Town of Iola
Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Iola is a jurisdiction in Waupaca 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.
Contact
- Phone
- 715-258-6255
- Department Site
- Waupaca County Planning & Zoning Office (opens in a new tab)
Additional Notes
NOTE: This is the TOWN of Iola (Waupaca County), distinct from the separately-governed VILLAGE of Iola in the same county (also in this batch) — verified separately. The Town of Iola holds its own DSPS UDC delegation (Aug 2026 list, line 703), but that list shows blank municipal/inspector contact fields; County of Waupaca is also separately listed as a delegated county (list line 200) but likewise with blank contact fields in the source PDF. Building permit administration for the town appears to route through the Waupaca County Planning & Zoning Office (715-258-6255, 811 Harding St., Waupaca, WI 54981) per both the county's and town's own websites. Town Clerk is Justin Moen, N7747 County Rd J, Iola, WI 54945, 715-281-5089; a possible town email (townshipofiola@gmail.com) appeared truncated in search results and could not be confirmed, so it is omitted. The actual UDC construction inspector for the town specifically (vs. the Village, which uses General Engineering Co.) was not independently confirmed via an official document — likely also General Engineering Co. given regional coverage, but unverified.
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 Iola'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.
More in Waupaca County
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Other building permit jurisdictions in Waupaca County:
- Town of Bear Creek
- Village of Big Falls
- Town of Caledonia
- City of Clintonville
- Town of Dayton
- Town of Dupont
- Village of Embarrass
- Town of Farmington
- Village of Fremont
- Town of Fremont
- Town of Harrison
- Town of Helvetia
- Village of Iola
- Town of Larrabee
- Town of Lebanon
- Town of Lind
- Town of Little Wolf
- City of Manawa
- Town of Matteson