Town of Iron River
Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Iron River is a jurisdiction in Bayfield 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Town of Iron River (general town contact) (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Dan Kegley (REM Inspecting - UDC)715-497-3458
udc@reminspecting.com
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Town of Iron River holds its own DSPS UDC delegation (Aug 2026 list, line 704), but that list row has blank municipal/inspector contact fields. County of Bayfield is separately delegated (list line 190) with confirmed contacts: Ruth Hulstrom, Planning & Zoning Administrator, 715-373-6138, ruth.hulstrom@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov; inspector Dan Kegley (REM Inspecting-UDC), 715-497-3458, udc@reminspecting.com. It is presumed but not independently document-confirmed that this county arrangement covers the Town of Iron River specifically. General Town Hall contact (for non-permit town business): 715-372-5457 / 715-372-4609, ironrivertownof@gmail.com, 8275 E Mill St, Iron River, WI 54847. Building permit applications can be submitted to Bayfield County by email (permits@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov) or in person at 117 E Main Street, Washburn, WI 54891.
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 Iron River'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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