Village of River Hills
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of River Hills is a jurisdiction in Milwaukee 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
SAFEbuilt LLC (contracted building inspection)Village Hall, 7650 N. Pheasant Lane
River Hills, WI 53217
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed via Wisconsin DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list: Village of River Hills has delegated UDC (dwelling) authority, but is marked 'Opt-Out' specifically for the newer camping-unit (SPS 327) delegation — this does not affect standard building permits. Village Clerk Kellie Minikel, 414-247-2311, kminikel@vil.river-hills.wi.us, is the listed municipal contact in the DSPS table. The village website shows building inspection is contracted to SAFEbuilt LLC and that the Building Board reviews applications monthly (packets due to Village Hall by the 1st Monday, meets 3rd Monday at 5pm; submit to tdoebler@riverhillswi.gov and deputy@riverhillswi.gov). A specific named SAFEbuilt inspector could not be confirmed — their directory page returned a 403 error during this research; general village phone 414-352-8213 is provided as a hedge.
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 River Hills'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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