Village of Glen Carbon

Madison County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Glen Carbon is a jurisdiction in Madison County, Illinois, 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: 618-288-1200
Department Site: Building and Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

Tyler Technologies EnerGov Citizen Self Service Portal (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Village of Glen Carbon
151 N. Main Street (P.O. Box 757)
Glen Carbon, IL 62034

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the Village's official website (glencarbonil.gov). Building code questions can also be directed to staff contact Dominic Cusanelli at (618) 288-2615 per the official site. No department-level email address was found; applications are handled online via the Tyler EnerGov self-service portal.

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 — Village of Glen Carbon'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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