City of Green Lake
Green Lake County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Green Lake is a jurisdiction in Green Lake 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Susan Leahy, Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator (Grand Valley Inspections)Green Lake City Hall
534 Mill Street
Green Lake, WI 54941
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
DISAMBIGUATION: distinct government from the Town of Green Lake (also Green Lake County, see separate record below) -- both currently happen to contract building inspection to Susan Leahy of Grand Valley Inspections, which can make search results look identical; verified independently via each municipality's own website. Confirmed via WI DSPS delegated-authority list (Aug 19, 2026; DOA code 24231) and cityofgreenlake.com. City email for Leahy not published on the city site; email shown here is her Grand Valley Inspections address per the DSPS listing -- unconfirmed as her direct city-business email, treat as a hedge. City Hall: 534 Mill Street, Green Lake, WI 54941, Leahy's office hours Tuesdays 8-9am. Municipal clerk per DSPS: Barbara Dugenske, 920-294-6912, bdugenske@ci.greenlake.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 Green Lake'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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