Village of North Prairie

Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of North Prairie is a jurisdiction in Waukesha 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: 262-352-4433
Email: buildinginspector@northprairie.wi.gov
Department Site: Village of North Prairie Building Inspector (Scott Johnson) (opens in a new tab)

Source: northprairie.net (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

Scott Johnson, Building Inspector
130 N. Harrison Street
North Prairie, WI 53153
262-352-4433 / buildinginspector@northprairie.wi.gov

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 Contact Us page: Building Inspector Scott Johnson, cell 262-352-4433, email buildinginspector@northprairie.wi.gov, by appointment only. Note the inspector's email uses the '@northprairie.wi.gov' domain while the general village site is northprairie.net — both appear to be legitimately used. DSPS UDC delegated-municipality PDF (row 1624, DOA 67161) separately lists Clerk/Treasurer Rhoda Bagley, 262-392-2271, rbagley@northprairie.net, as the municipal (non-inspector) contact, with no inspector name filled in on that row. Village Hall: 130 N. Harrison Street, North Prairie, WI 53153.

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 Prairie'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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