---
type: Civic Update
title: Perinton weighs a pause on new housing in three areas
update_kind: land-use
official_url: >-
  https://perinton.gov/departments/public-works/building-and-codes-department/pending-requests/
checked_on: '2026-10-03'
stage: hearing-scheduled
stage_date: '2026-09-09'
next_milestone: >-
  Town Board public hearings, Monday, October 5, 7 pm, Town Hall Board Room,
  1350 Turk Hill Road
next_milestone_date: '2026-10-05'
plain_language: >-
  Perinton may pause approvals for new housing projects of five or more homes in
  Egypt, the ECCO district and Bushnell's Basin. Residents can comment at the
  October 5 hearing; nothing is in effect yet.
tags:
  - government
  - housing
  - hearing
  - zoning
sources:
  - resource: >-
      https://perinton.gov/departments/public-works/building-and-codes-department/pending-requests/
    title: 'Town of Perinton: Properties Under Review'
  - resource: >-
      https://perinton.gov/wp-content/uploads/Town-of-Perinton-Moratorium-Egypt.pdf
    title: >-
      Town of Perinton: Hamlet of Egypt Residential Development Moratorium Local
      Law (draft)
  - resource: >-
      https://perinton.gov/wp-content/uploads/Town-of-Perinton-Moratorium-ECCO.pdf
    title: >-
      Town of Perinton: ECCO District Residential Development Moratorium Local
      Law (draft)
  - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/wp-content/uploads/Town-of-Perinton-Moratorium-BB.pdf'
    title: >-
      Town of Perinton: Bushnell's Basin Residential Development Moratorium
      Local Law (draft)
  - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/file/455/2026/22674/10-05-town-board-meeting-agenda'
    title: 'Town of Perinton: Town Board meeting agenda, October 5, 2026'
  - resource: >-
      https://perinton.gov/file/464/2026/22651/2026-09-09-town-board-meeting-minutes
    title: 'Town of Perinton: Town Board meeting minutes, September 9, 2026'
generated:
  by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p2'
  at: '2026-10-04T17:38:08.036Z'
decision_body: Perinton Town Board
comment_how: >-
  Speak at the meeting in person at Perinton Town Hall, 1350 Turk Hill Road, or
  join on Zoom using the link on the agenda. Written comments go to the Town
  Clerk by noon on October 5, by the email address printed on the agenda or by
  mail to Perinton Town Hall, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport, NY 14450, Attn:
  Town Clerk.
comment_deadline: '2026-10-05'
superbee_updated_by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p2'
topics:
  - hearing
---
# Perinton weighs a pause on new housing in three areas

Perinton may pause approvals for housing projects of five or more homes in the Hamlet of Egypt, the ECCO District and Bushnell's Basin. The Town Board holds public hearings on all three proposals Monday, October 5 at 7 pm; nothing is in effect yet.

Each of the three local laws would stop town approvals for those projects for up to six months while the town works on new zoning rules, or less if the Town Board ends the pause sooner by resolution. The drafts' titles still say one year, but the text says six months. Single homes, additions, fences, pools and sheds aren't covered, and projects that already have all their approvals could go ahead.

You can speak at the meeting at Town Hall, 1350 Turk Hill Road, or on Zoom, or send written comments to the Town Clerk by noon on October 5. The hearings are items 6, 7 and 8 on the agenda. Each draft maps its area's boundaries in an attached Exhibit A. The board ordered the hearings on September 9, 2026; it hasn't said whether it will vote the same night.

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