Village of Genoa City
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Genoa City is a jurisdiction in Kenosha 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
- 262-279-6472
- manager@vi.genoacity.wi.gov
- Department Site
- Building & Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Jon MeslerProfessional Building Inspectors
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Genoa City spans multiple counties (Kenosha and Walworth); this entry is treated as the Kenosha County-listed Village per the source municipality list. It is unrelated to the Village/Town of Genoa pair in Vernon County despite the similar name. Village Manager John Cole is the listed municipality contact; UDC inspections are performed by Jon Mesler of Professional Building Inspectors, 608-921-1891 / jon.mesler@gmail.com (likely related to the same Mesler/Professional Building Inspections firm serving the Town of Geneva). Village Hall: 755 Fellows Road, PO Box 428, Genoa City, WI 53128-0428.
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 Genoa 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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