Village of Mount Pleasant
Racine County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Mount Pleasant is a jurisdiction in Racine 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
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Leonard Hannula, Building Inspector262-664-7825 / buildinginspection@mtpleasantwi.gov
Jill Firkus, Village Clerk — 262-664-7800 / clerk@mtpleasantwi.gov
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 Wisconsin DSPS delegated-UDC-authority PDF (Level 2 delegation): Municipal contact/Clerk Jill Firkus, 262-664-7800, clerk@mtpleasantwi.gov; delegated Building Inspector Leonard Hannula, 262-664-7825, buildinginspection@mtpleasantwi.gov. This is one of Wisconsin's largest and most populous villages (~27,000+ residents, ~36 sq mi, home to SC Johnson/Foxconn/CNH Industrial); it issued 475 new housing-unit permits in 2025. IMPORTANT: distinct from the small, unrelated Town of Mount Pleasant in Green County — verified separately, no data conflated.
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 — Village of Mount Pleasant'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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