Administrative overview · FIPS 55089
Ozaukee County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
City of Port Washington Department of Building Inspection
For a project in or near Ozaukee County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
262-268-4277
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
100 W Grand Avenue, Port Washington, WI 53074
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Central
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Ozaukee County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 262-268-4277 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
The permit holder must call the Department of Building Inspection at 262-268-4277 to arrange required inspections before work is concealed, at completion and before occupancy or use; fax or mail notice is not accepted. Reinspection and missed-final-inspection fees apply.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Within the City of Port Washington, the Building Inspection Department enforces the City Building Code, Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code SPS 320-325 for one- and two-family dwellings, Wisconsin Commercial Building Code SPS 360-366, and applicable electrical, plumbing, HVAC, zoning and property-maintenance provisions. Elsewhere in Ozaukee County, building and general zoning authority belongs to the applicable city, village or town; the county separately administers shoreland Chapter 19, floodplain Chapter 18 and zoning of county-owned lands. The city's permit guide lists insulation, masonry-building cleaning, home occupations and private sidewalks as not requiring a building permit; a same-size, same-swing replacement door and a ground-level cement patio generally do not require one, while minor repairs and landscaping require confirmation from the Building Inspector. Most other construction, replacements and trade work listed by the city require permits.