Town of Scio

Allegany County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Scio is a jurisdiction in Allegany 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: 585-365-2928
Email: munfus.mace@gmail.com
Department Site: Code Enforcement (via MACE - Municipal Alliance for Code Enforcement) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofsciony.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

Mike Unfus / Cory Burrows, MACE Code Enforcement Officers
Town of Scio Town Hall
4355 County Route 10 / PO Box 105
Scio, NY 14880

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

Additional Notes

Scio's building/code enforcement appears to be handled by MACE (Municipal Alliance for Code Enforcement), a shared-service group covering multiple Allegany County towns; officers Mike Unfus and Cory Burrows are both listed. Town's own Officials page lists a different phone (585-628-1046) than the number found via a separate 211/directory listing (585-365-2928) and MACE staff emails (munfus.mace@gmail.com / cburrows.mace@gmail.com) -- the phone number is not fully reconciled, so verify before relying on it. General Town Hall: 4355 County Route 10, PO Box 105, Scio, NY 14880, 585-593-5777.

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 Scio'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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