Town of Lewiston

Niagara County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lewiston is a jurisdiction in Niagara 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
716-754-8213
Department Site
Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: townoflewistonny.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

Timothy Masters / Edward Zimmerman, Building Inspectors
Town of Lewiston Building Department
1375 Ridge Road, PO Box 330
Lewiston, NY 14092

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

Additional Notes

Building Inspectors are Timothy Masters (ext. 227) and Edward Zimmerman (ext. 243). Their exact email addresses were referenced by search tools but rendered as redacted placeholder text and could not be confirmed with certainty, so they are omitted rather than guessed; they likely follow a @townoflewistonny.gov pattern but this is unconfirmed. Fax (716) 754-2189. This is the TOWN of Lewiston (Town Hall, 1375 Ridge Road, PO Box 330, Lewiston, NY 14092) — distinct from the separately-governed Village of Lewiston (contact: (716) 754-8271), which has its own building department.

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 Lewiston'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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