Town of Bloomer

Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Bloomer is a jurisdiction in Chippewa 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
715-726-7940
Email
PZ-Web@chippewacountywi.gov
Department Site
Chippewa County Planning & Zoning Department (UDC/building permits; Town issues only its own land-use permits) (opens in a new tab)

Source: chippewacountywi.gov (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

Fred Hankel, Chippewa County Building Inspector (unconfirmed contact details)

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

Additional Notes

Per the Town's own website (townofbloomer.com/zoning-information), the Town of Bloomer does not issue well, sanitary, soil-erosion, or Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC) permits/inspections – those are handled by the Chippewa County Planning & Zoning Department (Room 009, 711 N. Bridge St, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729; general dept phone 715-726-7940; contact email PZ-Web@chippewacountywi.gov per the county's staff directory). The Town itself issues only local land-use permits (structures, driveways, signage) through Town Zoning Administrator Ray Buske, cell 715-519-0026; Town general line 715-568-4409; email townofbloomer@bloomer.net. A secondary web search named Fred Hankel as the county's One & Two-Family Dwelling (UDC) building inspector, but his direct phone/email could not be independently confirmed during this research, so treat that specific name as an unconfirmed lead – call the county's general P&Z line to reach the current UDC inspector. Do not confuse with the separate City of Bloomer (also Chippewa County), a different government which opts out of UDC delegation to the same county department.

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 Bloomer'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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