Town of Washington

Sauk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Washington is a jurisdiction in Sauk 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: 608-745-4070 (also listed 608-697-7777 mobile)
Department Site: Town Building Inspector (Mark Jankowski, General Engineering) (opens in a new tab)

Source: co.sauk.wi.us (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Mark Jankowski
General Engineering
PO Box 340
Portage, WI 53901

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

Additional Notes

Sauk County towns contract private building inspectors rather than maintaining their own building departments; per the county's 'Town Building Inspectors' list (last confirmed updated 4/21/2022), Mark Jankowski of General Engineering serves the Town of Washington. No email address was listed for this inspector in the county's PDF. Confirm current assignment by calling Sauk County Land Resources & Environment / Planning & Zoning at 608-355-3245. This is one of EIGHT unrelated Towns of Washington in Wisconsin (this group also has Shawano and Vilas County versions; five more exist in Door, Eau Claire, Green, La Crosse, and Rusk counties in other batches) -- do not confuse.

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 Washington'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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