Town of Pine Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Pine Lake is a jurisdiction in Oneida 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
Cindy Skinner, Town ClerkTown of Pine Lake
4305 Highlander Road
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Town of Pine Lake IS on the DSPS delegated-authority list (Aug 2026, line 1009, 'Delegated'), but the Municipality Contact and Inspector fields were both blank in that entry, so the town clerk below is the identified contact rather than a confirmed named UDC inspector — could not confirm who currently performs the town's UDC inspections (contacted via clerk or possibly a contracted inspector not found in this search). Oneida County Planning & Zoning (courthouse, 1 S Oneida Ave, Rhinelander, WI 54501) administers county zoning/shoreland permits townwide and is a secondary contact for zoning matters, per county site. Town Clerk Cindy Skinner: 715-362-6071, clerk@townofpinelake.com, Town of Pine Lake, 4305 Highlander Road, Rhinelander, WI 54501. Town Chairman reported as Jim Flory, 715-362-4177 (unverified/secondary).
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 Pine 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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