Town of Hixon

Clark County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Hixon is a jurisdiction in Clark 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: 715-316-2296

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Tracy Rau, Town Clerk (unconfirmed, third-party source)
N16004 Frenchtown Ave (mailing: W6509 County Road X)
Withee, WI 54498
715-316-2296 (unconfirmed) / 715-229-2532 (town hall, alt.)

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

Additional Notes

HEDGE: no official town website could be located for the Town of Hixon (the presumed domain tn.hixon.wi.gov does not resolve). Wisconsin DSPS's UDC delegated-authority list confirms Town of Hixon, Clark County as Delegated for UDC but lists no inspector contact in that record. A third-party directory aggregator (not an official government source) names the clerk as Tracy Rau at phone 715-316-2296, with Town Hall at N16004 Frenchtown Ave, Withee, WI 54498 (mailing address reported elsewhere as W6509 County Road X, Withee, WI 54498) and an alternate general town-hall phone of (715) 229-2532 -- none of this is independently confirmed and should be treated as an unconfirmed lead. Recommend confirming via the Clark County Clerk's Office, (715) 743-5148, or Clark County Planning & Zoning, (715) 743-5130. IMPORTANT: 'Hixon' (Clark County, this record) is spelled differently from, and unrelated to, 'Hixton' (Jackson County, Village and Town) -- do not conflate despite the similar spelling.

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 Hixon'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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