Town of Rock

Wood County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Rock is a jurisdiction in Wood 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: 715-676-2428
Email: townofrockclerk@gmail.com
Department Site: Town Clerk / Zoning Administrator (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofrock.com (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

Larry Gilbertson
Zoning Administrator (role as UDC inspector unconfirmed)
715-676-3996

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed delegated UDC authority via Wisconsin DSPS list, though the DSPS table's Municipality Contact/Inspector fields were blank for this row. Town Clerk Jill Wrensch (715-676-2428, townofrockclerk@gmail.com) and Zoning Administrator Larry Gilbertson (715-676-3996) confirmed via the town's official website and Wood County's municipality directory. Address: 10970 County Road N, Marshfield, WI 54449-9790. It is NOT confirmed whether Gilbertson (Zoning Administrator) is also the certified UDC building inspector of record or whether a separate contracted inspector handles UDC dwelling permits — this could not be verified from available sources and is flagged as a gap rather than omitted. IMPORTANT: this is the Wood County Town of Rock, unrelated to the separate Town of Rock in Rock County (see previous record) — web search results for this town frequently and incorrectly conflated the two.

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 Rock'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.

See something out of date? Submit a correction →