City of Washburn

Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

City of Washburn is a jurisdiction in Bayfield 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: 715-373-6160
Email: administrator@cityofwashburnwi.gov
Department Site: Zoning Administration & Code Enforcement, City of Washburn (opens in a new tab)

Source: cityofwashburnwi.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

Dan Kegley, UDC Inspector
REM Inspecting - UDC (contracted via Bayfield County)

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via WI DSPS delegated-authority PDF: City of Washburn, Bayfield County (DOA 04291), status 'Delegated'; City Clerk/Administrator is Scott Kluver (715-373-6160). DSPS lists the UDC inspector as 'See County of Bayfield' — Bayfield County's row names Dan Kegley of REM Inspecting-UDC (715-497-3458, udc@reminspecting.com) as the contracted UDC inspector for the county and its delegated municipalities. Separately, the City's own staff directory lists Jim Filby Williams as Zoning Administrator/Code Enforcer (same main line, ext. 4) for zoning/local permit matters. Independently verified this City is a DISTINCT government from both the Town of Washburn in Bayfield County (own clerk/site) and the unrelated Town of Washburn in Clark County — confirmed via separate official domains (cityofwashburnwi.gov vs townofwashburn.wi.gov vs tnwashburn.wi.gov).

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 Washburn'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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