Village of Brooklyn

Dane County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Brooklyn is a jurisdiction in Dane 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: (608) 455-4201
Email: clerk@brooklynwi.gov
Department Site: Village of Brooklyn Clerk's Office / Building Permits (opens in a new tab)

Source: brooklynwi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

General Engineering Company (GEC) Building Permit Online Portal (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

David Geraths
Building Inspector, General Engineering Company
916 Silver Lake Drive, PO Box 340
Portage, WI 53901

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

Additional Notes

Village contracts building inspection to General Engineering Company (GEC); Inspector David Geraths, cell (608) 697-7776, GEC office (608) 745-4070, email dgeraths@generalengineering.net. New homes/additions need zoning approval first from Zoning Administrator Rob Roth, (608) 571-3205, before the building permit is submitted. Address: 210 Commercial Street, PO Box 189, Brooklyn, WI 53521. This Village of Brooklyn (Dane Co.) is unrelated to the three separate Towns of Brooklyn in Green, Green Lake, and Washburn counties.

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 Brooklyn'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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