Town of Russell

Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Russell is a jurisdiction in Bayfield 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
715-373-6138
Email
permits@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
Department Site
Bayfield County Planning & Zoning Department (UDC inspection delegated to the county per DSPS) (opens in a new tab)

Source: bayfieldcounty.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

Carol Faye Anderson, Town Clerk
715-779-5338 / clerk@townofrussellwi.gov

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

Additional Notes

Per the DSPS delegated-authority list, the Town of Russell (Bayfield County) is 'Delegated' with Town Clerk Carol Faye Anderson, 715-779-5338, clerk@townofrussellwi.gov, as the clerk of record, but the inspector column reads 'See County of Bayfield' — i.e., Bayfield County Planning & Zoning provides the UDC inspection service rather than a private agency. Bayfield County land use / sanitary / UDC permit applications can be emailed to permits@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov, mailed, or dropped off at 117 E Main Street, Washburn, WI 54891; Planning & Zoning Director reachable at 715-373-6138, M–F 8am–4pm. IMPORTANT: this is one of THREE unrelated Wisconsin towns named Russell (Bayfield, Lincoln, Sheboygan counties), researched and verified independently — not cross-contaminated with the other two.

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 Russell'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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