Town of Cedarburg
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Cedarburg is a jurisdiction in Ozaukee 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
- (262) 420-4732
- pmortimer@safebuilt.com
- Department Site
- Building Inspection (Town of Cedarburg) (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Paul Mortimer, Building Inspector (SafeBuilt)Town of Cedarburg, 1293 Washington Ave
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Building inspection is contracted to SafeBuilt (Inspector Paul Mortimer); in-person hours Tue/Thu 1:00-2:00pm at Town Hall, cell (414) 640-9523. Confirmed via both the town's own website and the DSPS delegated-UDC listing. Town Administrator Eric Ryer is the town-side administrative contact: 262-377-4509, eryer@town.cedarburg.wi.us. Ozaukee County also requires its own permit for work touching shoreland/wetland/floodplain districts or water/wastewater connections.
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 Cedarburg'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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