Town of Rockland

Brown County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Rockland is a jurisdiction in Brown 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: 920-655-8602
Department Site: Building Inspector (Bob Gerbers) (opens in a new tab)

Source: rocklandbrownwi.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

Bob Gerbers (unconfirmed against current site)
Building Inspector
920-655-8602

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via Wisconsin DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list (delegated authority). DSPS table lists Town Clerk Julie Koenig (920-336-2814, jkoenig@TownofRockland.org) as municipal contact with no inspector listed in that table. The town's current official website (rocklandbrownwi.gov, address 1712 Bob-Bea-Jan Rd, De Pere, WI 54115) confirms a building-permit process requiring an appointment with the Building Inspector at 920-655-8602; independent web search separately identified this inspector as Bob Gerbers, serving in that role since 2002 (not independently re-confirmed on the current site, included as a corroborated hedge). No inspector email found. IMPORTANT: this Town of Rockland (Brown County) is unrelated to the Village of Rockland (La Crosse County, different type/county) and to a separate Town of Rockland in Manitowoc County (a different batch) — do not confuse the three.

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 Rockland'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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