Town of Lake George
Warren County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Lake George is a jurisdiction in Warren 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Doug FrostTown of Lake George Planning & Zoning Office
20 Old Post Road
Lake George, NY 12845
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Warren County administers Fire Prevention and Building Code Enforcement for most towns in the county (confirmed exceptions are the Town of Queensbury and City of Glens Falls, which have their own building departments); the Town of Lake George's coverage by the county was not explicitly itemized on the county site but is consistent with the general county-wide pattern -- treat as a probable but not 100% itemized-confirmed fact. Before applying for the county Building Permit, applicants must first get a Zoning Certificate of Compliance from the Town of Lake George Planning & Zoning Office (Code Compliance Officer Doug Frost, Director of Planning & Zoning Dan Barusch, Office Administrator Adele Bermann; phone 518-668-5722 ext. 5; 20 Old Post Road, Lake George, NY 12845). This is the TOWN of Lake George, a distinct government from the separately-incorporated Village of Lake George, which sits inside it.
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 Lake George'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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