Village of Walworth

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Village of Walworth is a jurisdiction in Walworth 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: 262-903-4221
Email: jerry@csiwi.com
Department Site: Building and Zoning Department, Village of Walworth (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofwalworth.govoffice2.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

Jerry Anderson, Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator
Construction Site Inspections of Wisconsin (CSI)
227 North Main Street, PO Box 400
Walworth, WI 53184

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

Additional Notes

Independently verified via both the WI DSPS 'Municipalities with Delegated Authority for the UDC' PDF (Village of Walworth, Walworth County, DOA 64191 — status: Delegated) and the Village's own website. Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator is Jerry Anderson of Construction Site Inspections of Wisconsin (CSI); office hours Mondays 1:30-3:00pm plus 3rd Monday 4:30-6:00pm. Village Clerk Kellie Thelen (262-275-2127, clerk@vi.walworth.wi.gov) also handles permit intake per DSPS listing. Confirmed distinct from the Town of Walworth (different clerk, inspector, phone, and email) despite the identical county name.

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 Walworth'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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