Town of Nokomis
Oneida County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Nokomis is a jurisdiction in Oneida 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
- 715-453-4801
- wsmith@nokomiswi.gov
- Department Site
- Town of Nokomis Clerk (Wendy Smith) (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
Dave Hilgendorf (unconfirmed lead from third-party permit directory, not verified against an official source)715-966-0930
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
DSPS UDC delegated-municipality PDF (row 948, DOA 43022) lists Town of Nokomis as Delegated but the row has no named contact. Town Clerk Wendy Smith (also reachable at cell 715-612-4103) is the town's general contact; Oneida County Planning & Zoning (1 S Oneida Ave, Rhinelander, WI 54501, 715-369-6130) handles county-level zoning permits and is frequently the practical point of contact for building-related permitting in the town. A third-party permit-directory source (unofficial, not independently verified) names 'Dave Hilgendorf' at 715-966-0930 as an inspector for UDC new home/cottage inspections in the area — included here only as an unconfirmed hedge, not a verified official contact.
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 Nokomis'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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