Town of Colburn
Adams County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Colburn is a jurisdiction in Adams 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.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Jeremy Phillis, General Engineering Company (county UDC inspector)Terri Horacek, Town of Colburn Clerk
592 Bighorn Ave
Hancock, WI 54943
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The Town of Colburn does not have its own building department; Adams County Planning & Zoning administers UDC and zoning permits for it (Colburn is grouped with other Adams County towns without their own delegated authority on the county's 'What Are You Building' pages). Per the WI DSPS statewide delegated-municipality list (8/19/2026), Adams County's Planning & Zoning Administrator is Dustin Grant (608-339-4222, dustin.grant@co.adams.wi.us) and the county's UDC Inspector is Jeremy Phillis of General Engineering Company (608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net). Town Clerk contact: Terri Horacek, 715-249-5998, horacek@uniontel.net; Town Hall: 198 County Road C / 592 Bighorn Ave, Hancock, WI 54943.
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 Colburn'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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