Town of Van Etten
Chemung County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Van Etten is a jurisdiction in Chemung 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
- (607) 589-4435 Ext 5
- tovcode@htva.net
- Department Site
- Town of Van Etten Code Enforcement (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
Brandon Decker (Building Code Enforcement Officer)Town of Van Etten
6 Gee Street
Van Etten, NY 14889
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed on the official town site: Building Code Enforcement Officer is Brandon Decker (office 607-589-4435 ext.5, cell 607-793-5611, email tovcode@htva.net). Office hours Wednesday 5-7pm or by appointment. An earlier search result also listed an address of 83 Main Street, Van Etten -- the town's own site places code enforcement contact at 6 Gee Street, Van Etten, NY 14889; the latter is used here as the more authoritative source.
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 Van Etten'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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