Town of Lawrence

St. Lawrence County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lawrence 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) 740-0136
Department Site: Code Enforcement & Zoning (opens in a new tab)

Source: stlawco.org (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

David Burl, Code Enforcement Officer
Town of Lawrence
11403 US Highway 11
North Lawrence, NY 12967

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

Additional Notes

This is the TOWN of Lawrence in St. Lawrence County (Town Hall in North Lawrence, NY), NOT the separate Village of Lawrence in Nassau County (Long Island) - a common mix-up. No independent town website (.gov/.org) could be confirmed; contact info comes from the St. Lawrence County municipality directory and a 211 community-resource listing (secondary sources - treat as moderately confident, not primary-source verified). Code Enforcement Officer listed as David Burl; the general Code Enforcement/Zoning line was also given as 315-740-0105 or 315-740-0108 in different listings, and 740-0105 is also listed as the Town Supervisor's number, so there is some uncertainty about which number reaches Code Enforcement directly. Town Hall fax: (315) 389-4488.

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 Lawrence'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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