City of Lackawanna

Erie County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Lackawanna is a jurisdiction in Erie 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: 716-827-6421
Email: codeenforcement@lackny.com
Department Site: Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)

Source: lackawannany.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

Scott Hayes, Code Enforcement Contact
City of Lackawanna Code Enforcement, City Hall
714 Ridge Road
Lackawanna, NY 14218

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

Additional Notes

Multiple staff contacts are listed for the department: Scott Hayes 716-827-6421, Steve Balon 716-827-6403, Grace Galanti 716-827-6455 (fax 716-827-1866). Individual titles were not confirmed on-page, so certHolderLine1 below names a contact person without asserting an exact title. Meetings are by appointment only; direct on-page fetch was truncated, so this relies on search-result summary of the official page.

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 — City of Lackawanna'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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