Town of Scott

Monroe County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Scott is a jurisdiction in Monroe 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: 608-378-4813
Department Site: Town Clerk: Jim Van Wychen (permits issued through Town Board/Clerk per local ordinance) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofscottmonroe.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

Jim Van Wychen, Clerk
Town Hall: 28788 Buckley Avenue
Warrens, WI 54666
Named UDC building inspector not confirmed – contact Clerk for referral

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

Additional Notes

VERIFIED as Monroe County (independently confirmed via the town's own official domain townofscottmonroe.com, distinct from all other Towns of Scott). No email address for the clerk was published on the town's site. The town's own building-permit ordinance (undated, but hosted since 2016) names only the "Town Clerk or Town Building Inspector" generically and does not name a current individual inspector – hedge: no named UDC inspector could be confirmed for this specific town, even though the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegation list (Aug 19, 2026) shows this town as "Delegated" (DOA code 41036) with contact fields blank. Neighboring Monroe County towns commonly use Aaron Holbach (General Engineering – Insp), 608-742-2169, but this was NOT found specifically confirmed for Town of Scott and is not included as fact. No overlap with the other six Towns of Scott.

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 Scott'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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