Town of Berlin

Marathon County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Berlin is a jurisdiction in Marathon 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: 715-212-3881
Department Site: Town of Berlin – Deputy Zoning Administrator (opens in a new tab)

Source: townberlinmcwi.gov (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

Bryan Gilles, Deputy Zoning Administrator
144135 County Rd L
Merrill, WI 54452

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

Additional Notes

This Town of Berlin (Marathon County) is a THIRD, unrelated Town of Berlin, distinct from the City/Town of Berlin pair in Green Lake County researched in a prior batch. The WI DSPS UDC-delegated-municipality list (Aug 2026) shows Town of Berlin, Marathon County as delegated but lists no current inspector contact in the published table. The town's own officials page lists Bryan Gilles as Deputy Zoning Administrator handling zoning/permit matters; his email is Cloudflare-protected on the page and could not be extracted as plain text. Town Clerk Connie L. Nowak (715-432-3837, 142631 Naugart Dr, Athens WI 54411) may also field permit inquiries.

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 Berlin'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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