Town of Lapeer
Cortland County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Lapeer is a jurisdiction in Cortland 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
- 856-689-3573
- dad.stell@gmail.com
- Department Site
- Code Enforcement Officer (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
Bill Stell, Code Enforcement OfficerUse this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Small town with no dedicated municipal domain; official presence is the town-clerk-maintained site lapeerclerk.com. Code Enforcement Officer listed as Bill Stell, using a personal phone/email (unconfirmed as an official town-issued line, and the 856 area code is atypical for this region - treat with caution). Applicants must also coordinate with Cortland County Health Dept (607-753-5035) and Planning Dept (607-753-5043). Town Clerk Cindy Butler McFarland (607-849-6381, lapeertownclerk@frontier.com) is an alternate contact.
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 Lapeer'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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