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Demolition Permit in City of Deer Lodge, Montana

Required for demolition of a structure within Deer Lodge city limits, priced on the city's own Building Permit Fee Schedule as a flat $20 fee alongside other common residential scopes. Issued locally by the City of Deer Lodge Building Inspector through the same iWorQ application portal used for other Building Permit scopes.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Submit application through the City of Deer Lodge's online iWorQ portal, or in person/by mail at City Hall, 300 Main Street
  • Application fee ($20 flat, per the Building Permit Fee Schedule) must be paid before the application is reviewed

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Fee schedule

DemolitionCity of Deer Lodge Building Permit Fee Schedule
$20

Review timeline

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    Tips

    • Demolition is priced as a flat $20 fee on the same Building Permit Fee Schedule used for fences, roofing, siding, and other common scopes — apply through the same iWorQ portal as any other Building Permit.
    • Confirm any required utility disconnections (water, sewer, gas, electric) directly with City Hall, (406) 846-2238, and the relevant utility providers before demolition — the city's published materials do not detail a specific utility-disconnect sign-off process for demolition the way Anaconda-Deer Lodge's separate Demolition Permit form does.

    Frequently asked questions

    City of Deer Lodge requires a demolition permit for: Submit application through the City of Deer Lodge's online iWorQ portal, or in person/by mail at City Hall, 300 Main Street; Application fee ($20 flat, per the Building Permit Fee Schedule) must be paid before the application is reviewed. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Deer Lodge Building Inspector — city-certified for Building permits only (residential); Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical permits are issued directly by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Building Codes Bureau at (406) 310-6965 (Sean Beach, Building Inspector) / (406) 846-2238 (City Hall main line, fax 406-846-3925) / (406) 841-2056 (State Building Codes Bureau — electrical, plumbing, mechanical) before starting work.

    $20 flat fee, per the City of Deer Lodge's published Building Permit Fee Schedule, applied for through the same iWorQ online portal used for other Building Permit scopes.

    City of Deer Lodge does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Deer Lodge Building Inspector — city-certified for Building permits only (residential); Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical permits are issued directly by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Building Codes Bureau at (406) 310-6965 (Sean Beach, Building Inspector) / (406) 846-2238 (City Hall main line, fax 406-846-3925) / (406) 841-2056 (State Building Codes Bureau — electrical, plumbing, mechanical) for current turnaround.

    You'll need: Building Permit Application (iWorQ online portal). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through City of Deer Lodge Building Inspector — city-certified for Building permits only (residential); Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical permits are issued directly by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Building Codes Bureau at 300 Main Street, Deer Lodge, MT 59722 (city Building Permits); Building Codes Bureau, PO Box 200517, Helena, MT 59620-0517 (state electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits). Phone: (406) 310-6965 (Sean Beach, Building Inspector) / (406) 846-2238 (City Hall main line, fax 406-846-3925) / (406) 841-2056 (State Building Codes Bureau — electrical, plumbing, mechanical), email: Contact via the City of Deer Lodge website's staff-directory contact form for Sean Beach, Building Inspector (no direct email address is published in plain text; the site uses a CivicPlus anti-spam contact-form redirect for all staff emails); Building Codes Bureau email available via bsd.dli.mt.gov contact links. Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, closed weekends and holidays. Official information: https://www.cityofdeerlodgemt.gov/building-inspector.

    City of Deer Lodge, Montana has adopted: City of Deer Lodge is a MONTANA CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT for BUILDING permitting only, RESIDENTIAL ONLY — per the Montana Building Codes Bureau's official 'Certified Local Government Building Code Jurisdictions' roster (updated 04/22/2026), entry: 'Deer Lodge (City) — B (residential only) — Sean Beach — 846-2238 — City Limits.' This is a SEPARATE line item on the same roster from 'Deer Lodge County — B (residential only) — Greg Bahr — 563-4010 — County' (the Anaconda-Deer Lodge consolidated government), confirming these are two distinct, independently-certified jurisdictions with different building officials.; The City's own Residential Building Permit portal (iWorQ) states directly: 'All residential building permits are reviewed by the City of Deer Lodge,' while 'Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and commercial building permits are reviewed by the State of Montana' — confirming the Building-only, residential-only certification scope in the city's own words, independent of the state roster.; Statutory basis for the certified-local-government model: a city, county, or town may adopt a building code by ordinance and enforce it locally ONLY if certified by the Building Codes Program as complying with applicable statutes/rules (current adopted code, current fee list, and enforcement plan filed and approved) — per ARM Title 24, chapter 301, subchapter 2 (Local Jurisdiction Administrative Rules) and Title 50, chapter 60, MCA (Local Jurisdiction Statutes). Absent local certification for a given trade (electrical/plumbing/mechanical/commercial building here), the State Building Codes Bureau retains jurisdiction under Title 50, chapter 60, MCA.; Statewide adopted codes (Administrative Rules of Montana, Title 24, chapter 301), per the Montana Building Codes Bureau's Current Codes page, apply as the substantive code baseline for both the locally-certified residential Building program and the state-enforced trades/commercial building: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), effective June 11, 2022; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), effective June 11, 2022; 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), effective June 11, 2022; ICC A117.1 Accessibility, 2017 Edition, effective June 11, 2022; 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), effective June 11, 2022 — enforced directly by the State Building Codes Bureau in Deer Lodge (not locally certified); 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), effective June 11, 2022 — enforced directly by the State Building Codes Bureau in Deer Lodge (not locally certified); 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), effective June 11, 2022 — enforced directly by the State Building Codes Bureau; 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC), effective June 11, 2022 — enforced directly by the State Building Codes Bureau in Deer Lodge (not locally certified); 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), effective June 11, 2022; 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), effective June 11, 2022; 2021 Wildland Urban Interface Code, effective June 11, 2022. Local amendments apply — see the City of Deer Lodge overview page for the full list.

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