City of Edgerton

Dane County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Edgerton is a jurisdiction in Dane 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: 608-884-3341
Email: edgertongovernment@edgerton.wi.gov
Department Site: City of Edgerton - Building Permits (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Wendy Loveland, City Clerk (DSPS-listed UDC contact)
Edgerton City Hall
12 Albion Street
Edgerton, WI 53534

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

Additional Notes

Edgerton straddles Rock and Dane counties, but the City issues building permits centrally through City Hall regardless of which county a parcel sits in. DSPS's statewide UDC-delegation registry (City of Edgerton, In Multiple Counties, DOA code 53221, Delegated) lists the municipal UDC contact as Wendy Loveland, Clerk, at 608-884-3341 / wloveland@edgerton.wi.gov - included on certHolder lines as the best-documented named contact, though the city website's building-permits page does not itself name an 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 — City of Edgerton'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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