Village of Muddy

Saline County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Muddy is a jurisdiction in Saline County, Illinois, 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

Village of Muddy
P.O. Box 37
Muddy, IL 62965

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

Additional Notes

Very small village (population ~67, 2020-2024 ACS). No official village website or dedicated building/permit department could be located. Saline County's official government site (salinecounty.illinois.gov) also lists no zoning or building-permit department among its offices, so no confirmed county delegation either. Mailing address above is sourced from an Illinois Commerce Commission municipal-clerk directory (icc.illinois.gov, an official Illinois state domain), which is a general clerk address, not a building-permit-specific contact - treat with that caveat. Recommend contacting the Village Hall directly, or the Saline County Clerk & Recorder (618-253-8197, 10 E. Poplar St., Harrisburg, IL 62946) as a starting point.

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 Muddy'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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