Administrative overview · FIPS 55125
Vilas 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 Eagle River Zoning & Administration / Baas Inspection Agency LLC
For a project in or near Vilas 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
715-479-8682 ext. 227
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Eagle River City Hall, 525 East Maple Street, Eagle River, WI 54521
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Central; closed weekends and holidays
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 Vilas 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 715-479-8682 ext. 227 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?
For Eagle River one- and two-family residential building-permit and inspection requirements, contact Baas Inspection Agency LLC at 715-891-0323. Contact City Zoning & Administration at 715-479-8682 ext. 227 for zoning review and the required zoning-compliance inspection. Commercial and qualifying multifamily projects are inspected through Wisconsin DSPS District 7. Elsewhere in Vilas County, contact the applicable town's UDC inspector after securing county zoning approval.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Vilas County Planning & Zoning administers county general zoning, shoreland, floodplain, sanitary/POWTS and land-use permits, but the applicable town or city and its building inspector administer Wisconsin UDC permits. As the municipal fallback, Eagle River applies Chapter 18 building regulations and Chapter 106 zoning; Baas Inspection Agency handles one- and two-family residential permits and inspections under Wisconsin Administrative Code SPS 320-325. Commercial, industrial and multifamily construction or reconstruction of four or more units is permitted through the Wisconsin state building inspector under state commercial building codes. Eagle River's ordinance says residential construction or reconstruction does not require a building permit when the primary structure was built before June 1, 1980, and incorporates the exemptions in SPS 320.05, including siding, roof repair and window treatment. City zoning fees are waived for projects costing under $2,000, government projects and projects deemed in the public interest, although a zoning permit may still be required when work affects setbacks, use or fencing. Confirm county zoning and town-level permit obligations separately outside the city.