Town of York

Dane County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of York 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: 608-445-7941
Department Site: Town Clerk/Treasurer (Jessa Lane) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofyorkwi.com (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

Jessa Lane, Clerk/Treasurer (appointed August 2026)
796 York Center Road
Marshall, WI 53559
Office hours: Fridays 9:00 AM-1:00 PM only

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

Additional Notes

IMPORTANT HEDGE: this Town of York also does NOT appear on the Wisconsin DSPS 'Municipalities with Delegated Authority for the UDC' list (checked the full 75-page document; only the unrelated Town of York in Green County appears there), suggesting the State of Wisconsin (DSPS) may retain direct UDC jurisdiction here rather than the town or Dane County. The town's own official website (townofyorkwi.com) names Jessa Lane as Clerk/Treasurer, described as 'newly appointed as of August 2026' — a very recent appointment, so continuity/current accuracy should be treated with some caution — phone 608-445-7941; office hours Fridays 9:00 AM-1:00 PM only. Mailing address 796 York Center Road, Marshall, WI 53559. Her email address is rendered behind an anti-scraping/obfuscation mechanism on the site and could not be confirmed in plain text — hedge, left null rather than guessed. No building permit or building inspector information is published on the town's site; residents likely need to inquire directly with the Clerk or Dane County Planning & Development. VERIFIED as independently researched and NOT conflated with the two other, unrelated Towns of York in this batch (Clark County and Green County) — no contact information overlaps.

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 York'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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