Village of Cleveland
Henry County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Cleveland is a jurisdiction in Henry County, Illinois, 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
- 309-937-3419
- zoning@henrycty.com
- Department Site
- Henry County Zoning & Building Department (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
Henry County Zoning & Building Department307 West Center Street
Cambridge, IL 61238
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No official Village of Cleveland website was found (only a Facebook page); this is a very small village (pop. ~163). Delegating to the county: Henry County's official site (henrycty.com) has a dedicated Zoning & Building Department (Zoning & Building Officer Kyle Stromquist) that administers zoning, building, floodplain, and subdivision regulations. It is not certain from official sources whether the Village of Cleveland has adopted its own building code enforcement separate from the county -- flagged as a likely-but-unconfirmed county delegation typical for tiny Illinois villages.
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 Cleveland'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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