Town of Ellington

Chautauqua County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Ellington is a jurisdiction in Chautauqua 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: 716-287-2026
Department Site: Code Enforcement Officer, Town of Ellington (opens in a new tab)

Source: ellingtonny.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

Melanie Eddy, Code Enforcement Officer
Town of Ellington
813 West Main Street, PO Box 344
Ellington, NY 14732

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

Additional Notes

Official town-officials page names Melanie Eddy as Code Enforcement Officer (in office Wednesdays 11:00 AM-1:00 PM) but her direct email address is obscured/anti-scraped on the public page and could not be confirmed through search, so it is left null rather than guessed. Phone/mailing address given are the general Town Hall contact (813 West Main Street, PO Box 344, Ellington, NY 14732); calling and asking for the Code Enforcement Officer is the reliable path. Do not confuse with Ellington, Connecticut, a same-named but unrelated municipality that dominates generic web searches.

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 Ellington'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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