Town of Lyme

Jefferson County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lyme is a jurisdiction in Jefferson 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: (315) 783-4166
Email: ZEOIngerson@townoflyme.com
Department Site: Zoning Enforcement Officer, Town of Lyme (opens in a new tab)

Source: townoflymeny.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

Richard Ingerson, Zoning Enforcement Officer
Town of Lyme
12175 NYS Route 12E
Chaumont, NY 13622

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

Additional Notes

Zoning Enforcement Officer is Richard Ingerson. The email address is masked by email-protection scripting on the official townoflymeny.gov page, so ZEOIngerson@townoflyme.com (surfaced via search-engine indexing, on a differently-spelled 'townoflyme.com' domain rather than the confirmed official 'townoflymeny.gov') should be treated as an unconfirmed hedge, not a verified value. New structures require a Town Zoning Permit before a Jefferson County building permit can be obtained; the Jefferson County Fire Prevention and Building Code Department (175 Arsenal Street, Watertown, NY 13601, phone (315) 785-5130, email codeenforcement@jeffersoncountyny.gov) issues the actual building permit. Town Offices: 12175 NYS Route 12E, Chaumont, NY 13622, phone (315) 649-2788.

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 Lyme'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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