City of Racine
Racine County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Racine is a jurisdiction in Racine 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.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Daniel Kirchenberg, Chief Building InspectorCity of Racine Building Inspection Division
730 Washington Avenue, Room 304
Racine, WI 53403
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
City of Racine (Racine County) — city name matches county name; this record is the city's own Building Inspection Division at City Hall, not a generic county page. Per Wisconsin DSPS's UDC delegated-municipality list, Chief Building Inspector is Daniel (Dan) Kirchenberg, 262-636-9497, daniel.kirchenberg@cityofracine.org; also listed is Dustin Ventura, 262-636-9464, dustin.ventura@cityofracine.org. Hedge: the DSPS-listed emails use the @cityofracine.org domain while the city's current official website is cityofracinewi.gov — both may be valid, but this discrepancy is worth confirming directly. General Building Inspection Division line: 262-636-9171; office at 730 Washington Avenue, Room 304, Racine, WI 53403. A 2023 local news report described the city launching an online Cityworks-based permitting system, but the current city website's 'Apply for a Permit' page did not clearly name a distinct portal platform when checked in this research pass — the URL given is the confirmed official application entry point regardless of backend platform.
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 Racine'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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