Town of Sanborn
Ashland County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Sanborn is a jurisdiction in Ashland 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.
Ashland County UDC Contact Information sheet (PDF, updated July 2025) (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Troy Kadlecek, T.A.K. Inspections715-820-0415 / takinspections@pctcnet.net
W3196 County Rd D
Phillips, WI 54555
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Town of Sanborn does NOT appear anywhere in the statewide DSPS delegated-authority PDF (confirmed by an exhaustive pdfplumber search of all 75 pages for 'Sanborn') — meaning it has not independently taken UDC authority, and Ashland County administers the program instead. Per Ashland County's own official 'UDC Contact Information' sheet (a document distinct from the statewide DSPS list; PDF extracted directly with pdfplumber, updated July 2025), the UDC inspection agency for Sanborn (along with Agenda, Ashland, Chippewa, Gingles, Gordon, Jacobs, Marengo, Morse, Peeksville, Shanagolden, White River townships, City of Mellen, and Village of Butternut) is T.A.K. Inspections, Troy Kadlecek, W3196 County Rd D, Phillips, WI 54555, 715-820-0415, takinspections@pctcnet.net. A separate underlying county zoning/building permit is issued by the Ashland County Zoning Office, 715-682-7014, 201 Main St West (Courthouse, 1st floor), Ashland, WI 54806. Town of Sanborn's own office: Clerk/Treasurer Jamie Weaver, 715-292-3581, Town Hall 69393 US Highway 2 / PO Box 1021, Ashland, WI 54806; town website townofsanborn.com (not independently re-verified this session for permit-specific content — hedge accordingly).
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 Sanborn'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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