Town of Sheldon

Monroe County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Sheldon is a jurisdiction in Monroe 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: (608) 315-2534
Email: townofsheldon@gmail.com
Department Site: Town Clerk/Treasurer (opens in a new tab)

Source: co.monroe.wi.us (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

Deborah Ferries, Clerk/Treasurer
(608) 315-2534
29215 State Hwy 131, Norwalk, WI 54648
townofsheldon@gmail.com

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

Additional Notes

The Town of Sheldon has been delegated primary permitting/inspection authority by WI DSPS for one- and two-family dwellings and camping units within the town (per DSPS delegated-agent program records, filename UDCSheldonTownMonroe.pdf), meaning the town issues its own building permits rather than routing through the state or county - confirmed at a program level, but that PDF could not be parsed as readable text via automated fetch (returned raw/binary content), so the specific named certified inspector on that delegation letter is NOT confirmed; only the Clerk/Treasurer contact below is directly confirmed. Meetings held 2nd Monday of the month, 7:00 p.m. Distinct from Sheldon, Rusk County, WI (a different, unrelated town not in this batch).

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 Sheldon'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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