Town of Rib Lake

Taylor County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Rib Lake is a jurisdiction in Taylor 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: 715-427-3635
Email: clerkriblake@outlook.com

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Karen Schneider, Town Clerk
Town of Rib Lake Town Hall
W2382 State Hwy 102
Rib Lake, WI 54470

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

Additional Notes

No dedicated Town of Rib Lake website was found; clerk contact confirmed via Taylor County's own official 'Village Officials'/'Towns' directory pages (co.taylor.wi.us/directory/towns/), a primary county-government source. The Wisconsin DSPS delegated-authority list (dsps.wi.gov, Aug 19, 2026) confirms Town of Rib Lake, Taylor County (DOA 60038) as Delegated (row 1061) but lists no named municipal contact or inspector for this row -- no building-inspector name (private contractor or otherwise) could be confirmed for the Town specifically; recommend calling the Clerk's office (715-427-3635) to confirm the currently contracted UDC inspector. Chairman: Joe P. Knorn, 715-427-3346, N8650 Hwy 102, Rib Lake, WI 54470. IMPORTANT DISAMBIGUATION: this is the TOWN (surrounding unincorporated area), a separate government from the VILLAGE of Rib Lake (655 Pearl St, uses CSC Services as inspector -- see separate record). Do not conflate the two.

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 Rib Lake'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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