Building Permits

FOR NEW HOMES

NECESSARY INFORMATION BEFORE A BUILDING PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED

• Plans and Applications must be submitted on the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  Division of Industry Services website according to 2015 Act 211
• 2 sets of building plans
• 2 plats of survey or plot plan (showing elevations and distances to lot lines)
• 2 copies of Therman Performance Sheets (heat loss calculations)
• 2 Copies of Erosion Control Plan (can be included on survey or plot plan)

FOR ADDITIONS, REMODELS, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, FENCES & SWIMMING POOLS:

• 1 set of building plans
• 1 copy of plot plan showing existing structures and proposed work, setbacks and erosion control
• Completed application

FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES:

• Site plan approval from the Plan Commission
• State-approved building plans and description of the building
• 2 copies of survey of the property showing all buildings located on it to scale (Include Erosion Control measures on a copy of the survey)
• Completed application

For your information

Property owner is responsible for obtaining permit

Building permit is good for one year from date of issuance (exception: 1&2 family housing - 2 years)

FAILURE TO OBTAIN BUILDING PERMIT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION WILL RESULT IN DOUBLE FEE.

**Escrow fees shall be deposited with the Building Inspector when a building permit is issued. Escrow fees shall be returned to the payee upon completion of the building for which the building permit was issued if the following conditions are met.

(1) The building department is properly notified for all required building inspections, (2) the applicant has received an occupancy permit prior to occupancy of the building, (3) all building code orders must be corrected and completed within the specified time stated in the orders.

Failure to meet any of the above conditions shall cause forfeiture of the escrow fee. Fees for re-inspections required due to work not being complete after inspections are requested shall also be deducted from the escrow.