City of Chilton
Calumet County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Chilton is a jurisdiction in Calumet 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
- Phone
- (920) 849-2451
- chiltonclk@chiltonwi.com
- Department Site
- Building Inspection Department (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Brian Witkowski, Witkowski Inspection Agency LLC621 6th Street, PO Box 98
Kiel, WI 53042
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Permit applications are submitted to City Hall (42 School Street, Chilton, WI 53014; fax 920-849-2025), mailed, or dropped in the City Hall drop box. Field inspections are performed by Witkowski Inspection Agency, LLC (Brian Witkowski, License #1469271), (920) 286-6133 office / (920) 912-0832 cell, by appointment only. Confirmed via Wisconsin DSPS UDC delegated-municipality list (Line 29, City of Chilton, Calumet County, Delegated).
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 Chilton'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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