Village of Hixton

Jackson County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Hixton is a jurisdiction in Jackson 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: 715-963-3732
Email: villageofhixton@tcc.coop
Department Site: Village President / Village Clerk (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofhixton.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

Charles Taylor, Village President (DSPS delegated-authority contact)
715-963-3732 / villageofhixton@tcc.coop
145 East Main Street
Hixton, WI 54635 (Jackson County)

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

Additional Notes

Per Wisconsin DSPS's official UDC delegated-authority list, Village of Hixton (Jackson County) is Delegated, with Village President Charles Taylor as the listed contact (715-963-3732, villageofhixton@tcc.coop). The village's own website separately lists a Clerk contact at the same phone number with email clerk@villageofhixton.gov, 145 East Main Street, office hours Mon/Tue 8am-4:30pm (closed Wed-Fri). Jackson County's UDC page (co.jackson.wi.us) also references the village's building-permit policy document. IMPORTANT: this is the Village of Hixton -- a distinct government from the Town of Hixton (also Jackson County, see other record in this batch); also unrelated to the similarly-spelled Town of Hixon in Clark County.

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 Hixton'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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