Permits & licensing in Wisconsin local government
What Wisconsin city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about permits & licensing — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
2,970 Wisconsin meetings since 2024 covered permits & licensing. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Wisconsin with the most permits & licensing activity
- Deerfield, WI (117)
- Appleton, WI (102)
- La Crosse, WI (101)
- Milwaukee, WI (100)
- Madison, WI (89)
- Edgerton, WI (87)
- Wausau, WI (70)
- Brookfield, WI (70)
- Lake Geneva, WI (68)
- Waukesha, WI (67)
- Germantown, WI (56)
- Marinette, WI (56)
Latest matching meetings
Zoning Board hears 10 variance requests, including unpermitted work
The Bloomfield Township Zoning Board will hold a remote meeting on October 15, 2026, to consider 10 applications for zoning variances. Four are old business items, including two seeking to legalize work done without permits. Six new business items include requests for additions, a shed, and driveway widening. The…
Board hears 20 appeals of city fees, permits, and nuisance designations
The Administrative Review Board of Appeals will hear 20 appeals from property owners contesting city-imposed fees and code violations, including tall grass, reinspection, vacant building registration, and nuisance designations. The board will decide whether to uphold or waive these charges.
Zoning Committee to decide on multiple mining permits and one rezoning
The Sawyer County Zoning Committee will hold public hearings and take action on one rezoning application and several conditional use permits (CUPs) for non-metallic mineral extraction operations, including renewals and new applications for existing pits. The committee will also discuss updates from the MDD Ad-Hoc…
Waukesha committee to review bartender and other license applications
The Ordinance & License Committee is meeting to consider various license applications, including invited and other bartender applications, as well as other license requests. The agenda also includes approval of the August 10, 2026 minutes and public comment. No specific details on the applications are provided in the…
Committee to review 2027 police and public works budgets, consider alcohol license
The Public Works/Public Safety Committee will review and possibly recommend the 2027 Police and Public Works Department budgets, and consider a Class B Beer & Class C Wine alcohol license for Trails Pizza at 700 Railroad Street. The meeting also includes monthly reports from the Building Inspector, Police, and Public…
Plan Commission to consider conditional use permit for lot coverage at 12775 Stephen Place
The Elm Grove Plan Commission will review and act on a conditional use permit request to exceed maximum lot coverage at 12775 Stephen Place, pursuant to § 335-12C(1). The commission will also review meeting minutes from August 3, 2026, and receive an update on the Integrated Comprehensive and Downtown Master Plan…
Committee to vote on ALPR oversight resolution and fire code changes
The Safety and Licensing Committee will consider a resolution establishing oversight and accountability standards for automated license plate readers and mass surveillance technologies, which was previously held. The committee will also vote on several fire code amendments, a new Gold Cross shared service agreement…
Village Board to consider splitting Parks committee and new parking rules
The Shorewood Village Board and its committees will meet on September 9, 2026, to discuss and potentially act on several items, including drafting an ordinance to replace the Parks and Public Spaces Committee with separate Parks and Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety committees, a request to prohibit year-round parking on one…
Council to levy assessments, consider ordinances, Creekside Estates plat
The Bloomer City Council is holding a public hearing and considering several business items, including a final resolution for special assessments on an alley replacement, two zoning ordinance changes, and the final plat and purchase agreement for Creekside Estates. They will also review a recycling center cost update…
Committee to vote on $611,890 land purchase in Southpoint Commerce Park
The Community Development Committee will consider approving a counter-offer from F Street Appleton 6, LLC to buy Lot 2 of CSM 4045 at the southwest corner of E. Vantage Drive and S. Eisenhower Drive for $611,890 ($43,000/acre). The committee may also go into closed session to discuss real estate negotiations for the…
Council to vote on temporary alcohol license extension for Cars & Company event
The Lake Geneva Common Council will hold a brief meeting with one substantive item: discussion and possible action on a temporary extension to the alcohol license held by Capitol Geneva LLC dba Lake City Social for the Cars & Company event on September 13, 2026, from 11am to 5pm. The agenda also includes routine items…
County committee to hear rezoning, map changes for Paris, Brighton, Wheatland
The Kenosha County Planning, Development & Extension Education Committee will meet on September 9, 2026, starting with UW-Extension updates at 5:30 p.m., followed by a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on several land use requests. These include comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings, and certified survey maps for…
Floodplain ordinance rewrite, zone change, campground permits, 9 mine reclamation plans
The Douglas County Planning & Zoning Committee holds a public hearing and regular meeting to consider a repeal and re-creation of the county floodplain zoning ordinance, a zone change petition, two conditional-use permits for campgrounds, and nine updates to non-metallic mine reclamation plans. The committee will also…
Committee to consider permits for Friends of San Damiano events
The License Review Committee will consider two amplified device permits and one temporary Class B liquor license for Friends of San Damiano at 4123 Monona Drive, for events on September 19 and October 17, 2026. The meeting also includes approval of minutes from August 4, 2026, and routine procedural items.
Finance Committee to weigh $50K tractor purchase, MPU appointment, beer permit
The Finance Committee will consider several action items, including a nomination for the Manitowoc Public Utilities Commission, a temporary liquor permit for Petskull Brewing during MetalFest, and an unbudgeted $50,000 request for a new John Deere utility tractor. The committee will also review minutes from its August…
Council to consider creating Tax Incremental District No. 45 for White Label Lofts
The Oshkosh Common Council will hold its regular meeting on September 8, 2026, with a pre-meeting orientation on the police department's HOME Base and a proposed emergency operations center. The Council will vote on a consent agenda covering routine items, several new ordinances, and resolutions, including the…
Council to decide on 4 new liquor licenses, zoning changes, and landmark appeals
The Madison Common Council will hold public hearings on four new liquor licenses, including for The Historian Hotel and Madison Public Market, and will vote on several zoning changes and landmark nominations. It will also consider appointing Devine Nzegwu as interim District 1 alder and hear an appeal of a Landmarks…
Town Board to consider rezone, land division, licenses, and budget dates
The Riverview Town Board is holding its monthly meeting to approve minutes and bills, hear reports from committees, and take action on new business including administering oaths of office, approving bartender licenses, updating recycling pricing, and setting budget meeting dates. The agenda also includes a report on…
Council to vote on cost-of-living increase, fee schedule, and contracts
The Juneau Common Council will vote on several resolutions including a cost-of-living increase, an amended 2026 city fee schedule, a farm lease agreement, and a three-year contract with Bowmar Appraisal Inc. They will also consider amendments to the personnel policy handbook and a holiday/weekend standby duty policy…
Plan Commission to hear Chesterton Academy rezoning and conditional use requests
The Sun Prairie Plan Commission will hold public hearings on a rezoning and conditional use permit for a private high school, a conditional use permit for a new institutional building, and a property sale. The commission will also discuss the Reimagine Sun Prairie Zoning Code project, with no action expected on that…
Village Board to consider police department project validation and fire truck purchase
The Germantown Village Board is meeting to act on several items, including consent agenda approvals for a fire department truck purchase, an owner representation agreement for the fire department renovation, and squad changeover amendments. New business includes a temporary outdoor entertainment permit, a lease for…
Committee to vote on bike/scooter ordinance and squad replacement
The Public Safety Committee will review monthly police, fire, and overtime reports, discuss an ALPR policy update, and take action on several items, including two temporary outdoor entertainment permits, replacing a crashed police squad, squad changeover amendments, and a proposed ordinance regulating bicycles and…
Committee to vote on $600K Chicago/Golf road project, salt purchase, permits
The Public Works and Services Committee will consider several items, including a $600,000 road improvement project for Chicago Street and Golf Avenue, a $98.72/ton road salt purchase for winter, and revocable occupancy permits. It will also review contract amendments and final payments for sewer and tuckpointing work…
Finance-Personnel Committee to review August vouchers and work plan
The Finance-Personnel Committee will hold a regular meeting to approve minutes from August 12, 2026, review September 2026 license applications, and discuss the Finance-Personnel Work Plan. The committee will also review the August 2026 vouchers paid list.
Plan Commission to weigh conditional use permit for Le's Pho at Echo Plaza
The Cedarburg Plan Commission will hold a public hearing and consider a conditional use permit to continue the restaurant use at Echo Plaza, along with several other development requests. The commission will also review an infill house plan, a building amendment for a loading dock, and a sign code waiver.
City Council to vote on liquor license and land sale options
The Fond du Lac City Council will decide on liquor licensing and land sale options. They will also hear presentations from regional and downtown partnerships. A closed session will discuss a potential industrial park property purchase.
Licenses Committee meeting cancelled; no items to consider
This meeting of the Milwaukee Licenses Committee, scheduled for September 4, 2026, was cancelled on August 24, 2026. No agenda items were listed for consideration, and no decisions or discussions will take place.
Public Works & Protection Committee meets Sept 1 to hear license appeals and applications
The Ashwaubenon Public Works & Protection Committee will meet on September 1, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Village Hall Boardroom to consider two operator’s license appeals, a fermented malt beverage license application for Boomerang Catering at 1640 Fernando Drive, and a massage establishment license application for Venus…
Council votes on $66,850 Stantec change order and 2027-2031 Capital Plan amendments
The Neenah Common Council will vote on a $66,850 change order for Stantec environmental services at Arrowhead Park, which was previously tabled. The meeting includes the adoption of the 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan with 23 proposed amendments, primarily shifting street upgrade projects from 2027 to 2028…
Committee to review alcohol license applications for local businesses and events
The Fond du Lac Alcohol Licensing Committee will review one new Class A liquor license application and three temporary Class B licenses for upcoming community events. The meeting is primarily procedural with no major decisions expected.
Council approves 10-year data sharing pact with County Emergency Management
The Milwaukee Common Council will vote on a data sharing agreement between the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management, valid through December 31, 2036. The body will also approve final certified survey maps and the 2027 meeting schedule. Additionally, the Council will…
Committee to consider zoning change, licenses, and charter amendments
The Judiciary & Administration Committee will review several items, including a certified survey map for a property at 1325 Saint Andrew St., an ordinance to rezone 616 Saint Cloud St. from Local Business to Single Family Residential, and a charter ordinance regarding department head appointments. They will also…
Trail commission to consider TDS utility permit at Cheese Country Trail
The Tri-County Trail Commission is meeting to discuss trail operations, including a utility permit application from TDS Telecommunications LLC at the intersection of Cheese Country Trail and 6th Street in Mineral Point. They will also review encroachment issues, trail usage, conditions, grants, maintenance needs, and…
Committee votes on new alcohol license for Citgo at 136 W Scott St
The Alcohol Licensing Committee will review and vote on a new Class A license for a Citgo gas station at 136 W Scott Street. The body will also approve three temporary Class B licenses for local community events in September and October. The meeting includes standard procedural items such as roll call and approval of…
Design Review Board to consider 5 residential/commercial applications
The Shorewood Design Review Board will review five applications for exterior modifications to residential and commercial properties, including a dormer, a patio, door/window changes, and a wall sign. The board may defer items if the applicant is not present. Public comments can be submitted in advance or given during…
Committee reviews license appeals and new beverage and spa applications
The Public Works & Protection Committee will vote on minutes from July 7, 2026, and consider four licensing actions. These include appeals for two denied operator's licenses and new applications for a Class B fermented malt beverage license and a massage establishment license. The meeting is scheduled for September 1…
Council to consider alcohol license, roofing quote, Creekside Estates update
The Bloomer City Council is holding its regular meeting with routine approvals of minutes and claims, followed by public comments. Business items include a temporary alcohol license for St. Paul's Catholic Church, a roofing quote for the Warming House, and an update on Creekside Estates purchase agreement.
Plan Commission to review conditional use permit for Zohaib Khan
The Twin Lakes Plan Commission will hold a public hearing and consider recommending a conditional use permit for Zohaib Khan on parcel 85-4-119-211-1100. The meeting also includes approval of prior minutes and is otherwise routine.
Plan Commission to decide on Ausblick Ski Hill expansion and new permits
The Lisbon Plan Commission will hold a public hearing and consider several land-use requests, including a conditional use permit for downhill skiing and snowboarding with lights at Ausblick Ski Hill, an amendment to its site plan for a chairlift and 99 additional parking spaces, and new site plans for an…
Plan Commission to review bridge design, salon and bookstore permits
The Delafield Plan Commission will consider two business permits (a chair rental beauty salon and a bookstore), a Certified Survey Map for property transfer on Milwaukee Street, and provide a recommendation on aesthetic elements for the WisDOT Genesee Street bridge replacement project. The meeting includes approval of…