Village of Nelsonville

Portage County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Nelsonville is a jurisdiction in Portage 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) 824-2499
Email: clerk@villageofnelsonville.wi.gov
Department Site: Building Inspector (Jay Gordon) / Village Clerk-Treasurer (Daniel Bootz) (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofnelsonville.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

Jay Gordon, Building Inspector
c/o Village of Nelsonville, PO Box 86
9500 County Hwy SS
Nelsonville, WI 54458

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

Additional Notes

Village of Nelsonville, Portage County (DOA code 49161) is listed 'Delegated' for UDC authority on the DSPS PDF (line 1613), but that record's contact/inspector fields are blank. The village's own site names Jay Gordon as Building Inspector on a dedicated contact page, but no direct phone or email was published for him there — the Village Clerk/Treasurer's office is the best-confirmed point of contact for routing permit inquiries.

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 — Village of Nelsonville'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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