village posts in place of the contractor’s workers’ compensation proof.
Design review and solar on a Lynbrook roof
Chapter 6 of the village code routes any building permit application “involving the exterior appearance of any building” to the Architectural Review Board within three days of filing, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If the board turns the plans down, the same chapter bars the Building Department from issuing the permit until the plans take in the modifications the board specified. The village describes the board’s power as limited to aesthetics. It publishes hearing notices in a local newspaper at least a week ahead.
Solar gets its own instructions. The application asks solar companies to email two color renderings of the panels on the roof, aerial and street views, with the property address, and says the homeowner must attend the board meeting. Until those conditions are met, the application stays off the agenda.
Flood areas, dumpsters and the asbestos form
Chapter 130 of the code makes it unlawful to undertake development in a mapped area of special flood hazard without a floodplain development permit. The local administrator may ask for a deposit of up to $500 toward review costs, and violating the chapter can bring a fine of no more than $250, 15 days in jail or both. If the roof is part of a larger renovation, ask whether your lot sits in a mapped flood zone.
A dumpster in the driveway needs no permit, according to the Building Department page. One parked on the street does. If the tear-off turns up asbestos, the village’s asbestos form carries a $30 fee. It notes that jobs with 10 square feet or less and 25 linear feet or less of friable material use a “Not an Asbestos Project” form, numbered ACP5, instead.
We found no published dollar fine for skipping a Lynbrook building permit.
Lynbrook Village Hall, not the town
Nassau County lists Lynbrook as one of the incorporated villages in the Town of Hempstead, so the town’s Building Department does not issue permits for homes inside the village line. East Rockaway, Malverne, Rockville Centre and Valley Stream are on that same county list of incorporated villages, so confirm which village a house sits in before you file. Addresses outside any village fall to the town, and our Hempstead guide covers its fee formula and deadlines.
