Town of New Denmark

Brown County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of New Denmark is a jurisdiction in Brown County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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: 920-863-5523
Email: michwallerius@gmail.com
Department Site: Building Inspector: Scott Beining — Town Clerk: Michelle Wallerius (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

State of Wisconsin Electronic Building Permit System (commercial/industrial, effective 1/1/2020) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Scott Beining, Building Inspector (presumed; not explicitly confirmed for New Denmark on DSPS PDF)
Phone: 920-680-3376 (from a separate DSPS listing) Email: scott.beining@gmail.com
c/o Town of New Denmark, 5993 W. Cherney Road
Denmark, WI 54208

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

Additional Notes

Town of New Denmark, Brown County (DOA code 05028) is listed 'Delegated' on the DSPS PDF (line 934), but that specific line's municipality-contact and inspector fields are blank. The town's own Forms & Permits page names Scott Beining as Building Inspector for new residential construction fee inquiries, without a direct phone/email. A Scott Beining also appears elsewhere on the same DSPS PDF as the confirmed UDC inspector for Town of Ahnapee, Kewaunee County (phone 920-680-3376, email scott.beining@gmail.com); this is presumed to be the same individual serving New Denmark as well, but that specific pairing is NOT explicitly confirmed by DSPS for New Denmark — flagged as a hedge. Clerk/Treasurer Michelle Wallerius's contact is confirmed directly from the town site (email decoded from Cloudflare protection). As of 1/1/2020 the State of Wisconsin handles commercial/industrial permit applications and scheduling electronically via the portal listed above; residential permits are handled locally through the town/inspector.

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 New Denmark'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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