Town of Piehl
Oneida County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Piehl is a jurisdiction in Oneida 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Joseph Dessellier, Town Chair1459 Stecker Road
Rhinelander, WI 54501
715-360-2298
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Sourced from Oneida County's own 'Zoning and Building Code Officials for Oneida County' reference document, which lists the City of Rhinelander Inspection Office as the UDC/building-permit issuer for the Town of Piehl, while zoning permits go through Oneida County Planning & Zoning (PO Box 400, Rhinelander, WI 54501, 715-369-6130). Wisconsin DSPS's August 19, 2026 UDC-delegated list confirms the Town of Piehl itself holds UDC delegation but leaves its contact fields blank, consistent with the county centralizing actual inspections through Rhinelander's office. Town Chair is Joseph Dessellier.
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 Piehl'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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