Town of Rice Lake

Barron County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Rice Lake is a jurisdiction in Barron 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

Phone: (715) 205-7741
Department Site: Town of Rice Lake Building Inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofricelake.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Daryl S. Dostal, Building Inspector
Town of Rice Lake Town Office
1830 Macauley Ave.
Rice Lake, WI 54868

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the Town of Rice Lake's own official website (townofricelake.com). Town Office general line: 715-234-8087, hours Mon-Wed 8:00am-2:30pm, Thu-Fri 8:00am-Noon. Building Permit Application form and Ordinance #19-104 (Building Permit Ordinance, adopted 2019) are posted on the site. Inspector's exact email could not be confirmed -- the town's own page displayed it in a masked/obscured form and a third-party directory (ZoomInfo) only shows a masked '****@townofricelake.com' pattern, so email is left null rather than guessed (likely domain is townofricelake.com). The Wisconsin DSPS delegated-authority list (dsps.wi.gov, Aug 19, 2026, row 1062, DOA 03038) confirms Delegated status but lists no named contact/inspector for this specific row. DISAMBIGUATION: this is the TOWN, a separate government from the City of Rice Lake (see separate record).

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 Rice Lake'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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