Village of Mukwonago

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Mukwonago is a jurisdiction in Walworth County, Wisconsin, 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

Building Inspection Services, Village of Mukwonago
262-363-6420 / inspections@villageofmukwonago.gov
440 River Crest Court, Mukwonago, WI 53149

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

Additional Notes

Not on DSPS's UDC-delegation PDF under this name (that PDF separately lists the unrelated Town of Mukwonago, Waukesha County — a different jurisdiction from a different batch, not confused here). The Village of Mukwonago itself straddles Waukesha and Walworth counties; this record uses the Walworth County pairing supplied for this batch. Village Hall: 440 River Crest Court, Mukwonago, WI 53149; main line 262-363-6419 (option 4), Building Inspection Services direct line 262-363-6420 (ext. 2109 per one source). Community & Economic Development contact: ddykstra@villageofmukwonago.gov. All permit applications are submitted through the BS&A online portal; plan review takes up to 10 business days. IMPORTANT: unrelated to the identically-named Town of Mukwonago in Waukesha County, which belongs to a different batch — not conflated here.

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 Mukwonago'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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