Village of Durand
Winnebago County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Durand is a jurisdiction in Winnebago County, Illinois, 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.
Contact
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Village of Durand308 W. Main Street
Durand, IL 61024
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Per the Village's own official site, Winnebago County requires and issues the building permit itself, but applicants must first obtain the Durand Zoning Administrator's written approval. Named zoning administrator/code enforcement contacts are listed on the village site but their direct emails were obscured/JS-protected and not retrievable in this pass. Winnebago County Community Development, which processes the county permit, can be reached at (815) 319-4350, 404 Elm Street, Room 403, Rockford, IL 61101 (source: wincoil.gov).
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 Durand'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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