Village of Rib Mountain

Marathon County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Rib Mountain 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: 715-842-0983
Email: commdev@ribmountainwi.gov
Department Site: Village of Rib Mountain Community Development Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: ribmountainwi.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

Jared Grande, Community Development Director
Rib Mountain Municipal Center
227800 Snowbird Avenue
Rib Mountain, WI 54401

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 of Rib Mountain's own official website (ribmountainwi.gov). All permit applications (zoning, subdivision, construction, electrical, plumbing, sheds, fences) go through the Caselle online portal per the village's site; the portal's exact URL was referenced by name only and could not be independently confirmed, so currentDatabaseUrl is left null -- verify at the Community Development page above. Cross-validated by the Wisconsin DSPS delegated-authority list (dsps.wi.gov, Aug 19, 2026, row 1669, DOA 37168, Delegated): municipal contact Jared Grande, Community Development Director, 715-573-7710, jgrande@ribmountainwi.gov; separately named UDC Inspector Jeremy Kloos, 715-842-0983, jkloos@ribmountainwi.gov (phone matches the village's general Municipal Center line). Commercial building-permit questions are referred to the City of Wausau Inspections Dept (715-261-6780, inspections@wausauwi.gov) per the village's own site, though Village zoning approval is required first. The Village of Rib Mountain incorporated July 21, 2023 from the former Town of Rib Mountain, which no longer exists as a separate government (see separate Town of Rib Mountain record in this dataset).

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 Rib Mountain'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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