Town of King
Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of King is a jurisdiction in Lincoln 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) 908-0001
- clerk@townofkingwi.gov
- Department Site
- Forms & Permits (Town Clerk's Office) (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
Town of King, Municipal ClerkW4450 County Road A
Tomahawk, WI 54487
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The Town of King is one of Lincoln County's zoned towns, meaning permits also route through Lincoln County Zoning (715-539-1087) for land-use compliance; a rural address must be assigned before a land-use permit will issue. No specific named UDC/building inspector could be confirmed for the town — building permit applications appear to be handled via the Town Clerk's office, by appointment only. Lincoln County also publishes a 'Building Permits & UDC' FAQ document (co.lincoln.wi.us) that could not be retrieved during this research (blocked by a bot-protection page) — worth checking directly for a named inspector.
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 King'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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