Village of Brushton
Franklin County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Brushton is a jurisdiction in Franklin 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.
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Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
UNCERTAIN: Village of Brushton is located within the Town of Moira and appears to have no dedicated online presence or named code enforcement contact of its own; sources suggest permits may be handled by the Town of Moira's Code Enforcement Officer, but this jurisdictional relationship was not explicitly confirmed on any official page. The Town of Moira's code officer page lists Jordan Marsh (current), though an older/conflicting search result named a prior officer 'Craig Peters' at a different phone (518-483-4248) -- likely outdated. Village Clerk Mary Pentalow can be reached at (512) 579-1660 for general village matters; village mailing address is PO Box 309, Brushton, NY 12916.
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 Brushton'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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