Village of Richville

St. Lawrence County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Richville is a jurisdiction in St. Lawrence 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: 315-854-5869
Email: codeofficer@townofdekalb.org
Department Site: Town of De Kalb Building and Codes Office (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofdekalb.com (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

William Chambers, Building and Codes Officer (Town of De Kalb)
PO Box 133
DeKalb Junction, NY 13630

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

Additional Notes

No independent Village of Richville building department or official village website could be confirmed. The Village and the Town of De Kalb share a joint site plan review law (per a 'town_of_de_kalb_village_of_richville_site_plan_review_law.pdf' referenced on the Town's site), suggesting the Town's Building and Codes Officer (William Chambers) likely handles building permit matters affecting the Village, but this is not explicitly confirmed as an exclusive arrangement -- treat as a probable lead, not confirmed fact. Separately, the Village Clerk's office was reached via a state municipal-association directory (NYCOM) at phone (315) 287-0956, address 87 Main Street / PO Box 285, Richville, NY 13681; a third-party business directory listed a different number, (315) 535-4134, for the same office -- current number unverified.

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 Richville'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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