Town of Delta
Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Delta is a jurisdiction in Bayfield 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
- 715-373-6138
- permits@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
- Department Site
- Bayfield County Planning and Zoning Department (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
Robert Lietha, UDC Building InspectorPhone: (218) 393-6482
Email: inspectorrob1@hotmail.com
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
What is generally called a building permit is a 'Land Use Permit' in Bayfield County, applied for through the county Planning & Zoning office, 117 E Main Street, Washburn, WI 54891. Separately, Bayfield County's official 'UDC Inspectors by Township' list (dated 07/2025) names Robert Lietha as the Town of Delta's UDC (Uniform Dwelling Code) inspector, phone (218) 393-6482, email inspectorrob1@hotmail.com -- the specific inspection company affiliation was not clearly legible in that PDF's table layout (other rows pair Lietha with either 'REM Inspecting LLC' or 'Boss Inspection Inc'), so treat the company name as unconfirmed while the name/phone/email are reasonably well corroborated by repetition across the document.
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 Delta'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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