Town of Harmony
Vernon County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Harmony is a jurisdiction in Vernon 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
- 608-689-2445
- Department Site
- Zoning Administrator (Pete Strachan) (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
Vincent (Vince) Schmitz, UDC Inspector608-654-5642
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT: This is the Vernon County Town of Harmony — unrelated to the Town of Harmony in Rock County or the Town of Harmony in Price County (both also in this batch); confirmed via the town's own official site (tn.harmony.wi.gov, whose zoning ordinance PDF is explicitly titled 'Town of Harmony Vernon County, Wisconsin Zoning Ordinance'). DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list confirms Delegated status (DOA code 62020) but lists no contact there. Zoning Administrator Pete Strachan handles permit questions/inspections at (608) 689-2445 (no email found — hedge, left null). A separate search result identified the UDC Inspector as Vincent (Vince) Schmitz at 608-654-5642 (this matches a 'Vince Schmitz' also listed as the La Crosse County Town of Washington building inspector, suggesting he serves multiple towns across counties — plausible but not independently re-verified for Harmony specifically, included as a hedge). Town Clerk phone (608) 632-0820 was also found but not tied to a named individual in this pass.
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 Harmony'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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