Town of Meteor
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Meteor is a jurisdiction in Sawyer 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.
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Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
The Town of Meteor's own website states explicitly: 'We are under County Zoning. Contact Sawyer County for all building permits and zone changes,' and that the town has no driveway permit of its own. The Town of Meteor does NOT appear in the DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities PDF, so it has not been delegated Uniform Dwelling Code authority — UDC (one-/two-family dwelling) inspections for Meteor are most likely performed by the State (DSPS) directly, though this was not independently confirmed and should be treated as a hedge. Sawyer County Zoning & Conservation, Sawyer County Courthouse, 10610 Main Street, Hayward, WI 54843, phone 715-634-4866 (or toll-free 877-699-4110), handles land use/sanitary/grading permits; no department email was published. Local road/culvert questions go to the Town Chairman (Dale Olson) or Road Boss (Nate Kormann) — not a building-permit function.
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 Meteor'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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