Town of Washburn

Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Washburn 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: 715-373-2567
Email: clerk@townofwashburn.wi.gov
Department Site: Town of Washburn Clerk (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofwashburn.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

Dan Kegley, UDC Inspector
REM Inspecting - UDC (contracted via Bayfield County)
Town Hall: 30015 Co Highway C
Washburn, WI 54891

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via WI DSPS delegated-authority PDF: Town of Washburn, Bayfield County (DOA 04050), status 'Delegated'; Clerk is Lance Twombly (715-373-2567, clerk@townofwashburn.wi.gov), confirmed matching phone number on the town's own official site (townofwashburn.wi.gov). DSPS lists the UDC inspector as 'See County of Bayfield' — i.e. Dan Kegley of REM Inspecting-UDC (715-497-3458, udc@reminspecting.com), the same contracted inspector used by the City of Washburn and other Bayfield County delegated municipalities. Town Hall: 30015 Co Highway C, Washburn, WI 54891. Independently verified as a DISTINCT government from the City of Washburn, Bayfield County (own clerk/domain) and from the wholly unrelated Town of Washburn in Clark County (domain tnwashburn.wi.gov) — do not confuse any of these three, and note that none of the three is located in Washburn County (a separate WI county).

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 Washburn'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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