Village of Broadwell
Logan County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Broadwell is a jurisdiction in Logan County, Illinois, 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Logan County Zoning Office529 S. McLean St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No official Village of Broadwell website (.gov/.us/village-of) could be located. Logan County's official site (logancountyil.gov) states its Zoning Office administers permits for 'unincorporated areas of the county, as well as villages that do not have a zoning ordinance.' Broadwell (population roughly 150) was not individually confirmed to lack its own ordinance, but this is the standard pattern for a downstate village this size, so the county office is listed here as the likely permitting authority rather than left completely blank. Unconfirmed third-party listings (Facebook, an ICC filing) show a village contact email of villageofbroadwell@gmail.com and an address of 105 E Pine Street, Broadwell, IL — flagged for awareness but not used as sourced facts since they could not be verified on an official government domain.
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 Broadwell'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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