Village of Birnamwood

Marathon County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Birnamwood is a jurisdiction in Marathon 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: 715-449-0059
Department Site: Village of Birnamwood Clerk-Treasurer (Building Permits) (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofbirnamwood.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

Erika DeNovi, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer
PO Box M
Birnamwood, WI 54414
ejdvobclerktreas@yahoo.com (unconfirmed – see notes)

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

Additional Notes

Village of Birnamwood (Marathon County – the WI DSPS list actually codes it as spanning multiple counties) and Town of Birnamwood (Shawano County) are UNRELATED governments despite the shared name. Village ordinance (building-permit-ordinance.pdf on the village site) designates the Clerk-Treasurer, or their deputy/agent, as responsible for building permits. UNCERTAIN: Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Erika DeNovi's email was found in published board-meeting minutes rather than an official staff-directory page — included per instruction to disclose uncertain leads via notes rather than omit them; verify before use. Mailing address: PO Box M, Birnamwood, WI 54414 (also seen as 362 Railroad Street, Birnamwood, WI 54414).

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 Birnamwood'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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