Town of Venice

Cayuga County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Venice is a jurisdiction in Cayuga 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: 315-729-3921
Email: codes@veniceny.gov
Department Site: Town of Venice Code Officer (opens in a new tab)

Source: cayugacounty.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

Patrick Doyle (Code Officer, shared with Town of Scipio)
Town of Venice
2479 State Route 34
Venice, NY 13147

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed directly on the town's official contact page (hosted via the Cayuga County site): Code Officer is Patrick Doyle, codes@veniceny.gov, 315-729-3921, office phone 315-364-9512. This confirms, per the special note in the task, that Patrick Doyle also serves as Code Officer for the Town of Venice, in addition to the Town of Scipio researched previously. Town Supervisor: Stefan McGonagle, Supervisor@veniceny.com, 680-241-0478. Town Clerk: Andrew Simkin, Clerk@veniceny.gov, 315-364-9512. Town Office/mailing address per other (non-primary) sources: 2479 State Route 34, Venice, NY 13147 -- not stated on the confirming contact page itself, so flagged as a secondary-source hedge.

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 Venice'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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