Town of Dansville

Steuben County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Dansville is a jurisdiction in Steuben 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: 585-519-6289
Department Site: Code Enforcement, Town of Dansville (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofdansvilleny.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

Shawn Grasby, Code Enforcement Officer
Town of Dansville
1487 Day Road
Arkport, NY 14807

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

Additional Notes

No direct email confirmed for Code Enforcement Officer Shawn Grasby (only a cell number is listed); general Town Clerk contact is townclerk@townofdansvilleny.com / 607-295-7223 and can route inquiries. This is the TOWN of Dansville (Steuben County); do not confuse with the separately-governed Village of Dansville or the adjacent Town of North Dansville, which each have their own code enforcement.

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 Dansville'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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