Village of Chester

Orange County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Chester is a jurisdiction in Orange 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: 845-469-2388
Department Site: Building Department, Village of Chester (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofchesterny.gov (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

John Orr, Building Inspector
Village of Chester Building Department
47 Main Street
Chester, NY 10918

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

Additional Notes

Building Inspector named in a 2024 village press release is John Orr; Code Enforcement Officer can be reached at extension 243 (845-469-2388 x243), and Building Dept/Planning Board/ZBA secretary Sandra VanRiper at extension 231. An email address for the department was referenced in search results as building@villageofchesterny.com, but this domain does not match the current .gov site, so it is treated as unconfirmed and left null here — verify before use. Not to be confused with the separate Town of Chester Building Department (chester-ny.gov).

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 Chester'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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