Town of Cumberland
Barron County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Cumberland is a jurisdiction in Barron 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
- 715-357-6154
- townofcumberland@centurylink.net
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Daryl Dostal, UDC Inspector (Tall Pine Building Inspections)205 E. Poplar
Cameron, WI 54822
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 website was found. Contact is Town Clerk Holly Nyhus, per a WI statewide municipal clerk directory last confirmed 2017 — hedge: this may be outdated, reconfirm current clerk before use. Mailing address 1876 7th St, Cumberland WI 54829-9604; municipal address 902 20th Ave, Cumberland WI 54829. Land-use/zoning permits are issued by Barron County Zoning Office (715-537-6375, 335 E. Monroe Ave, Room 2130, Barron WI 54812). UDC building-permit inspections are contracted to Daryl Dostal, Tall Pine Building Inspections, per Barron County's official 'UDC Building Inspectors by Township' list (revised 2/24/26).
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 Cumberland'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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