Town of Monticello

Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Monticello is a jurisdiction in Lafayette 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.

Contact

Phone
608-482-0506
Department Site
Town Clerk's Office (building/zoning permits likely administered via Lafayette County Zoning) (opens in a new tab)

Source: lafayettecountywi.org (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


Town of Monticello
16787 County Rd W
Shullsburg, WI 53586

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

Additional Notes

This town's row in the WI DSPS UDC delegation list (pdfplumber-parsed, Sept 2026; line 902) had no municipality contact and no inspector listed at all, so the town's UDC/building-permit routing could not be independently confirmed from that source. A phone number for the Town Clerk, 608-482-0506, was found via Lafayette County's town directory page, but the clerk's name and email could not be confirmed after multiple searches -- flagged as a gap, verify directly. Town Hall: 16787 County Rd W, Shullsburg, WI 53586. Lafayette County Zoning (627 Washington Street, Darlington, WI 53530, 608-776-4830) is the likely zoning/building-permit administrator for this and other unincorporated Lafayette County towns, but this has not been confirmed specifically for Monticello -- hedge. This is the Town of Monticello, Lafayette County -- a distinct government, different type and county, from the Village of Monticello in Green County; do not conflate.

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 Monticello'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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