Town of Oma
Iron County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Oma is a jurisdiction in Iron 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
- 715-561-5414
- roedere@ironcountywi.org
- Department Site
- Iron County Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
DSPS Online Building Permit System (eSLA) — for state-administered UDC permits (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Erika Roeder, Land & Zoning AdministratorIron County Zoning Department
300 Taconite Street, Suite 115
Hurley, WI 54534
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT HEDGE: the Town of Oma does not appear anywhere in the DSPS 'Municipalities with Delegated Authority for the Uniform Dwelling Code' list, and in fact no Iron County municipality appears in that list at all. This strongly suggests one- and two-family dwelling UDC inspections in Iron County (including Oma) may be performed directly by the State of Wisconsin (DSPS Safety & Buildings Division) rather than by a delegated municipal, county, or private inspector — but this could not be independently confirmed, and the county-level contact given here (Iron County Zoning, Land & Zoning Administrator Erika Roeder) handles land-use/zoning permits, not necessarily UDC building inspection. Confirm the actual UDC inspection authority directly with the Town of Oma clerk (Alex Mabie, 715-600-8077, clerk@town.oma.wi.gov) or DSPS before relying on this record.
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 Oma'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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