City of Tomah

Monroe County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

City of Tomah is a jurisdiction in Monroe 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: 608-374-7511
Email: chandy@tomahwi.gov
Department Site: Charlie Handy, Zoning Administrator — Building/Zoning/Planning Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: tomahwi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

GEC Building Permit Portal (new builds, electrical, plumbing, decks, additions) (opens in a new tab)

iworq Permit Portal (fences, signs, sheds under 120 sq ft) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Kent Erickson
General Engineering (Primary UDC Inspector for City of Tomah)
Phone: 608-697-7774
Email: kerickson@generalengineering.net

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 Tomah (Monroe County) specifically — note there is a separate, unrelated Town of Tomah (also Monroe County) covered in a different batch; do not merge them. City Hall main line: 608-374-7420, 819 Superior Ave, Tomah, WI 54660. Per the city's own Building/Zoning page, the primary UDC building inspector is Kent Erickson (General Engineering, 608-697-7774, kerickson@generalengineering.net) with Aaron Holbach as secondary inspector (aholbach@generalengineering.net); Charlie Handy (Zoning Administrator) personally handles fence/sign/small-shed permits. By contrast, the WI DSPS UDC-delegation list (8/19/2026) lists the municipal contact as City Clerk 'Becku Weyer' (likely a transcription of 'Becky Weyer'), 608-374-7426, rweyer@tomahwi.gov, with Aaron Holbach as the inspector — Kent Erickson is not mentioned in that state record. The city's own current department page is treated as more likely up to date for day-to-day contacts. Email is the preferred communication method per the city's site.

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 Tomah'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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