Town of Johnstown

Polk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Johnstown is a jurisdiction in Polk 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: 715-554-2305
Email: inspec10u@gmail.com
Department Site: Town of Johnstown — UDC/Building Inspector Jon Mattson (Atlas Inspections) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofjohnstownpowi.com (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

Jon Mattson, Atlas Inspections
Town of Johnstown
2181 County Rd. G
Comstock, WI 54826

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

Additional Notes

Per the current DSPS UDC delegated-municipality list (Aug 19, 2026), the UDC inspector is Jon Mattson of Atlas Inspections, 715-554-2305, inspec10u@gmail.com. An older (dated 3/10/2021) Polk County 'Building Inspectors by Town' PDF lists the same inspector (Jon Mattson) for Johnstown under a different, older phone number (715-648-5444); the current DSPS listing was treated as authoritative. A Land Use Permit from Polk County is required before a town building permit is issued. Town office: 2181 County Rd. G, Comstock, WI 54826.

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 Johnstown'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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