Plumbing Permit in City of Deer Lodge, Montana

City of Deer Lodge requires a plumbing permit for: State plumbing permits are required for all plumbing work in Montana except in certified jurisdictions — the City of Deer Lodge is NOT certified for plumbing, so a State Plumbing Permit is required; Work must be performed by, or under the direction of, a Montana-licensed Master Plumber; service of a licensed Master Plumber is required on all public/commercial buildings; Homeowner exemption: a homeowner does not need a state plumbing permit if performing the installation themselves on their own owner-occupied residence, not built for resale or as a rental; A plumbing inspection must be requested and conducted before any plumbing work is covered; Application for Plumbing Permit (BCP-1) submitted to the Building Codes Bureau with applicable fee(s), or applied for online at aca-prod.accela.com/bcb. 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.

In City of Deer Lodge, the published Each plumbing fixture or trap is: $10 each. Additional published fees: Each new water heater or replacement — $25; Each connection of building water supply to water service/public utility or private well — $20; Each connection of building drain to sewer system/public or septic — $20; Gray water system, commercial or residential — $60; Repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping — $30; Alteration or repair of water piping and/or treatment — $30; Each storm drain and storm drainage — $30; Each lawn sprinkler, fire protection system, any meter, or backflow device — $30; Each hose bibb, vacuum breaker, and/or backflow device — $6; Each industrial water pre-treatment equipment including drainage and vent — $30; Medical gas piping systems (per system) — $100. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

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: Application for Plumbing Permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

City of Deer Lodge requires 2 inspection(s) for a plumbing permit, in order: Rough-In, Final. Schedule each 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 ((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)).

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.

The State of Montana. Deer Lodge is not a certified local government for plumbing, so all plumbing permits there are State Plumbing Permits issued by the Montana Building Codes Bureau in Helena, not the city Building Inspector.

Yes, unless the homeowner exemption applies (owner performing the work themselves on their own owner-occupied, non-rental home). Otherwise, a State Plumbing Permit is required — $25 for each new water heater or replacement, per the state's published Application for Plumbing Permit fee schedule.