Village of North Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of North Fond du Lac is a jurisdiction in Fond du Lac 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

Phone: 920-929-3765
Email: pfetters@nfdl.org
Department Site: Village of North Fond du Lac Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator (Peter Fetters) (opens in a new tab)

Source: nfdl.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

DSPS Online Building Permit System (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Peter Fetters, Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator
Village Office, 16 Garfield Street
North Fond du Lac, WI 54937
920-929-3765 / pfetters@nfdl.org

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the village's own building-inspector page (nfdl.org), which explicitly links to the DSPS statewide Online Building Permit System as an online option. DSPS UDC delegated-municipality PDF (row 1621, DOA 20161) additionally names Nick Leonard, Administrator, 920-929-3765, administrator@nfdl.org, as a municipal contact — same phone number as the building inspector line, both routed through the Village Office. Village Office: 16 Garfield Street, North Fond du Lac, WI 54937, fax 920-929-3964; walk-in hours M-F 8-10am and 1-2pm.

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 North Fond du Lac'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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