Town of West Union

Steuben County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of West Union is a jurisdiction in Steuben 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: 607-225-4429
Email: townofwestunion@gmail.com

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Town of West Union
1328 State Route 248
Rexville, NY 14839

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

Additional Notes

UNCERTAIN/hedge: Could not locate a dedicated official town website with a permits page (a Squarespace site previously associated with the town, townofwestunion.squarespace.com, returned 404). Contact details (Code Enforcement phone 607-225-4429, address, and general town email townofwestunion@gmail.com) come from a third-party government-directory aggregator rather than a verified .gov/official town site, so they should be treated as leads, not fully confirmed. Steuben County's own Building Permit Applications page explicitly lists only the Towns of Addison, Campbell, and Tuscarora as county-served -- West Union is NOT county-served, implying it has its own local code enforcement, consistent with the listing found. No online portal identified. A separate Town Hall general line, 607-225-4321, was also found.

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 West Union'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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