Town of Peru
Clinton County, New York
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Peru is a jurisdiction in Clinton 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
- 518-643-2745 ext. 3
- peruzoning@perutown.com
- Department Site
- Code Enforcement Office (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
Frank Slycord, Code Enforcement OfficerTown of Peru
3036 Main Street
Peru, NY 12972
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Clinton County is one of the counties that has opted out of county-level Uniform/Energy Code enforcement, so code enforcement is handled entirely at the town level. This is the Town of Peru near Plattsburgh, NY (Clinton County) — not the country of Peru. Site is served over plain HTTP; automated HTTPS fetch failed on a certificate mismatch, so this record relies on search-indexed content rather than a direct page fetch.
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 Peru'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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