Commercial Building Permit (New Construction / Addition / Alteration / Repair) in Ronan, Montana

Ronan requires a commercial building permit (new construction / addition / alteration / repair) for: Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a commercial building or structure must first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit, per the exact language of the City's Application for Building Permit form; Complete the standard Application for Building Permit: owner, physical address, legal description, builder/contact, use and occupancy of the building or structure, brief description of the project, and estimated cost of the project; Permit fee calculated from the City's valuation-based Building Permit Fee Schedule Worksheet (adopted March 3, 2020) — the same table used for residential construction; the City publishes no separate commercial fee schedule or valuation tier; A 20% Plan Review Fee applies to any project valuation over $5,000, added to the calculated building permit fee; the same 20% rate is charged as an investigation fee whenever work commences before a permit is issued; If total project valuation is unverifiable, valuation is determined according to the latest ICC 'Building Valuation Data' as published for Montana, per the fee worksheet's own instructions; Commercial plumbing, electrical, and mechanical work is not covered by this permit — it requires separate applications filed directly with the Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau in Helena, since Ronan's DLI certification covers Building only (see the electrical-permit-state, plumbing-permit-state, and mechanical-permit-state permit types for Ronan); Fire sprinkler and fire alarm plan review is not part of this Building permit — see the fire-sprinkler-alarm-permit type for Ronan, since Ronan has no local certified fire-plan-review authority of its own. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Ronan Building Department — Building Official Dan Miller; city-certified for Building (B) permits only. Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical/HVAC permits within Ronan city limits are issued directly by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Building Codes Bureau, not the City. at (406) 676-4231 before starting work.

In Ronan, the published Building Permit Fee — total valuation $1 to $1,999 is: $35.00 for up to $1,999. Additional published fees: Building Permit Fee — total valuation $2,000 to $24,999 — $50.00 for the first $2,000, plus $15.00 for each additional $1,000; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $25,000 to $49,999 — $400.00 for the first $25,000, plus $10.00 for each additional $1,000; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $50,000 to $99,999 — $650.00 for the first $50,000, plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $100,000 to $499,999 — $1,000.00 for the first $100,000, plus $6.00 for each additional $1,000; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $500,000 to $999,999 — $3,250.00 for the first $500,000, plus $5.00 for each additional $1,000; Building Permit Fee — total valuation $1,000,000 and up — $5,650.00 for the first $1,000,000, plus $4.00 for each additional $1,000; Plan Review Fee — total project valuations over $5,000 — 20% of the calculated building permit fee. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Ronan does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Ronan Building Department — Building Official Dan Miller; city-certified for Building (B) permits only. Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical/HVAC permits within Ronan city limits are issued directly by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Building Codes Bureau, not the City. at (406) 676-4231 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Application for Building Permit (Commercial); Building Permit Fee Schedule Worksheet. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through City of Ronan Building Department — Building Official Dan Miller; city-certified for Building (B) permits only. Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical/HVAC permits within Ronan city limits are issued directly by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Building Codes Bureau, not the City. at 207 Main St SW, Ste A, Ronan, MT 59864. Phone: (406) 676-4231, email: clerk@cityofronan.org. Office hours: City Hall business hours not separately published online; contact (406) 676-4231 or clerk@cityofronan.org. City ordinances may be obtained at 207 Main St SW during normal business hours per the City's own Ordinances page.. Official information: https://cityofronan.org/departments/planning-department/.

Ronan, 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; non-certified trades in a partially-certified jurisdiction fall under direct state administration by the DLI Building Codes Bureau. Source: Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau, Certified City, County and Town Programs (bsd.dli.mt.gov/building-codes-permits).; Ronan is a Montana DLI-certified jurisdiction for Building (B) ONLY within city limits; certified building official on file with DLI: Dan Miller, (406) 676-4231. The DLI Building Codes Bureau's 'Montana Certified Local Government Program' roster PDF, updated 04/22/2026, lists: 'Ronan | B | Dan Miller | 676-4231 | City Limits'. Source: https://bsd.dli.mt.gov/_docs/building-codes-permits/certified-city.pdf; The City of Ronan's own published Building Department forms reference the 2012 International Building Code (IBC) and 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), specifically Section 105.2 (IBC) / R105.2 (IRC) 'Work exempt from permit' provisions — a locally-adopted 2012-cycle edition, not the 2021-cycle state-adopted edition used by non-certified/directly-state-administered jurisdictions. Source: City of Ronan Building Department page, '2012 IBC Exempt' and 'Work Exempt From Permits 2012 IRC' PDFs (cityofronan.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2012-IBC-Exempt.pdf and.../Work-Exempt-From-Permits-2012-IRC2.pdf).; Per the Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau's Current Codes page (statewide effective date June 11, 2022, governing state-administered permits and setting the baseline amendment framework under ARM Title 24 Chapter 301): 2021 IBC, 2021 IRC, 2021 IEBC, 2021 IMC, 2021 IFGC, 2021 IECC, 2021 ISPSC, 2021 UPC, 2020 NEC, 2017 ICC A117.1 Accessibility. Ronan's own published exemption-list forms cite the 2012 IBC/IRC by name rather than the current 2021-cycle editions; this discrepancy is reported as found rather than assumed away — the City's posted permit-exemption documents have not been confirmed updated to the current statewide cycle as of the last verification. Source: bsd.dli.mt.gov/building-codes-permits/current-codes. Local amendments apply — see the Ronan overview page for the full list.

No. The City's single generic Application for Building Permit — the same form used for residential construction — covers construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, and change of occupancy of any building or structure, commercial included, billed on the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee Schedule Worksheet.

The Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau, not the City — Ronan's DLI certification covers Building only. Apply directly with the Bureau in Helena for commercial electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits.