Village of Plain

Sauk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Plain is a jurisdiction in Sauk 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: 608-546-2047
Email: clerk@villageofplain.com
Department Site: Village of Plain Clerk's Office / Building Inspector (Dennis Butteris, General Engineering Co.) (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofplain.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

GEC Online Building Permit Application (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Dennis Butteris, General Engineering Company — Building Inspector
608-617-1216 / dbutteris@generalengineering.net
Sheila Carver, Village Clerk
510 Main Street, Plain, WI 53577

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

Additional Notes

DSPS delegated-authority list (Aug 2026, line 1644): Village of Plain is 'Delegated' with Municipality Contact Sheila Carver, Clerk, 608-546-2047, clerk@villageofplain.com; the Inspector field was blank in the DSPS entry, but the village's own website names the current building inspector as Dennis Butteris of General Engineering Company, 608-617-1216, dbutteris@generalengineering.net (in village office Thursdays), which is treated as the more current source for the inspector. Applications available at the Clerk's office, 510 Main Street, or via the GEC online portal.

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 Plain'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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