Town of Osceola

Lewis County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Osceola 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: warddailey@lewiscounty.ny.gov
Department Site: Lewis County Building and Fire Code Department (likely contracted) (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, Director (Lewis County Building and Fire Code Dept.)
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

The Town of Osceola's own website (townofosceolany.gov) lists only 5 departments (Historian, Highway, Supervisor, Town Clerk, Town Justice) with no building/code enforcement office, while Lewis County's Building & Fire Code office administers permits county-wide via Cloudpermit for other small Lewis County towns (e.g., Watson). Osceola-specific coverage was referenced in a directory search result but not independently confirmed on an official page — treat as a strong but unconfirmed lead. Town contact: 315-599-8891, osceola.tc@gmail.com.

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 Osceola'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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