Town of Turin

Lewis County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Turin is a jurisdiction in Lewis County, New York, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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: 315-376-5377
Email: benjamenmanning@lewiscounty.ny.gov
Department Site: Lewis County Office of Building and Fire Codes (opens in a new tab)

Source: lewiscountyny.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

Cloudpermit (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Jon Roes (Department Director & Enforcement Officer, Lewis County Office of Building & Fire Codes)
Lewis County Court House
7660 N State St
Lowville, NY 13367

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

Additional Notes

Town of Turin does not maintain its own building department; building/fire code permits for the town are issued by the Lewis County Office of Building & Fire Codes (County Courthouse, 7660 N State St, Lowville NY), which uses the Cloudpermit online portal for applications. The town separately administers its own local land-use/zoning permit (see 'Turin Land Use Zoning Permit' listed on the county site), but a distinct town zoning-officer contact was not confirmed. Do not confuse with the same-named Village of Turin, a separate incorporated government within the town, which has its own zoning permit form. Listed email belongs to Benjamen Manning, one of several Code Enforcement Officers on the shared county staff roster; the department director is Jon Roes.

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 Turin'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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