Village of Lakewood

Chautauqua County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Lakewood 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) 763-8557
Department Site: Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)

Source: lakewoodny.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

Jeff Swanson, Code Enforcement Officer
Village of Lakewood
20 West Summit Street
Lakewood, NY 14750

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

Additional Notes

Village site's official-officials page names Jeff Swanson as Code Enforcement Officer, but no direct phone/email for him was found; phone listed here is the Village Clerk/Treasurer's office, which the FAQ page directs residents to for building-permit inquiries. No dedicated building-department page or online portal 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 — Village of Lakewood'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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