City of Greenfield
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Greenfield is a jurisdiction in Milwaukee 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
Scott Golembiewski, Building InspectorCity of Greenfield Dept. of Neighborhood Services
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
DISAMBIGUATION: this is the much larger City of Greenfield, a Milwaukee suburb -- distinct from the three small Towns of Greenfield in La Crosse, Monroe, and Sauk counties in this same batch; generic 'Greenfield, WI' web searches strongly tend to surface this city's info, so each town's data was cross-checked against its own distinct domain instead. Confirmed via WI DSPS delegated-authority list (Aug 19, 2026; DOA code 40236) naming Jeff Katz, Director of Neighborhood Services, 414-939-8322, jeff.katz@greenfieldwi.us, and Scott Golembiewski (field inspector), 414-329-5334, scott.golembiewski@greenfieldwi.us. The city's own site additionally lists a general Inspection Services line, 414-329-5325, inspectionservices@greenfieldwi.us, and notes that SafeBuilt (262-420-4732, wiinspections@safebuilt.com) handles some contracted inspections (commercial alterations, electrical, roofing) -- included here as an alternate lead, not verified as the primary contact. City Hall street address not independently reverified this session -- omitted rather than guessed.
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 Greenfield'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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