City of Hartford

Dodge County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Hartford is a jurisdiction in Dodge County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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: 262-673-8277
Email: inspector@ci.hartford.wi.us
Department Site: Building Inspection Dept - Michael Hedrick, Building Inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: ci.hartford.wi.us (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

iWorq Online Permit Portal (opens in a new tab)

E-PlanExam (commercial/industrial plan review) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Michael Hedrick
Building Inspector, City of Hartford
109 N. Main Street, 2nd Floor, Hartford, WI 53027
262-673-8277 | inspector@ci.hartford.wi.us

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

Additional Notes

The City of Hartford physically spans both Washington and Dodge counties (DSPS UDC registry lists it 'In Multiple Counties', DOA 66236); confirmed Delegated for UDC. Building Inspector Michael (Mike) Hedrick confirmed both by the city's own site and the DSPS registry. Planning Dept contact for related fees: Jacob Maas, Director of Community Development, 262-673-8265, jmaas@ci.hartford.wi.us. Office hours Mon-Thu 8:00-9:00am; payments not accepted after 4:15pm. IMPORTANT DISAMBIGUATION: this City of Hartford record is unrelated to the Town of Hartford (Washington Co.) below, which has its own separate clerk and UDC inspector - do not swap their contacts despite the shared name.

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 — City of Hartford'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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