City of Glenwood City
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Glenwood City is a jurisdiction in St. Croix 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, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Joshua MelstromMelstrom Inspections
217 W Oak Street, PO Box 368
Glenwood City, WI 54013
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
City Hall (715-265-4227) handles permit intake; the Building Inspector is Joshua Melstrom of Melstrom Inspections, whose contact (480-261-9014, jmelstrominspect@gmail.com) is confirmed by both the city's own website and the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated list (City of Glenwood City, St. Croix Co., municipality code 55231, "Delegated"). Note the inspector's phone number carries an Arizona (480) area code despite the Wisconsin address - this appears correct/consistent across both independent sources, but is called out since it's unusual. Distinct from the neighboring Town of Glenwood (see previous entry).
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 Glenwood City'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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