Town of Oakland
Burnett County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Oakland is a jurisdiction in Burnett 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
- 715-866-8213
- clerk@tn.oakland.wi.gov
- Department Site
- Town of Oakland Clerk's Office (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Jon Mattson, UDC InspectorAtlas Inspections
715-554-2305
inspec10u@gmail.com
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
THIS IS THE BURNETT COUNTY Town of Oakland -- unrelated to the Towns of Oakland in Douglas and Jefferson counties also in this batch; researched independently. Confirmed via the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated municipality list (line 959, Aug 19, 2026 edition), which names Clerk Sherril Anderson (715-866-8213) and Inspector Jon Mattson of Atlas Inspections. A separate web search of the town's own materials surfaced a different clerk name/phone (Maggie Olson, 715-520-0735) using the same clerk@tn.oakland.wi.gov email domain -- the DSPS entry (dated Aug 19, 2026, very recent) is treated here as the more current authoritative source, but the town may have had a clerk turnover; confirm before relying on either individual name. Burnett County Zoning (715-349-2109) separately handles zoning/land-use permits and conditional use permits for this town.
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 Oakland'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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