Village of Castorland
Lewis County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Castorland is a jurisdiction in Lewis 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Ward Dailey, Senior Code Enforcement Officer (Lewis County)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 village's own Building/Fire Codes page states residents should go to the Lewis County Building & Fire Code Department for building and fire code matters (7660 N State St, Lowville, NY 13367); no separate village-level code enforcement officer was identified. Village Clerk's general line, 315-376-3895, is from a search-engine snippet and not independently confirmed on the village site. County Senior Code Enforcement Officer Ward Dailey (315-377-2037, warddailey@lewiscounty.ny.gov) was found via search but not confirmed as the specific point of contact for Castorland permits, so this is included as an uncertain lead.
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 — Village of Castorland'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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