Town of Genesee

Allegany County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Genesee 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.

Contact

Phone
585-628-1046
Department Site
Office of Code Enforcement & Building Inspection (M.A.C.E.) (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Additional Notes

Building/code enforcement is provided through M.A.C.E. (Municipal Association for Code Enforcement), a regional shared-service code enforcement provider used by several Allegany County towns (also serves e.g. the Town of Alfred at a different phone number/office), rather than a town-employed individual officer being separately named on the town's own site. No specific individual name or email was confirmed for the Genesee-assigned office, only the phone and Belfast, NY address, so treat the named contact as a shared regional office rather than a dedicated town employee. Office: 31 Main St., PO Box 137, Belfast, NY 14711.

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 Genesee'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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