Town of Turtle

Rock County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Turtle is a jurisdiction in Rock 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: (262) 210-1741
Email: jdeluca63@gmail.com
Department Site: Building/New Dwelling/Commercial & Electrical Inspections — Jim Deluca (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

Permit Applications (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Jim Deluca
Building/New Dwelling/Commercial & Electrical Inspections
PO Box 396
Lyons, WI 53148

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

Additional Notes

Rock County Town of Turtle — independently verified via the town's own website (townofturtlewi.gov), including its people/contact data feed, which lists Jim Deluca (PO Box 396, Lyons, WI 53148) as Building/New Dwelling/Commercial & Electrical Inspector, phone (262) 210-1741, email jdeluca63@gmail.com. A general web search separately surfaced a slightly different phone digit (262-210-1711) — the number used here is taken directly from the town's own site data. Town Clerk: clerk@townofturtlewi.gov, general town phone (608) 362-0655, 6916 S. County Road J, Beloit, WI 53511. This is unrelated to the Village of Turtle Lake or Town of Turtle Lake, both Barron County and both also in this batch — no shared contacts confirmed; do not confuse with 'Turtle Lake.'

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 Turtle'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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