Town of Bolton
Warren County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Bolton is a jurisdiction in Warren 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
- 518-644-2893
- Bolton.C@BoltonNY.gov
- Department Site
- Planning and Zoning Department (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
Cher Bolton, Administrative Assistant for Planning & ZoningTown of Bolton
4949 Lake Shore Drive
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The Director of Planning serves as Zoning Administrator/Code Enforcement Officer and issues building permits under Town Code Chapter 200. Front-desk Planning & Zoning contacts are Cher Bolton (Administrative Assistant) and Ashley Sturdevant, Zoning Clerk (zoningclerk@BoltonNY.gov). Office hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. Note: during research the boltonny.gov domain intermittently redirected to an unrelated town's website, likely a shared-hosting/DNS glitch with the site's vendor (Edmunds GovTech); content was reconfirmed correct on a direct follow-up visit.
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 Bolton'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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