City of Grafton
Jersey County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Grafton is a jurisdiction in Jersey County, Illinois, 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
- 618-786-3344
- cityofgrafton@gtec.com
- Department Site
- City Clerk's Office (Permits & Forms) (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
City of Grafton118 E Main Street
Grafton, IL 62037
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
DISAMBIGUATION HANDLED: a similarly-templated site at villageofgrafton.org is actually the Village of Grafton, OHIO (area code 440, address 'Grafton, OH 44044') and was NOT used as a source. The confirmed official site for Grafton, Illinois (Jersey County) is cityofgraftonil.com, verified by its 618 area code and 'Grafton, Illinois 62037' address. No dedicated Building Department is listed; permit forms are distributed as downloads (via a linked Google Drive folder) and submitted with payment to City Hall / City Clerk's office by mail or in person — no online permit portal found. City Clerk is Jennifer Capler; a clerk-specific email appeared in one source as 'grafton0cityclerk@gtec.com' but looked like a possible OCR/transcription artifact, so the general city email is used instead.
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 — City of Grafton'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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