Town of Howard

Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Howard is a jurisdiction in Chippewa 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: 715-556-0066
Email: steinmeyerinspectionsLLC@gmail.com
Department Site: Building Inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: howardchippewawi.gov (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

Justin Steinmeyer, Building Inspector (Steinmeyer Inspections LLC)
Town of Howard
4052 County Hwy B

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Building Inspector Justin Steinmeyer (Steinmeyer Inspections LLC) confirmed directly on the town's own Building Inspector page. NOTE: this Town of Howard is in Chippewa County and is unrelated to the separate Village of Howard in Brown/Outagamie/Shawano ('In Multiple Counties') -- do not confuse. The Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated municipality list (Sept 2026) confirms this town as UDC-delegated (entry 693) but leaves its own contact fields blank, so the Steinmeyer contact above is the only inspector info found. Town Clerk is reported in search results as Sue Haake, but this was not independently verified on an official town document, so it is included here only as a hedge -- call the town to confirm. Town Hall: 4052 County Hwy B (corner of Hwy 40 and B), Town of Howard, Chippewa County, WI; full mailing zip code could not be confirmed.

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 Howard'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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