Village of Hewitt
Wood County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Hewitt is a jurisdiction in Wood 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, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 715-486-5340
- Department Site
- Zoning Administrator / Building Inspector (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Dan Hansen, Building InspectorCentral Wisconsin Building Inspections LLC
715-347-7866 / owendanhansen@gmail.com
Village Hall: 11064 Main Street, Hewitt, WI 54441
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Village's own guidance: start with Zoning Administrator Ken Eilers (715-486-5340), who evaluates zoning compliance and either issues the permit or refers the applicant to the Building Inspector, Dan Hansen of Central Wisconsin Building Inspections LLC (715-347-7866, owendanhansen@gmail.com). Wisconsin DSPS's UDC delegated-authority list confirms Village of Hewitt (Wood County) as Delegated but does not list a specific inspector contact in that record. IMPORTANT: this is the Village of Hewitt in Wood County, unrelated to the separate Town of Hewitt in Marathon County (which has its own delegated UDC entry: Clerk John Kreager, 715-581-2775, and inspector Darin Pagel of Northwinds Inspections, 715-218-0822) — do not confuse the two.
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 — Village of Hewitt'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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