Town of Minden

Montgomery County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Minden is a jurisdiction in Montgomery 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
(518) 993-3443
Department Site
Zoning/Code Officer's Office (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

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

eCode360 (Code of the Town of Minden) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

James Castrucci, Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer
134 State Highway 80 (Town office) / 16 River Street (shared Village of Fort Plain office)
Fort Plain, NY 13339

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

Additional Notes

Uncertain/hedged entry: conflicting officer names were found across sources. The town's own code-enforcers-office page (fetched directly) names James Castrucci as Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer (cell 518-332-4999), while an earlier search snippet — also citing townofmindenny.gov — named Anthony Howland in the same role. Both are associated with a shared office arrangement at the Village of Fort Plain offices, 16 River Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339 (Town office also at 134 State Hwy 80, Fort Plain). This may reflect a recent personnel change or a shared/rotating position between the Town of Minden and Village of Fort Plain; the more recently fetched page (Castrucci) was used as primary. No direct department email was found; general Town Supervisor's office email is townofminden@gmail.com per search results (unconfirmed for code enforcement specifically, so not used here).

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 Minden'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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