Town of Northfield

Jackson County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Northfield is a jurisdiction in Jackson 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.

Contact

Phone: 715-984-2473
Email: northfieldtownclerk@gmail.com
Department Site: Jackson County Zoning & Land Information Dept. / Town of Northfield (UDC permits state-administered) (opens in a new tab)

Source: co.jackson.wi.us (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

Wisconsin DSPS ePermit / ESLA Portal (state-issued UDC permits) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Kent Erickson, UDC Building Inspector
General Engineering Company
412 E Slifer St, Portage, WI 53901
608-742-2169 (office) / 608-697-7774 (direct) / kerickson@generalengineering.net

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

Additional Notes

Town of Northfield does NOT appear in the Wisconsin DSPS 'Municipalities with Delegated Authority for the Uniform Dwelling Code' list (checked the Aug 19, 2026 edition, dsps.wi.gov/Documents/Programs/DelegatedAgent/UDCDelegatedMuni.pdf) even though every other Jackson County town is listed there as Delegated -- meaning the Town has no UDC delegation and 1-2 family dwelling permits are administered directly by the State of Wisconsin. The town's own 'Building Permit Policy 2025' (co.jackson.wi.us) confirms this, naming General Engineering Company as the assigned UDC inspection agency and directing applicants to Town Chairman Richard Erickson (715-984-2473) or Town Clerk Jessica Lind (301-752-0774 -- an out-of-state area code as printed in the official county Municipal Clerks list, unverified whether that's a typo or an actual cell number) to obtain applications. The policy states the Town of Northfield 'is not zoned at this time.' Jackson County Zoning & Land Information Dept (715-284-0220, 307 Main St, Black River Falls WI 54615) handles related county-level rules. No dedicated town website was found (twp-northfield.org is an unrelated Northfield Township in Michigan -- do not use).

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 Northfield'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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