City of Franklin
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Franklin 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.
Contact
- Phone
- 414-425-0084
- generalinspection@franklinwi.gov
- Department Site
- Inspection Services Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Justin LigockiDirector of Inspection Services
9229 W. Loomis Road
Franklin, WI 53132
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
In-house city department; confirmed via both the city's own site and the Wisconsin DSPS UDC delegation list (line 57, DOA Code 40226), which shows Kelly Hersh (Administrator, 414-427-7504, khersh@franklinwi.gov) as municipal contact and Justin Ligocki as inspector. City of Franklin is a fully delegated municipality for commercial plan review; commercial plan reviews are also routed through the E-PlanExam third-party portal (exact URL not independently confirmed). Other key staff: Jason Hendrix (Chief Building Inspector), Robert Brinkman (Chief Electrical Inspector). Dept address: 9229 W. Loomis Road, Franklin, WI 53132; fax 414-425-7513; hours Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm.
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 Franklin'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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