Village of Fall River
Columbia County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Fall River is a jurisdiction in Columbia 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
Jake Henning, Building Inspector (General Engineering Company)Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Building permit applications can be submitted online via the GEC (General Engineering Company) Online Permit Application or in person at the Village Clerk's office (Marie Abegglen, Mon-Thurs 8am-4:30pm, Fri 8am-Noon). Building Inspector Jake Henning (General Engineering Company) can be reached directly at 608-697-8009. If a project starts before the permit is issued, permit fees are doubled. Exact GEC portal URL for this village not independently re-confirmed (same GEC system used by other Wisconsin municipalities in this batch, e.g. Evansville and Excelsior, is https://gec.soliant.cloud/fmi/webd/GEC_BuildingPermitApplication).
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 Fall River'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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