Town of Richfield

Wood County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Richfield is a jurisdiction in Wood 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: 715-650-3611
Email: clerk@townshipofrichfield.com
Department Site: Visit website (opens in a new tab)

Source: townshipofrichfield.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

Town of Richfield Municipal Building
8478 Richfield Dr
Marshfield, WI 54449

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

Additional Notes

PARTIAL GAP: the Town's own official website (townshipofrichfield.com) has a dedicated 'Building Information' page, but as fetched it only said 'More information coming soon' with no named building inspector, phone, email, or portal for permits specifically -- so permitDeptLabel/currentDatabase fields are left null rather than guessed. General Town Clerk contact (confirmed via the town's own site and independently via web search): 8846 County Road T, Arpin, WI 54410 (clerk's own address) / municipal building at 8478 Richfield Dr, Marshfield, WI 54449, phone 715-650-3611, email clerk@townshipofrichfield.com. The Wisconsin DSPS delegated-authority list (dsps.wi.gov, Aug 19, 2026, row 1064, DOA 71030) confirms Delegated UDC status but lists no named municipal contact or inspector for this row either. Recommend calling the Clerk directly to identify the currently contracted UDC building inspector. DISAMBIGUATION: unrelated to the Village of Richfield (Washington County) or the Town of Richfield (Adams County) also in this dataset -- three distinct, unrelated 'Richfield' governments.

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 Richfield'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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