Village of Oakdale
Washington County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Oakdale is a jurisdiction in Washington County, Illinois, 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
- (618) 329-5381
- Department Site
- Washington County Zoning Office (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
Washington County Zoning Office125 W. St. Louis St.
Nashville, IL 62263
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Village of Oakdale (pop. ~199) has no known dedicated building department; its own village office (75 N. Weigh St., Oakdale, IL 62268; 618-329-5381) is the general local contact, listed here as an alternate rather than the primary permit line. Washington County's official site states 'ALL CONSTRUCTION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY REQUIRES A BUILDING PERMIT' without the carve-out for incorporated villages seen in Peoria/Mercer/Menard counties -- so county-wide jurisdiction covering Oakdale is plausible (Administrator Krystal Althoff, 618-327-4800 ext. 345, krystal.althoff@washingtonco.illinois.gov), but this was NOT explicitly confirmed to name Oakdale, so treat as a probable, not certain, fallback.
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 Oakdale'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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