Town of Chippewa
Ashland County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Chippewa is a jurisdiction in Ashland 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.
Contact
- Phone
- (715) 682-7014
- Department Site
- Ashland County Zoning Office (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
Ashland County's Zoning Office (Courthouse, 201 Main St W, Ashland, WI 54806) issues general land-use/construction permits and directs applicants to contact their local township for additional requirements and to their local UDC inspector for state one/two-family dwelling permits; a specific UDC inspector for the Town of Chippewa was not identified. This is UNRELATED to the City of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County. Town of Chippewa (Ashland Co.) Clerk: Molly Madorin, (715) 769-3126, butternutwi@centurytel.net, PO Box 276, Butternut, WI 54514; Town Hall 77504 West Road, Butternut, WI 54514. Wisconsin DSPS's statewide UDC delegated-municipality list (Line 394) shows this town as Delegated but lists no specific contact.
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 Chippewa'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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