Village of Oostburg

Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Oostburg is a jurisdiction in Sheboygan 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: 920-946-4270
Email: jeff.gabrielse@oostburgwi.gov
Department Site: Jeffrey Gabrielse, Building Inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: oostburgwi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

DSPS Online Building Permit System (eSLA) - new 1- & 2-family dwellings (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Jeffrey Gabrielse, Building Inspector
Village of Oostburg
1140 Minnesota Avenue
Oostburg, WI 53070

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

Additional Notes

Email decoded from the village site's Cloudflare-obfuscated mailto link, so double-check before use. All new construction, remodeling, and repair work valued over $1,000 requires a building permit; applications mailed/delivered to Village Hall. Village Clerk/Treasurer Amy Wilterdink: clerk@oostburgwi.gov, 920-564-3214. Village Hall: 1140 Minnesota Avenue, Oostburg, WI 53070.

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 Oostburg'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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