Town of Richwood
Richland County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Richwood is a jurisdiction in Richland 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
- 608-537-2691
- clerk@tn.richwood.wi.gov
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Josh CopseyGeneral Engineering Company
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No dedicated town website was found. The Wisconsin DSPS UDC delegated-agent list names David Connor, Town Chair (608-537-2691) as municipal contact, with Josh Copsey of General Engineering Company (608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net) as the delegated UDC inspector. A separate, possibly outdated third-party aggregator source names a 'Mike Reuter, WJ Municipal Building Inspectors' (608-642-0463) as handling Richwood Township permits — this could not be verified against an official source and may be stale or inaccurate; the DSPS-listed General Engineering Co. contact is treated as the more authoritative current inspector, but this conflict should be flagged.
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 Richwood'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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