Town of Marion
Waushara County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Marion is a jurisdiction in Waushara 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
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Vicki Snyder, Town ClerkN1279 County Road Z
Wautoma, WI 54982-5900
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
One of three unrelated Towns of Marion in WI (Grant/Juneau/Waushara) plus an unrelated City of Marion (Shawano) — verified this record independently. All zoning and building/UDC permits for this town are administered by Waushara County Zoning (county building inspector reachable at building.inspector@wausharacountywi.gov, 920-787-0453); the town itself handles only local clerk functions. WI DSPS's Aug 19, 2026 list confirms Town Clerk Vicki Snyder at this phone/email and shows the town's UDC delegation as "Delegated" (it opted out only of the separate camping-unit delegation).
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 — Town of Marion'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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