Town of Manchester

Ontario County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Manchester 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.

Contact

Phone
585-289-3010
Department Site
Zoning / Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Additional Notes

Official site (townofmanchesterny.gov) could not be directly fetched due to a TLS certificate mismatch on this research tool, so details are drawn from search-result snippets of that site rather than a direct page read; treat with some caution and re-verify the specific page if possible. Zoning/Code Enforcement office hours 8:30am-4:30pm Mon-Fri, but staff are frequently off-site for inspections. Town address found: 1272 County Road 7, Clifton Springs, NY 14432 (an alternate address, 1854 County Road 4, also appeared in one search context but was not confirmed as current). No confirmed department-specific email; general town emails follow the @townofmanchesterny.gov domain pattern (e.g. clerks@townofmanchesterny.gov) but a code-enforcement-specific address was not located.

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 Manchester'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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