City of Hudson
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Hudson is a jurisdiction in St. Croix 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
- 715-716-5722
- dgray@hudsonwi.gov
- Department Site
- Building Inspector's Office (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
David Gray, Commercial Building InspectorCity of Hudson, City Hall
505 3rd Street
Hudson, WI 54016-1694
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is the CITY of Hudson -- a separate, unrelated Town of Hudson government also exists in St. Croix County (see the other record in this list); verified independently, each with its own inspector/contact. Inspection scheduling line: 715-716-5722 (8:00am-2:00pm). Commercial Building Inspector/Assistant Zoning Inspector: David Gray, 715-716-5755, dgray@hudsonwi.gov. Residential Building Inspector/Assistant Zoning Inspector: Brandon Sales, 715-716-5733, bsales@hudsonwi.gov. Per the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated municipality list (Sept 2026), the City Clerk is Becky Eggen, 715-716-5748, cityclerk@hudsonwi.gov -- a separate general city contact, not the building inspector. City Hall: 505 3rd Street, Hudson, WI 54016-1694. Payment for permits is cash or check only per the city site. New 1- & 2-family dwellings additionally require filing through the state's Online Building Permit System per Wisconsin Act 211.
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 Hudson'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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