Village of Gays
Moultrie County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Gays is a jurisdiction in Moultrie County, Illinois, 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
Village of GaysVillage Clerk
Gays, IL 61928
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT RECENT CHANGE: Moultrie County's own official page (moultriecountyil.gov) states verbatim that 'As of June 10, 2026, Moultrie County is NO LONGER responsible for Planning and Zoning for the Village of Gays' and directs inquiries to villageofgaysclerk@gmail.com. This is a very recent handoff; the village does not appear to have its own .gov/.org website yet, so the clerk's gmail address (as posted on the county's official site) is the only confirmed current contact. Historically the county's Building Permit Fees / Building Inspector service covered Gays; that arrangement has now ended. Mailing address for the village clerk not separately confirmed — using village's general ZIP.
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 Gays'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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