Town of Packwaukee
Marquette County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Packwaukee is a jurisdiction in Marquette 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.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Tim Tripp, General Engineering (UDC Inspector, via Marquette County)608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net
Marquette County Courthouse
Town Clerk: Courtney Trimble, PO Box 412, Packwaukee, WI 53953
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is a THIRD, separate Marquette County government distinct from both the Village of Oxford and the Town of Oxford above. Per the DSPS delegated-authority list, the Town of Packwaukee's own entry says 'See County of Marquette' — i.e. UDC delegation is held by Marquette County as a whole (Zoning Administrator Jean Potter, 608-297-3036, jpotter@co.marquette.wi.us), which in turn contracts inspections to General Engineering (Tim Tripp, 608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net). A separate web source gave the county zoning office's general line as 608-683-6178 — unresolved discrepancy with the DSPS-listed 608-297-3036, hedge accordingly. Town Clerk: Courtney Trimble, 608-617-6678, clerk@townofpackwaukee.org, PO Box 412, Packwaukee, WI 53953.
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 Packwaukee'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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