Town of Clarkson

Monroe County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Clarkson is a jurisdiction in Monroe 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: 585-637-1145
Department Site: Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofclarksonny.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

Steve Frosini, Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer
Town of Clarkson
3710 Lake Road, PO Box 858
Clarkson, NY 14430

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

Additional Notes

Department email is Cloudflare-obfuscated on the official site and could not be reliably extracted — call for contact. Building Inspector/Code Enforcement/Fire Marshal/Stormwater Management is Steve Frosini; Building Department Clerk is Andrea Bernier. The site links to NY State's CE-200 tool (businessexpress.ny.gov) for workers' comp exemption certificates — this is not a dedicated town permit-application portal. Fax: 585-637-1138. Hours: Mon-Thu 8-4, Fri 8-1.

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 — Town of Clarkson'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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