Village of Caledonia
Racine County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Caledonia is a jurisdiction in Racine 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.
Contact
- Phone
- (262) 835-4451
- info@caledonia-wi.gov
- Department Site
- Building / Inspections Department (opens in a new tab)
Additional Notes
Village Hall: 5043 Chester Lane, Caledonia, WI 53402; office hours Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Department staff: Erika Waege (ewaege@caledonia-wi.gov) and Megan O'Brien (mobrien@caledonia-wi.gov), who review new residential dwelling submittals. Village Clerk: Joslyn Hoeffert, (262) 835-6414, jhoeffert@caledonia-wi.gov (per Wisconsin DSPS's UDC delegated-municipality list). As of Nov. 2019, new residential dwelling applications use the State of Wisconsin Online Building Permit System. NOTE: this Village of Caledonia is UNRELATED to the Town of Caledonia in Columbia County, and to two further unrelated Towns of Caledonia in Trempealeau and Waupaca counties.
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 — Village of Caledonia'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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