Barndominium Builders in Monroe County, New York
New York Barndominium Builders builds barndominiums on land across Monroe County, from the county seat in Rochester out to farm towns such as Riga, Rush, Mendon and Hamlin. The county is more suburban than the rest of the Finger Lakes region, so the open acreage buyers want sits in the outer towns, where fields still run between the hamlets and villages. Each town has its own building department, zoning code and planning board, so the first step on any project is to learn which one your parcel answers to and what its district permits. From there the question is how much you want to do yourself. Barndominium kits give you the engineered frame and shell to erect with your own crew or a local contractor, while a turnkey build hands us the whole job. For owners who need a tall equipment bay or horse stalls under the same roof, we plan pole barn homes with wide clear spans. Most rural land here also sits inside the county agricultural district, which matters if you plan to split a lot off a working farm. Send the parcel details through the survey and we will start from the rules that apply to it.
Monroe County at a glance
- County
- Monroe County
- Building permit
- The town, village or city where the land sits
- Local facts on this page
- 4, each linked to its source
Before you build in Monroe County
The local answers that shape a build here, each taken from the office or document that publishes it. Rules change, so we confirm them again against your parcel before drawing.
Town or village building department (for example, the Town of Chili Building Department)
The building permit comes from the town or village where the parcel sits. In the Town of Chili, for example, the Building Department enforces the town code and the New York State building codes, reviews building permit plans for zoning compliance, inspects the work and issues compliance certificates for new construction. Chili takes every permit application through its CloudPermit portal.
Source: Building Department, Town of Chili (chiliny.gov)
Monroe County Department of Public Health, Bureau of Public Health Engineering
The county health department reviews plans for and approves onsite wastewater treatment systems under the Monroe County Sanitary Code, and inspects new systems during construction. Before a system can be built, the applicant must provide a plan prepared by a design professional showing where it will sit on the property.
Source: Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Monroe County (monroecounty.gov)
Monroe County now has one agricultural district: a 2025 review merged District No. 6 into District No. 5, which covers about 144,159 acres in 18 towns and five villages. Land can be added during a March enrollment window each year; removals wait for the next review in 2032.
Source: Agriculture and Farmland, Monroe County (monroecounty.gov)
- Agricultural data statement
- An application for a site plan, special use permit, use variance or subdivision on district land that holds a farm operation, or within 500 feet of one, must include an agricultural data statement under Section 305-a of the state Agricultural Districts law.
- County development review
- Under General Municipal Law 239, towns and villages refer certain planning and zoning actions, including subdivisions, to Monroe County Planning. A project with frontage on a county road, or one that may affect the county right of way, must also send a hard copy of the application to the Monroe County Department of Transportation.
Source: Agriculture and Farmland, Monroe County (monroecounty.gov)
Source: Planning Development Review, Monroe County (monroecounty.gov)
Building on land near Monroe County
Rural parcels in Monroe County sit beyond the sewer districts of the inner suburbs, so a house there may need a private well and an onsite system approved by the county before the permit drawings are final. Lots carved off a working farm can bring an agricultural data statement and a county referral into the approval, so we check the parcel's district status before you commit to a layout. Owners who would rather build on a city lot should read the Rochester page, and buyers hunting for bigger acreage often compare Ontario County and Genesee County.
Where we build in this part of New York
Rochester & the Finger Lakes
- Rochester
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Wayne County
- Livingston County
Barndominium kits delivered to Monroe County
Kits, pole barn homes, custom plans and turnkey builds. The parcel decides the budget more than the floor area does, so we price against your land rather than a rate card.
Barndominium Kits
Barndominium kits NY: barndo kits and shell kits for New York land, steel or pole barn, sized to the snow at your address and delivered upstate.
Pole Barn Homes
Pole barn homes in New York: post-frame houses and barndominiums with footings below the frost line, trusses sized for snow, and conventional finishes.
Custom Plans
Custom barndominium plans for New York: your layout, your shop, drawn around the land, the snow and the approvals your town will ask for.
Have land in or near Monroe County? Tell us about the parcel and what you want to build, and we will check it against the local rules before anything is drawn.
Building in Monroe County: questions
Start the surveyHow much does a barndominium cost in Monroe County?
Do I need a building permit for a barndominium in Monroe County?
Does an agricultural district change what I can build?
Keep reading
What usually comes next once you know what Monroe County allows.
Barndominium Cost Guide
Sourced per-square-foot ranges by tier and size, and what moves the number on your land.
Read itIs a Barndominium Legal in New York?
Zoning, septic and who inspects, before you buy the land.
Read itHow Long Does It Take?
From parcel to move-in, and which steps set the clock.
Read itSources for this page
The published pages behind the Monroe County facts above. Rules change, so check the current version with the office before you rely on it.
- Building Department, Town of ChiliBuilding permit authoritychiliny.gov
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Monroe CountySeptic or sewermonroecounty.gov
- Agriculture and Farmland, Monroe CountyAgricultural data statement; Agricultural Districtmonroecounty.gov
- Planning Development Review, Monroe CountyCounty development reviewmonroecounty.gov
Barndominium builders near Monroe County
Nearby places we also build in. Across a city, town or county line the permit office, zoning and septic rules can change, so each has its own page.
Building in Monroe County?
Start with the survey. Tell us where the land is and what you want on it, and we will come back with which office permits it, what it will allow, and a plan to fit.