City of Albany Permit

[Jean5Green]

Hi guys - Been enjoying the forum for a while and decided to apply for a permit in the city of Albany. Does anyone have any recent experience with time frames? I'm expecting a very long wait.

 

[Deplorable Me]

A city permit and not a county permit? Albany?

 

[Jean5Green]

Correct. City of Albany.

 

[Robin]

Albany is in Albany county right? It would be county permission you seek.
Robin

 

[Jean5Green]

No, the city processes its own, separate from the county. The city of Albany is unique in that way.

 

[Robin]

Huh! Didn't know that.
Robin

 

[4WHLDRFTN]

could take 2yrs in Albany/Co.

 

[Jean5Green]

Update: the answer is 35 weeks from submission of application to picking up permit.

 

[REF]

You may have to go through the Albany PD or whoever to apply for the permit(because that’s where you live), but it is an Albany County permit. For example , here in Rensselaer county, all permit applications are processed through the Rensselaer county sheriffs in Troy, except if you live in the town of East Greenbush, in which case they process them at their police department.

 

[Jean5Green]

You may have to go through the Albany PD or whoever to apply for the permit(because that’s where you live), but it is an Albany County permit. For example , here in Rensselaer county, all permit applications are processed through the Rensselaer county sheriffs in Troy, except if you live in the town of East Greenbush, in which case they process them at their police department.

The application goes to the city police, city police do background investigation and interview, city judge approves then the county actually issues permit.