City of Montreal
Iron County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Montreal is a jurisdiction in Iron 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
- 715-561-4955
- montrealclerk@montreal.wi.gov
- Department Site
- City Clerk/Treasurer's Office (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
Lori Genisot, Clerk/TreasurerCity of Montreal
54 Wisconsin Ave
Montreal, WI 54550
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed as the small City of Montreal, Iron County, Wisconsin (population ~800; on the National Register of Historic Places as the Montreal Company Location Historic District) -- explicitly NOT Montreal, Quebec, Canada, per the task's disambiguation warning; sourced via Iron County's official site and the city's own montrealwis.com. IMPORTANT GAP: this city does not appear anywhere in the WI DSPS UDC delegation list PDF (searched the full extracted text of all 75 pages, Sept 2026 pull -- no match for 'Montreal' at all, neither in the Delegated nor Opt-Out sections), so it is unclear whether the city holds independent UDC delegated authority; permits/inspections may default to state DSPS administration or be handled informally through the Clerk/Treasurer's office. This could not be confirmed and should be verified directly with the city or DSPS. Clerk/Treasurer: Lori Genisot, 715-561-4955, montrealclerk@montreal.wi.gov. City Hall: 54 Wisconsin Ave, Montreal, WI 54550.
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 Montreal'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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