City of Green Bay
Brown County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Green Bay is a jurisdiction in Brown 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
William Paape, Inspection Supervisor(920) 448-3315 / williampa@greenbaywi.gov
Erik Wasilewski, Inspector, (920) 448-3314 / erik.wasilewski@greenbaywi.gov
100 N. Jefferson St, Green Bay, WI 54301
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 city's actual building inspection division (Department of Community & Economic Development), not a generic county page. Confirmed via the WI DSPS UDC-delegated municipalities list: Inspection Supervisor William Paape (920-448-3315, williampa@greenbaywi.gov) and Inspector Erik Wasilewski (920-448-3314, erik.wasilewski@greenbaywi.gov). General department line: (920) 448-3000; inspection-scheduling line: (920) 448-3300. New home construction/permitting must be submitted online per Wisconsin Act 211; the department's own inspection-scheduling portal is linked above. Address: 100 N. Jefferson St, Green Bay, WI 54301.
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 — City of Green Bay'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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