Village of Whitelaw

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Village of Whitelaw is a jurisdiction in Manitowoc 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.

Contact

Phone: (920) 732-3239
Email: clerk-treasurer@villageofwhitelaw-wi.gov
Department Site: Village of Whitelaw Clerk-Treasurer (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofwhitelaw-wi.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

Village of Whitelaw
147 W. Menasha Ave., PO Box 294
Whitelaw, WI 54247

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

Additional Notes

Wisconsin DSPS's UDC delegated-municipality list confirms the Village of Whitelaw holds delegated UDC authority (DOA code 36191), but its Municipality-Contact and Inspector columns are blank in that document, so no named building inspector could be independently confirmed. Permits are applied for at the Village office before construction begins; fee schedule includes $65 for garage/remodel work, $1,300 for new single-family residential, $1,950 for new duplex/2-family. NOTE: two separate-looking websites exist for this village (villageofwhitelaw-wi.gov and villageofwhitelaw.org) - this record uses the .gov site, which yielded a working clerk-treasurer email; could not verify which domain is the more current/authoritative one, or whether both are maintained in parallel.

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 Whitelaw'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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