Town of Wells

Monroe County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Wells is a jurisdiction in Monroe 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

Phone: 608-269-4391
Email: townwells@gmail.com
Department Site: Town Office (Diane Schwarz, Clerk) (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Monroe County Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Diane Schwarz, Town Clerk
608-654-8435, 24324 State Hwy 27, Cashton, WI 54619

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

Additional Notes

Town of Wells appears on the DSPS UDC Delegated-Municipalities PDF (Town of Wells, Monroe Co., DOA code 41046, Delegated) but with no contact listed there. Contact info instead sourced from the town's own official website (townofwellswi.com), which lists a general town phone/email (mailing address 11754 Co Hwy XX, Norwalk WI 54648 -- no mail delivery) plus a separately-listed clerk, Diane Schwarz, at 608-654-8435 (24324 State Hwy 27, Cashton WI 54619). No building-permit-specific page was found on the town site; Monroe County's municipality page directs building-permit questions in unincorporated towns to county Zoning before construction begins. No UDC inspector was listed in the DSPS PDF for this town. IMPORTANT: do not confuse with the unrelated Town of Wellington, also in Monroe County.

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 Wells'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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