City of De Pere
Brown County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of De Pere is a jurisdiction in Brown 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, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- (920) 339-4053
- djensen@deperewi.gov
- Department Site
- Building Inspection Division (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Dennis Jensen, Senior Building InspectorCity of De Pere Building Inspection Division
335 S Broadway
De Pere, WI 54115
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Contact confirmed via the Wisconsin DSPS 'Municipalities with Delegated Authority for the UDC' list (Aug 2026): Dennis Jensen, Senior Building Inspector. General Development Services front desk: (920) 339-4043, fax (920) 339-4049, 335 S Broadway, De Pere WI 54115. A second staff contact, Chelsea Myers (Building Inspector/Code Enforcement), was referenced in search results but not independently verified on an official page.
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 — City of De Pere'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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