Village of Clear Lake

Polk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Clear Lake 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.

Contact

Phone
715-263-2157
Email
abannink@clearlake-wi.gov
Department Site
Village Office (building permits reviewed/issued via REMI - REM Inspecting LLC) (opens in a new tab)

Source: clearlake-wi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Additional Notes

Village Office (350 4th Avenue, Clear Lake, WI 54005) is the intake point for building-permit applications; the village's own website states applications are reviewed/processed by 'REMI' (REM Inspecting LLC), which calculates fees and issues permits. Per the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated-municipalities list (Aug 19, 2026), the municipal contact is Clerk Albert Bannink at the phone/email above; the DSPS sheet's inspector column is blank for this village, so REM Inspecting LLC's role could not be independently cross-confirmed against that official list — a dedicated REMI contact page for this village returned a 404 error during this research. This is disclosed as a plausible but not-fully-confirmed lead rather than omitted. Distinct from Town of Clear Lake (Polk 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 — Village of Clear Lake'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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