Village of West Milwaukee
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 18, 2026
Village of West Milwaukee is a jurisdiction in Milwaukee 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Kim Egan, Village AdministratorVillage of West Milwaukee
4755 W. Beloit Road
West Milwaukee, WI 53214
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is the well-known Village of West Milwaukee, a Milwaukee-area suburb, distinct from the City of Milwaukee's own DNS permit department (city.milwaukee.gov/dns) — confirmed via both the Village's own site and the DSPS delegated-agent letter. The Village contracts building inspection services to SAFEbuilt: SAFEbuilt inspection request line 262-420-4732 / wiinspections@safebuilt.com; local SAFEbuilt contact Lisa Held, 262-263-9859, lheld@safebuilt.com. Building Inspection Administrative Assistant: Teri Anniuk, 414-645-1530 ext. 128, theresa.anniuk@westmilwaukeewi.gov (note: this email uses a different domain than the Administrator's — both appear current). No dedicated online permit portal was confirmed. Village Hall: 4755 W. Beloit Road, West Milwaukee, WI 53214.
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 West Milwaukee'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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- Village of Bayside
- Village of Brown Deer
- City of Cudahy
- Village of Fox Point
- City of Franklin
- City of Glendale
- Village of Greendale
- City of Greenfield
- Village of Hales Corners
- City of Milwaukee
- City of Oak Creek
- Village of River Hills
- Village of Shorewood
- City of South Milwaukee
- City of St. Francis
- City of Wauwatosa
- City of West Allis
- Village of Whitefish Bay