Town of Clam Falls

Polk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Clam Falls is a jurisdiction in Polk 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) 327-4881
Department Site: Town of Clam Falls Town Hall (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofclamfalls.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

Jane Schmidt, Town Clerk
3341 80th Street
Frederic, WI 54837

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

Additional Notes

Town Hall: 3178 80th Street, Frederic, WI 54837, (715) 327-4881, hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Clerk Jane Schmidt: (715) 653-2368 home / (715) 371-2368 cell, 3341 80th Street, Frederic, WI 54837 (an email address is published on the town site but was masked/unreadable in the fetched copy and could not be confirmed as plain text). No named UDC inspector or online permit portal was found; Wisconsin DSPS's statewide UDC delegated-municipality list (Line 398, Town of Clam Falls, Polk County, Delegated) lists no specific inspector 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 Clam Falls'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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