Town of Paris
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Paris is a jurisdiction in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Justin Border, Building InspectorBluestone Inspection Services
262-749-8777
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
One of TWO unrelated Towns of Paris in Wisconsin (the other in Grant County) -- researched independently per project instructions. Per WI DSPS's current UDC-delegated-authority list (line 989, DOA code 30006, pdfplumber-parsed), the town is marked 'Delegated' but both contact fields are blank there. Per the town's own website (townofparis.org), Kenosha County is contracted to administer building-jurisdiction responsibilities for the Town of Paris (along with the Town of Brighton and Village of Salem Lakes): a zoning permit is obtained from Kenosha County Planning & Development first (19600 75th St, Bristol, WI, 262-857-1895), then a building permit is applied for; the inspector of record is Justin Border of Bluestone Inspection Services (262-749-8777). Town Clerk/Treasurer Emilie Gastaldi (262-859-3006, emilie.gastaldi@townofparis.org) is the town-level contact; Town Hall: 16607 Burlington Road, Union Grove, WI 53182; office hours Tue/Wed/Fri 9am-4pm.
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 Paris'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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