Town of Butler
Clark County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Butler is a jurisdiction in Clark 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.
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Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
This Town of Butler (Clark County, population ~112) has very limited public web presence — no confirmed official town website, named building inspector, or online permit portal could be found, and it does not appear at all in Wisconsin DSPS's statewide UDC delegated-municipality list (unlike most towns in this batch), suggesting it may not have sought UDC delegation. Clark County Planning & Zoning (517 Court St, Room 204, Neillsville, WI 54456) is listed here as the most plausible point of contact for building/zoning permits, but this is an inference, not a confirmed fact — treat as a hedge. This Town of Butler is UNRELATED to the Village of Butler in Waukesha County.
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 Butler'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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