Town of Grant
Portage County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Grant 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Dan Hansen, Building Inspector (Central Wisconsin Building Inspections)(715) 347-7866 / owendanhansen@gmail.com
Darin Meyer, Deputy Zoning Administrator, (715) 421-9200
Grant Town Hall, 9011 County Road WW, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT DISAMBIGUATION: this is the Town of Grant in Portage County, unrelated to the five other Towns of Grant in this list. Confirmed via both the town's own website and the WI DSPS UDC-delegated municipalities list: Town Clerk Stefanie Schlapa (715-213-7370, clerk@townofgrant-portage.wi.gov) and Building Inspector Dan Hansen of Central Wisconsin Building Inspections (715-347-7866, owendanhansen@gmail.com -- the same inspection company that also covers the Town of Grand Rapids, Wood County, elsewhere in this list; that overlap is real, not an error). Zoning: Deputy Zoning Administrator Darin Meyer, (715) 421-9200, zoningadministrator@townofgrant-portage.wi.gov. Residents in Shoreland/Floodplain areas also need a Portage County Zoning Permit.
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 Grant'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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