Town of Lima

Rock County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lima is a jurisdiction in Rock 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: 608-742-2169
Email: gec@generalengineering.net
Department Site: David Geraths, UDC Inspector (General Engineering) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townoflimarockwi.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Town of Lima Building Code (reference document) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

David Geraths, UDC Inspector
General Engineering
Town of Lima
9504 N Dempsey Dr, Whitewater, WI 53190

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

Additional Notes

This is one of FOUR unrelated Towns of Lima researched in this batch (Grant, Pepin, Rock, Sheboygan counties) — researched independently; do not conflate. Per Wisconsin DSPS's UDC delegated-authority list, this Town of Lima (Rock County) shows Clerk Pam Hookstead (262-473-8515, phookstead@wwusd.org) as municipal contact of record and David Geraths of General Engineering (608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net) as the contracted UDC inspector. The town's general office phone is 262-893-2427; Town Hall: 1053 Willow Dr, mailing: 9504 N Dempsey Dr, Whitewater, WI 53190. The site did not display a dedicated building-permit contact name/email beyond the general office line.

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 Lima'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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