City of Mellen
Ashland County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Mellen is a jurisdiction in Ashland 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
- 715-274-2136
- cityclerk@cityofmellen.org
- Department Site
- Brittney Kerfoot, Clerk/Treasurer (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
Brittney Kerfoot — Clerk/TreasurerCity of Mellen City Hall
102 East Bennett Ave / PO Box 708, Mellen, WI 54546
715-274-2136
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
WI DSPS delegated-municipality list confirms City of Mellen (Ashland County, DOA 02251) as UDC-delegated (line 96) but leaves the contact/inspector fields blank in the current PDF — no named building inspector could be confirmed via DSPS or web search in this pass. Clerk/Treasurer contact per city/Chamber of Commerce sources; City Hall at 102 East Bennett Ave, PO Box 708, Mellen, WI 54546 (fax 715-274-3707). A Deputy Clerk/Treasurer, Becky Mesko (mellenmu@cityofmellen.org), is also listed at the same phone. No online permit portal identified; contact City Hall directly for current UDC inspection-agency assignment.
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 — City of Mellen'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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