Town of Oak Grove

Barron County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Oak Grove is a jurisdiction in Barron 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: 715-296-0440
Email: townofoakgroveclerk@gmail.com

Source: esla.wi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

Wisconsin DSPS ePermit / ESLA Portal (state-issued UDC permits) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Jacque Schaffer, Clerk
Town of Oak Grove (Barron County)
22nd St, Rice Lake, WI 54868 (house number unconfirmed -- sources conflict between 2792 and 2738)

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

Additional Notes

THIS IS THE BARRON COUNTY Town of Oak Grove -- unrelated to the Towns of Oak Grove in Dodge and Pierce counties also in this batch; researched independently. The DSPS UDC-delegated list (line 954, Aug 19, 2026 edition) confirms 'Delegated' status but leaves the contact/inspector cell blank, so the specific UDC inspection agency could not be confirmed from that authoritative source. No official town website was located; clerk contact (Jacque Schaffer) was sourced from a third-party election-office directory and a web search snippet, with conflicting mailing-address house numbers seen ('2792 22nd St' vs '2738 22nd St', Rice Lake WI 54868) -- unconfirmed which is correct, flagged rather than omitted per project convention. For zoning/land-use permits, Barron County Zoning Dept: 715-537-6375 or 715-537-6200.

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 Oak Grove'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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