Town of Springdale

Dane County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Springdale is a jurisdiction in Dane 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, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 608-617-9632
Email: cmichaels@generalengineering.net
Department Site: Town Office / Chris Michaels, General Engineering Co. (Building Inspector) (opens in a new tab)

Source: springdalewi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

GEC Building Permit Application portal (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Chris Michaels, General Engineering Co. (Building Inspector)
608-617-9632, cmichaels@generalengineering.net
Town Office: 2379 Town Hall Rd
Mt. Horeb, WI 53572

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the town's own website (springdalewi.gov), consistent with DSPS's UDC delegated-authority PDF (Town of Springdale, Dane County, DOA code 13054, line 1176: Clerk Jackie Arthur, Inspector Chris Michaels of General Engineering Co.). Three permit layers apply for new construction: UDC/building permit (GEC), Town permit, and Dane County zoning/erosion-control permit. Town office: 2379 Town Hall Rd, Mt. Horeb WI 53572, 608-437-6230, adminclerk@springdalewi.gov.

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 Springdale'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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