Town of Birdsall

Allegany County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Birdsall is a jurisdiction in Allegany 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: 585-307-6968
Email: cburrows.mace@gmail.com
Department Site: M.A.C.E. (Municipal Alliance of Code Enforcement) - Code Enforcement, Building Permits (opens in a new tab)

Source: birdsallny.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

Cory Burrows, Code Enforcement Officer (M.A.C.E.)
M.A.C.E. Office of Code Enforcement & Building Inspection
8911 State Route 19
Caneadea, NY 14717

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

Additional Notes

HEDGE: The Town of Birdsall's own official website (birdsallny.gov) lists Cory Burrows as the Code Enforcement / Building Permits contact, evidently through M.A.C.E., a shared regional code-enforcement service used by several Allegany County towns. However, the official 2026 Allegany County Directory of County, Town, and Village Contacts (alleganyco.gov) does NOT list a Code Enforcement entry at all for the Town of Birdsall (unlike most neighboring towns), so this could not be fully cross-confirmed against that source. General town business can also be reached through the Town Clerk, Valerie Stephens, at 607-545-6072, Birdsall Town Hall, 9423 County Road 15B, Canaseraga, NY 14822.

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 Birdsall'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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