Town of Scott

Columbia County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Scott is a jurisdiction in Columbia 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: 920-348-5110
Email: scotttownclerk@gmail.com
Department Site: Town Clerk: Renee Wendt (building permit applications are mailed to the Clerk) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofscottwi.weebly.com (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

Renee Wendt, Clerk
W3552 Ross Rd.
Cambria, WI 53923
State-listed UDC inspector: Kenneth Fennewald (General Engineering), 608-745-4070, gec@generalengineering.net (unconfirmed on town's own site)

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

Additional Notes

VERIFIED as Columbia County (independently confirmed via the town's official site, reached through scottwi.com → townofscottwi.weebly.com, and cross-checked against the Columbia County municipality listing naming Chair James Nelson, which matches the same name/phone/email found on the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegation list dated Aug 19, 2026). The town's own Licenses & Permits page directs residential building-permit applicants to the Clerk (Renee Wendt) rather than naming a separate UDC inspector; the state DSPS list separately names a delegated commercial/UDC inspector, Kenneth Fennewald (General Engineering), 608-745-4070, gec@generalengineering.net – included below as a hedge since it wasn't confirmed on the town's own site. No overlap with the other six Towns of Scott.

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 Scott'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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