City of Neillsville

Clark County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Neillsville is a jurisdiction in Clark 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: (715) 743-5678
Email: Luke.friemoth@neillsville-wi.com
Department Site: Public Works Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: neillsville-wi.com (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

Luke Friemoth (presumed Director of Public Works)
City of Neillsville Public Works
106 W. Division Street
Neillsville, WI 54456

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed on Wisconsin DSPS 'Municipalities with Delegated Authority for the UDC' list (City of Neillsville, Clark County, DOA code 10261) as 'Delegated' for Uniform Dwelling Code authority, though that PDF record itself lists no municipality contact/inspector name. Building/deck/driveway/fence permits are issued through the city's Public Works Department. Email decoded from the city site's Cloudflare-protected contact listing for Public Works; the specific staff name/title (presumed Director of Public Works) was not explicitly labeled on the page, so treat the name-to-role pairing as a reasonable inference rather than a confirmed title. No online permit portal was found.

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 — City of Neillsville'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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