Village of Elmwood Park
Racine County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Elmwood Park is a jurisdiction in Racine 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.
Contact
- Phone
- 262-554-7818
- chris.jenkins@vil.ep.wi.us
- Department Site
- Village of Elmwood Park Village Office (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
This is the Village of Elmwood Park in Racine County - a separate, unrelated municipality from the Village of Elmwood in Pierce County despite the similar name. Per the Wisconsin DSPS UDC delegated-municipality list, the municipal contact is Clerk Christophe (Chris) Jenkins, 262-707-3959, chris.jenkins@vil.ep.wi.us; no separate UDC inspector is named in that document, so building permits likely go through the Village Office directly or a contracted inspector not confirmed here. Village operates from the 'Taylor Complex,' 3131 Taylor Ave, Building #1, Racine, WI 53405; main office line (262) 554-7818. Electrical permit contact: Tim Kratowicz, 262-930-3089. Note: the village's web presence spans two domains (vil.ep.wi.us and elmwoodparkwi.gov); vil.ep.wi.us matches the official email domain in the DSPS listing.
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 Elmwood Park'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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