Town of Seneca

Crawford County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Seneca is a jurisdiction in Crawford 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
608-306-3094
Email
julie.payne@wisconsin.gov
Department Site
Town Clerk: Julie Payne (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

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

Crawford County Zoning Forms (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Bradley Smrcina, UDC Inspector
196 South St.
Mt Sterling, WI 54645
734-9970 (direct 799-6229) / bsmrcina@centurytel.net

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

Additional Notes

VERIFIED as Crawford County via Crawford County's own official Clerks/UDC-Inspectors directory PDF (source above). HEDGE: the clerk's listed email uses a wisconsin.gov domain, which is unusual for a town clerk (typically a personal or town-branded address) – flagged as-is from the source rather than omitted; it may indicate the clerk also holds a state position, or could be a transcription artifact in the county's document. A second phone number, 874-4944, was also listed for this clerk on the same document. UDC inspector Bradley Smrcina also serves the Town of Scott, Crawford County in this same official document — a genuine shared county inspector, not cross-contamination. Independently verified as distinct from the other three Towns of Seneca (Green Lake, Shawano, Wood) – no name/phone/email overlap.

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 Seneca'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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