Town of Elizabethtown

Essex County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Elizabethtown is a jurisdiction in Essex 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: 518-873-6555
Email: code@elizabethtown-ny.gov
Department Site: Town of Elizabethtown Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)

Source: elizabethtown-ny.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

Gordon Costin, Code Enforcement Officer
Elizabethtown Town Hall, 2nd Floor
7563 Court Street
Elizabethtown, NY 12932

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed directly on the official elizabethtown-ny.gov Assessment, Codes, Planning & Zoning page. Code Enforcement Officer is Gordon Costin, office phone 518-873-6555 x3, cell 518-637-5620, available Wednesdays 9am-noon in person and by phone Monday-Friday. Applicants are directed to contact the Code Enforcement Officer before any construction project, including in the hamlet of New Russia (part of the town).

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 Elizabethtown'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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