Village of Wittenberg

Shawano County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Village of Wittenberg is a jurisdiction in Shawano 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) 253-6063
Email: clerk@vofwittenbergwi.gov
Department Site: Village Clerk's Office (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofwittenberg.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

Traci Matsche, Village Clerk
Village of Wittenberg
208 W. Vinal Street, PO Box 331
Wittenberg, WI 54499

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

Additional Notes

Not found on the DSPS UDC delegated-municipality list. Village Clerk Traci Matsche is the listed contact for permit forms, including a 'WI Uniform Permit Application'; no separate building inspector is named on the village website, and no online permit portal was found. This is a distinct government from the Town of Wittenberg (also Shawano County) — verified separately.

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 Wittenberg'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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