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

Ronan requires a building permit (new construction / addition / alteration / repair) for: Complete the Application for Building Permit (City of Ronan): owner(s) of property, physical address, legal description, subdivision/block/lot, builder and contact number, use and occupancy of building or structure, brief description of project, and estimated cost of project; Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure must first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit; Permit fee calculated from the City's valuation-based Building Permit Fee Schedule Worksheet (adopted March 3, 2020) using the applicant's stated total project valuation; Applicant must round the total valuation to the nearest hundred and use the applicable highlighted fee bracket on the worksheet; If total project valuation is unverifiable, valuation will be determined according to the latest ICC 'Building Valuation Data' as published for Montana; Work exempt from permit per the City's posted 2012 IBC/IRC exemption lists does not require an application (see localAmendments for the exemption thresholds). 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.

Fees are calculated from the City's valuation-based fee schedule worksheet: for example, $35.00 for a project valued at $1,999 or less, or $50.00 plus $15.00 per additional $1,000 for projects between $2,000 and $24,999. A 20% plan-review fee is added for projects over $5,000. Source: City of Ronan Building Permit Fee Schedule Worksheet, adopted March 3, 2020.

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; 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. Verified directly against the DLI Building Codes Bureau's 'Montana Certified Local Government Program' roster PDF, updated 04/22/2026 (fetched and read directly, not via a mirror): '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 this review. Source: bsd.dli.mt.gov/building-codes-permits/current-codes. Local amendments apply — see the Ronan overview page for the full list.

The City of Ronan issues its own Building permits under a Montana DLI 'Building (B) only' certification, with Building Official Dan Miller. Source: Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau certified-jurisdictions roster (updated 04/22/2026).