Town of Seneca

Ontario County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Seneca is a jurisdiction in Ontario 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) 526-5251 ext. 2031
Email: ceo@townofsenecany.gov
Department Site: Zoning & Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofsenecany.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

Jerry Hoover, Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer
Seneca Town Hall
3675 Flint Road
Stanley, NY 14561

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

Additional Notes

Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer is Jerry Hoover; cell (585) 329-2136, fax (585) 526-6981. Office hours Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm (summer hours Memorial Day-Labor Day: Mon-Thu 8:00am-4:00pm). Application forms available via the site's Forms page; no distinct online permit-submission portal was found. Do not confuse Town of Seneca (Ontario County) with Seneca County, Seneca Falls, or West Seneca, which are separate governments.

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 Seneca'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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