Town of Lakeland

Barron County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lakeland is a jurisdiction in Barron 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: 715-529-2741
Email: clerk@townoflakeland.wi.gov
Department Site: Town Clerk's Office; building permits via contracted Town Building Inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: townoflakeland.wi.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

Danielle Maxwell-Parker, Town Clerk
Town of Lakeland
PO Box 28
Barronett, WI 54813

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

Additional Notes

WI DSPS UDC delegation list shows Town of Lakeland (entry #753, Barron County) as 'Delegated' but with no contact populated in that table row. Confirmed via the town's own official site (townoflakeland.wi.gov): Building Permits are required for nearly all construction; the Town Building Inspector, Scott Schiefelbein of Independent Inspections (715-354-3963; no email found on the fetched page), must be contacted before beginning a project. The Town itself is largely unzoned except for shoreland (within 1,000 ft of a lake) or creek-adjacent (within 300 ft) parcels, which fall under Barron County Zoning, 715-537-6375. Town Clerk Danielle Maxwell-Parker, 715-529-2741, clerk@townoflakeland.wi.gov, PO Box 28, Barronett, WI 54813.

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 Lakeland'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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