Town of Glendale
Monroe County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Glendale is a jurisdiction in Monroe 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
Matt CarlGeneral Engineering Company (GEC)
916 Silver Lake Drive, P.O. Box 340
Portage, WI 53901
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is the Town of Glendale in Monroe County - unrelated to the City of Glendale in Milwaukee County (see separate entry). The town has no permanent office; a Land Use Permit must be obtained from the Clerk before construction begins. Building inspection is contracted to General Engineering Company (GEC); the town's own website names Matt Carl as inspector (608-617-3358, mcarl@generalengineering.net), while the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated list instead names Aaron Holbach at the same firm (608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net) - likely a staffing change between when DSPS's data was filed and now; Matt Carl is treated as current since it's from the town's live site, but both are included as a hedge. Clerk's physical address: 27337 Mocha Road; mailing address: P.O. Box 244, Kendall, WI 54638.
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 Glendale'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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