Town of Leon
Waushara County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Leon is a jurisdiction in Waushara 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.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Waushara County Government CenterBuilding Code & Inspections / Zoning & Land Conservation
380 S. Townline Rd
Wautoma, WI 54982 (Town of Leon Clerk: Gary Sorenson, 920-551-0897, ggehrbear@gmail.com)
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
DISAMBIGUATION: this is the Town of Leon in WAUSHARA County (townleon.com) — confirmed distinct from the unrelated Town of Leon in Monroe County (townofleonmocowi.gov) covered separately above. IMPORTANT: Wisconsin DSPS's UDC Delegated Municipalities list (line 775) lists this town's status as 'Opt-Out' (not 'Delegated' like every other town in this batch), meaning the town has NOT taken on its own Uniform Dwelling Code enforcement authority; DSPS lists Gary Sorenson, Clerk, (920) 551-0897, ggehrbear@gmail.com, as the municipal contact but no town-level inspector, consistent with the town relying on the county. The town's own official website (townleon.com/building-zoning.php) directs residents to Waushara County's building permit page rather than listing its own inspector, confirming this arrangement. Waushara County's Building Code & Inspections office (building.inspector@wausharacountywi.gov) handles permits/inspections; a separate Zoning & Land Conservation office (lcd.zoning@wausharacountywi.gov, 920-787-6510, sanitary permits 920-787-0453) handles land-use/sanitary permits; both are housed at the Waushara County Government Center. The phone number given here (920-787-6510) is the Zoning office's line, since no separate direct phone for Building Code & Inspections was found in these sources — recommend confirming ext./line by calling.
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 Leon'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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