Village of Darien
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Darien is a jurisdiction in Walworth County, Wisconsin, 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
Shannon Markley, Zoning Administrator24 N. Wisconsin Street, PO Box 97
Darien, WI 53114
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Zoning Administrator is Shannon Markley (262-882-5055 ext. 1004). A separate Municipal Code Enforcement & Building Inspection line is also listed: 262-249-6701, mcodeenforcement@gmail.com. Per the Wisconsin DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list (Delegated status), the delegated UDC inspector is Terrance Welsh (City of Delavan) at 262-949-7239, bldginsp@ci.delavan.wi.us. Effective Dec 15, 2017 the village requires the state's online building permit system for new 1&2 family homes before it will issue its own permit. Village Hall: 24 N. Wisconsin Street, PO Box 97, Darien, WI 53114, main line 262-882-5055.
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 Darien'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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