Town of Wellsville

Allegany County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Wellsville 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: 585-354-5156 ext. 4
Department Site: Town of Wellsville Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)

Source: wellsvilletown.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

Rich Wenslow, Code Enforcement Officer (unconfirmed for Town; confirmed for Village)
Town of Wellsville
2600 Tarantine Boulevard
Wellsville, NY 14895

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

Additional Notes

UNCERTAIN/hedge: An official-looking source (a third-party government-services aggregator) lists Rich Wenslow as Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Wellsville at 585-354-5156 ext.4, a different phone number than his listing for the neighboring, separately-governed Village of Wellsville (585-610-3076). It's plausible one CEO serves both governments under a shared arrangement, but this was not independently confirmed on the town's own site, which does not clearly publish CEO contact details. Main town phone (585-593-1780) and address (2600 Tarantine Boulevard, Wellsville NY 14895) are confirmed via the official town website. Email not found/confirmed.

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 Wellsville'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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