Town of Shelby
Orleans County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Shelby is a jurisdiction in Orleans 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
- 585-798-3120
- Department Site
- Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
Code Enforcement & Zoning Officer Dan Wolfe; available Mondays and Tuesdays 8:30am-4:00pm. Town offices at 4062 Salt Works Rd, Medina, NY 14103 (fax 585-798-1108). Note: an older domain, townofshelbyny.org, redirects to the current official townofshelbyny.gov. No department email address found on the official site; permit forms are available via the town's Form Center.
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 Shelby'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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