Village of Lisle

DuPage County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Lisle is a jurisdiction in DuPage County, Illinois, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Village of Lisle, Development Services Dept.
925 Burlington Avenue
Lisle, IL 60532

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

Additional Notes

Development Services Department (director Michael Smetana per villageoflisle.org) coordinates plan review, permitting, and inspections; DuPage County's countywide stormwater/floodplain ordinance is separately incorporated into Village code. Some search-indexed pages also reference a phone number of 630-271-4169 under a 'Community and Economic Development' label — likely the same office under a different/older name; the number confirmed directly on the current official department page is 630-271-4150.

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 Lisle'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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