Online Permits and Licenses

You can apply online using this self-service portal.

Our customers (residents, contractors, and others) can:

• submit a license or permit request online at anytime
• make an online payment
• collaborate with city staff on plan reviews or see comments and markups of documents
• see status updates of your license or permit request

You won't have to visit City Hall in person or deliver paper documents.

Wisconsin Administrative Code § SPS 361.60

This section establishes the manner under which cities, villages, towns and counties may examine building plans under ss. 101.12 (3) and (3g), Stats. Municipalities delegated responsibilities under Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 361.60 may be delegated for one of the following:

1. Structural and HVAC Plan Review of Small Commercial Buildings. This includes:
   • New buildings containing less than 50,000 cubic feet total volume.
   • Additions to existing buildings where the total volume after construction of the addition is less than 50,000 cubic feet.
   • Additions to existing buildings containing no more than 2,500 square feet, no more than one floor level, 18-foot maximum roof span and 12-foot maximum exterior wall height.
   • Alterations to existing buildings where the altered space is less than 100,000 cubic feet of total volume.
2. Structural and HVAC Plan Review of All Commercial Buildings in a First- or Second-Class City. Cities with a First- or Second-Class City status have the authority to review and inspect commercial projects of all sizes.
3. Special Delegation. This includes a combination of delegation responsibilities not identified in one of the options above. See the municipality’s linked PDF letter for specific delegation responsibilities.

Contact

For more information, please email the Building & Safety Division or call (414) 479-8907.