Building Permits and Inspections

The City’s Building Inspection Department is responsible for issuing permits, conducting inspections, enforcing the zoning code, and providing staff support to the City Plan Commission. The goal of the Department is to provide professional and cost-effective inspection services that will ensure that our homes and businesses are constructed correctly and with quality materials in order to preserve public safety and neighborhood property values. The City contracts with Kunkel Engineering Group to provide Building Inspection services. There is no expense to the City for building inspection services because the fee paid to the firm is 80 percent of the revenues collected. The City pays them no other fee and keeps the remaining 20 percent of the revenues.

A building permit is needed for a variety of building projects. Some examples of projects that would need a building permit are:

Building an addition on your house or garage
Building a garage
Building a deck
New electrical wiring or service upgrade
Installing a new furnace or A/C
Remodeling your house
Installing new siding, soffit or fascia
Installing new windows and/or doors in your house
New plumbing including water heaters
Changing the pitch of your roof or reroofing
Installing a fence

The City contracts with Kunkel Engineering for building and inspection services. Randy Backhaus serves as the primary point of contact for the City. His office hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-1130am at City Hall. He can also be reached by phone at (920)210-3125 or by email at rbackhaus@geo-logic.com.

Please check with the building inspector or City Hall if you are unsure whether you need a building permit. Building permits must be obtained before starting your project or the fees will be doubled. Please allow up to 10 days for permit review. Permits are non-refundable.

Click HERE for a Commercial Building Permit
Click HERE for a Residential Building Permit
Click HERE for a "Simple" Residential Building Permit
Click HERE for an Electrical Permit
Click HERE for an HVAC Permit
Click HERE for a Sign Permit

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