Village of Munnsville

Madison County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Munnsville is a jurisdiction in Madison County, New York, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone
315-882-3133
Email
munnsvillecodes@gmail.com
Department Site
Village of Munnsville Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)

Source: madisoncounty.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Tim Cowan, Codes Enforcement Officer
Village of Munnsville, PO Box 158
Munnsville, NY 13409

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Village of Munnsville has no independent official website; this contact information was sourced from Madison County's official village directory page. The Codes Enforcement Officer is Tim Cowan (munnsvillecodes@gmail.com). The phone number given (315-882-3133) is the Village Clerk's office line (Clerk: Kelly Johnson, general email villagemunnsville@gmail.com), which likely routes building permit inquiries since no separate direct line for the code officer was found. Treat as moderately confident but unconfirmed by direct contact.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of Munnsville's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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