Village of McGraw
Cortland County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of McGraw is a jurisdiction in Cortland 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.
Contact
- Phone
- 607-836-6294
- mcgrawclerk@verizon.net
- Department Site
- Code Enforcement / Village Clerk's Office (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Village of McGraw, 24 Cemetery Street
McGraw, NY 13101
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Hedge: the 607-836-6294 number is the general Village Hall line (found via search of village directory listings), not a number confirmed specifically for code enforcement on the Village's own website; the Village's own site did not display a direct phone number for building/code enforcement, only the clerk's email. Building permits are handled online via the GovWell portal shared with the Village of Solon.
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 — Village of McGraw'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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