Town of Lakeside
Douglas County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Lakeside is a jurisdiction in Douglas 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
Jon Winter, Town ClerkTown of Lakeside
3196 S Poplar River Road
Poplar, WI 54864
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
WI DSPS UDC delegation list shows Town of Lakeside (entry #754, Douglas County) as 'Delegated' but with no contact populated in that table row. Confirmed via the town's own official site (townoflakesidewi.gov): Building Inspector Rob Leitha, 218-393-6482 (no email found on the fetched page) — NOTE: this is the same inspector/phone number used by the neighboring Village of Lake Nebagamon (also Douglas County); these are two distinct, genuine Douglas County governments verified separately per the disambiguation warning, which simply share a contracted inspector. Town Clerk Jon Winter: 218-391-3326 or 715-394-9629, clerk@townoflakeside.us, general info@townoflakeside.us. Town Hall: 3196 S Poplar River Road, Poplar, WI 54864, phone 715-364-2359.
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 Lakeside'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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