City of Ogdensburg

St. Lawrence County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Ogdensburg is a jurisdiction in St. Lawrence County, New York, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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) 393-1935
Email: nwoods@ogdensburg.org
Department Site: Code Enforcement (Division of the Fire Department) (opens in a new tab)

Source: ogdensburgny.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

iWorQ Portal (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Nicole Woods, Code Enforcement Officer
330 Ford Street, First Floor, Room 7
Ogdensburg, NY 13669

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

Additional Notes

Two Code Enforcement Officers found: Nicole Woods (nwoods@ogdensburg.org) and Ron Dulmage (rdulmage@ogdensburg.org). Note the official site uses the ogdensburgny.gov domain while staff email addresses use ogdensburg.org - both appear to be legitimate city domains.

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 — City of Ogdensburg'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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