Town of Lake
Price County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Lake is a jurisdiction in Price 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
Evan LundLand Conservation & Zoning Administrator, Price County
104 S Eyder Ave, Room 205, Phillips, WI 54555
715-339-3272
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
HEDGE / POSSIBLE CONFLICT: DSPS delegated list (line 752, DOA code 50026) shows this Town of Lake as holding its own 'Delegated' UDC authority, but the list gives no named municipality contact or inspector, and the town's OWN website states it 'is governed by Price County Zoning for all building permits and zoning' — which reads as inconsistent with a town-level UDC delegation. Could not resolve who the actual certified UDC inspector is; listing Price County Zoning & Land Conservation (Evan Lund, Administrator) as the practical contact per the town's own guidance, with Town Clerk Angela Neeck (715-762-2151, clerk@townoflake.wi.gov, PO Box 228, Park Falls, WI 54552) as a fallback. Town also issues its own separate driveway/culvert access permits ($50 fee) independent of the building permit. This is ONE OF TWO unrelated Towns of Lake in this batch (Marinette vs. Price counties) — verified independently via distinct DSPS DOA codes; do not conflate the two.
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 Lake'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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