Town of Marathon
Cortland County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Marathon is a jurisdiction in Cortland 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
- 607-849-6919
- Department Site
- Code Enforcement Officer (Alan Butler) (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
Cortland County Fire Department's Code Enforcement Contact list (undated PDF, cortlandcountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1381) names Alan Butler as Code Officer for 'Marathon Town' with primary/secondary numbers 607-849-6919 / 607-283-6106; this is distinct from the separately listed Marathon Village officer. Note: a May 2023 Cortland Voice news article referenced the town appointing a new code officer, so this contact should be reconfirmed as current. Building permit applications are downloadable from the town's Forms page; permits are submitted to the Town Clerk. No official department email was found.
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 Marathon'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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