Village of Latham
Logan County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Latham is a jurisdiction in Logan County, Illinois, 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
- 217-732-4773
- Department Site
- Logan County Zoning 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
Logan County Zoning Office529 South McLean Street
Lincoln, IL 62656
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No official Village of Latham government website was found (pop. ~296). Third-party directories list a 'Latham Village Hall' phone (217-674-3743) but this could not be verified against an official .gov/.us/village domain, so it was not recorded. The Logan County Zoning Office (confirmed via the county's own official domain) is recorded as the most likely/available official contact per common practice for small downstate villages without their own building department -- delegation to the county is a reasonable inference here, not an independently confirmed fact, since Illinois county zoning offices typically only have direct jurisdiction in unincorporated areas.
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 Latham'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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