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Re-Roofing Permit in Whitefish, Montana

Required for re-roofing in Whitefish only where roof sheathing is being replaced; governed by the 2021 IRC/IBC roofing provisions as adopted by the City. Submitted as a Building Permit Application (residential or commercial, per structure type).

Verified 2026-07-03 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Building permit required for roofing 'if sheeting is being replaced' — explicitly listed among activities requiring a permit on the Building Permits / Inspections page
  • Plans/scope must comply with the 2021 IBC and 2021 IRC as adopted by the City of Whitefish
  • Applications submitted via the Residential or Commercial Building Permit Application depending on structure type, or via the Trade Permit Application where applicable
  • Project valuation (roofing material and labor cost) must be provided

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (Roofing)City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page, 'Fees' section — the same valuation-based methodology governs roofing permits as other building permits since no separate roofing fee schedule is published
Based on a percentage of the estimated project cost/valuation, consistent with the City's general building-permit valuation-based fee methodology; a deposit is required at time of permit submittal

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final Building Inspection

    Roofing work is verified as part of final inspection per the approved plans; no separate mid-roof inspection is listed on the City's Required Inspections List

See the full Whitefish inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • A building permit is required for re-roofing ONLY when sheathing is being replaced; re-roofing that reuses existing sheathing without replacement is not explicitly listed as requiring a permit — call the Building Department at (406) 863-2410 to confirm before starting any re-roofing project.
  • No dedicated roofing-permit application or fee schedule is published separately from the general Residential/Commercial Building Permit Application.
  • Re-roofing is processed through the standard Residential/Commercial Building Permit, for which the City of Whitefish publishes no plan-review turnaround (checked the Building Permits / Inspections page, Planning & Building page, FAQ, fee schedule, and Citizen Portal); City Code 10-1-4/10-1-1 sets no review-day period. The Montana DLI 'three weeks' figure applies only to state-administered permits and does not govern a fully certified local program like Whitefish. No real governing figure was found after exhausting the city site, city code, and MT DLI. Contact Planning & Building at (406) 863-2410 for current review timelines.

Frequently asked questions

A building permit is required for roofing if sheathing is being replaced. Source: City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page, list of work requiring a permit.

In Whitefish, the published Building Permit Fee (Roofing) is: Based on a percentage of the estimated project cost/valuation, consistent with the City's general building-permit valuation-based fee methodology; a deposit is required at time of permit submittal. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Whitefish does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Whitefish Planning & Building Department at (406) 863-2410 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Residential or Commercial Building Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Whitefish requires 1 inspection(s) for a re-roofing permit, in order: Final Building Inspection. Schedule each through City of Whitefish Planning & Building Department ((406) 863-2410).

Apply through City of Whitefish Planning & Building Department at 418 E 2nd Street, PO Box 158, Whitefish, MT 59937. Phone: (406) 863-2410, email: buildingdept@cityofwhitefish.gov. Office hours: Planning & Building Department, 418 E 2nd Street, Whitefish, MT 59937 (inspection requests: (406) 863-2414 or buildingdept@cityofwhitefish.gov, minimum 24 hours notice required). Official information: https://www.cityofwhitefish.gov/191/Building-Permits-Inspections.

Whitefish, Montana has adopted: Montana has a mandatory statewide building code administered by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) Building Codes Bureau, amended by the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) Title 24, Chapter 301. Cities, counties, and towns may become 'certified' to locally administer permitting and inspection for all or part of the code (building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, swimming pool, WUI, etc.); non-certified areas fall under direct state administration by the DLI Building Codes Bureau. Source: Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau, Certified City, County and Town Programs and Current Codes pages (bsd.dli.mt.gov/building-codes-permits).; Whitefish is a Montana DLI-certified jurisdiction for Building (B), Plumbing (P), Electrical (E), Mechanical (M), Swimming Pool (SP), AND Wildland-Urban Interface (W) within Whitefish city limits — the fullest certification tier on the DLI list, matching only Bozeman and Columbia Falls statewide. Certified Building Official of record: Tad Lisowski, (406) 863-2410. Source: Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau, 'CITY CODES BUILDING OFFICIAL PHONE JURISDICTION' certified-jurisdictions PDF (bsd.dli.mt.gov/_docs/building-codes-permits/certified-city.pdf), updated 04/22/2026. Legend on that PDF: B = Building, P = Plumbing, M/G = Medical Gas, E = Electrical, M = Mechanical, SP = Pool, W = WUI (Wildland-Urban Interface) — 'W' is NOT a water-heater designation.; 2021 International Building Code (IBC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited directly on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page as a code applicable plans must meet; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page; 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page; energy code compliance demonstrated via Prescriptive path, REScheck (residential), or COMcheck (commercial); 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page; 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page; 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page; 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page (Montana uses the Uniform Plumbing Code, not the International Plumbing Code); 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page; 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide effective June 11, 2022; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page; Whitefish is DLI-certified for swimming pool (SP) permitting; 2021 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) — statewide edition; cited on the City of Whitefish Building Permits / Inspections page ('2021 IWUIC'); Whitefish is DLI-certified for WUI (W) and requires a Fire Risk Assessment per the 2021 WUI code on new construction and addition Residential Building Permit applications; City of Whitefish Code of Ordinances, Title 10 (Building Regulations), Chapter 1 (Building Codes): Section 10-1-1 Adoption of Technical Codes and Administrative Regulations; Section 10-1-4 Building Permits. Source: codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/whitefishmt. Local amendments apply — see the Whitefish overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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Applications & forms

Department & other records

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Whitefish's permit history is searchable by address

476 permits in our copy of Whitefish's register — searchable by street address, with permit type, status, issued date and valuation where the city publishes them. This is what we hold, not a statement of everything Whitefish has issued.

264 of these 476 permits — 55.5% — carry an issued date, and those run from 2015 to 2018. The remaining 212 have no date at all.

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