Town of Harris

Marquette County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Harris is a jurisdiction in Marquette 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.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Marquette County Planning & Zoning Dept.
608-297-3036
77 W. Park St., Room 104
Montello, WI 53949

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

Additional Notes

DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list confirms Delegated status (DOA code 39008), Clerk Phyllis Ingram, 608-296-4711, harristownclerk@maqs.net, and lists the Inspector column as 'See County of Marquette' — meaning the town holds delegated permit-issuing authority but relies on Marquette County's Planning & Zoning Department for inspections rather than a town-specific named inspector. County office: 77 W. Park St., Room 104, Montello, WI 53949, phone 608-297-3036. No individual county inspector name was confirmed in this pass (dwelling-code-building-permits page returned a 404; general county contact page did not list staff names) — hedge.

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 Harris'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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