Village of Livingston

Grant County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Livingston is a jurisdiction in Grant County, Wisconsin, 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: (608) 943-6800
Department Site: Village Clerk's Office (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageoflivingston.com (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

Village of Livingston Clerk's Office
PO Box 90, 220 W. Barber Ave
Livingston, WI 53554

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

Additional Notes

Livingston straddles Grant and Iowa counties (Wikipedia and the DSPS delegated-authority PDF list it as 'In Multiple Counties', DOA 22147, Delegated); this record uses the county the source task specified (Grant). No dedicated building-inspector name, direct phone, or online permit portal was found on the Village's own site (villageoflivingston.com) -- the Forms & Permits page lists Dog License and Fireworks Permit forms but no building-permit-specific application or contact. The Village's general email address was displayed as an obfuscated placeholder in the fetched page content and could not be reliably captured -- leave email null and hedge; contact via the phone number to request current building-permit procedures and confirm the email address directly. DSPS PDF has no populated inspector/contact fields for this village in the current edition. Mailing address: PO Box 90, 220 W. Barber Ave, Livingston, WI 53554.

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 — Village of Livingston'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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