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Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels, Tenant Improvements) in Stevensville, Montana

Required for new construction, additions, remodels, interior tenant finish, and change-of-use projects on commercial, multi-family, and industrial buildings in Stevensville. The Town has no separate commercial application form or commercial-specific fee table -- commercial work is submitted on the same Building Permit Application used for residential work, billed on the same valuation-based fee schedule, but must also include the Town's dedicated Commercial Site Plan Check List (distinct from the Residential Site Plan Check List) covering parking, ADA access, fire access/hydrant location, exterior lighting, landscaping, and grading. Commercial and multi-family construction is reviewed under the International Building Code track rather than the International Residential Code track used for one- and two-family dwellings.

Verified 2026-08-26 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Complete, signed Building Permit application (same form used for residential work), plus the Commercial Site Plan Check List for new construction, change of use, additions, or interior remodel/tenant finish
  • Two (2) copies of complete project plans (one may be digital), two (2) copies of a signed COM-Check energy-compliance certification (energycodes.gov) in place of the residential ResCheck, and two (2) copies of site plans
  • Two (2) copies of signed asbestos letters from owner and contractor (may not apply to new construction)
  • Site plan must show, among other items, existing/proposed parking counts and dimensions, ADA-accessible parking and routes, loading areas, fire access and fire hydrant size/location, exterior photometric lighting per Municipal Code Sec. 10-178, and landscaping
  • Building plans must show occupancy type, type of construction, and occupant load; exterior elevations; room identification; structural, foundation, floor-framing, wall-framing, and roof-framing plans; and schematic electrical, mechanical, and plumbing drawings, with engineering/architect stamps on the appropriate sheets
  • Hillside/slope supplements apply at the same 5% and 10% grade thresholds documented in this jurisdiction's residential-building-permit entry
  • Written authorization from the property owner must accompany any tenant-improvement project where the applicant is not the owner
  • Total project valuation (materials + labor) declared on the application; the Building Official may require proof of valuation or will set the value using ICC tables if unverifiable
  • New commercial construction or a substantial remodel can trigger required street-frontage improvements as a condition of Certificate of Occupancy issuance -- see the street-frontage-improvement requirement already documented in Stevensville's change-of-use-permit entry
  • Permit becomes null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days of issuance or is suspended/abandoned for 180 days

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee -- valuation $1 to $500
Town of Stevensville Building Permit Fees schedule -- a single valuation-based table with no separate commercial tier, confirmed by re-fetching and visually reading the schedule (a scanned-image PDF)… Show full citationTown of Stevensville Building Permit Fees schedule -- a single valuation-based table with no separate commercial tier, confirmed by re-fetching and visually reading the schedule (a scanned-image PDF) against the figures already recorded in this jurisdiction's residential-building-permit entry
$35 (minimum fee)
Building Permit Fee -- valuation $2,001 to $20,000Town of Stevensville Building Permit Fees schedule (same citywide valuation table as the residential building permit)
$125 for the first $2,000 plus $16 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof
Building Permit Fee -- valuation $100,001 to $200,000Town of Stevensville Building Permit Fees schedule (same citywide valuation table as the residential building permit)
$1,173 for the first $100,000 plus $7 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof
Building Permit Fee -- valuation $1,000,001 and upTown of Stevensville Building Permit Fees schedule (same citywide valuation table as the residential building permit)
$6,173 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof
Plan Review FeeTown of Stevensville Building Permit Fees schedule; the same flat 25% applies to commercial and residential work alike -- no separate, higher commercial plan-review rate is published
25% of the calculated building permit fee
After-hours inspection / re-inspection / additional plan review feeTown of Stevensville Building Permit Fees schedule
$50.00 per hour, $25.00 minimum

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing/Foundation

    Before concrete pour, per the Town's published required-inspections list

  2. 2

    Rough-In (Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical) and Shear Wall/Framing

    Framing and shear-wall nailing plus rough electrical, plumbing, and mechanical, per the Town's published required-inspections list

  3. 3

    Insulation and Firewall/Drywall

    Insulation and firewall/drywall installations inspected before enclosure, per the Town's published required-inspections list

  4. 4

    Final

    Completed work verified against approved plans; Building Official sign-off required before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued

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

Tips

  • There is no dedicated commercial application or commercial fee schedule in Stevensville -- the same Building Permit Application and the same valuation-based fee table used for residential work apply, but a commercial project must additionally submit the Commercial Site Plan Check List rather than the Residential Site Plan Check List.
  • The Commercial Site Plan Check List's own checkbox header lists three commercial project types it covers: new construction/change of use, additions, and interior remodel/tenant finish -- Stevensville has no separate tenant-improvement permit product; TI work is submitted on this same checklist, and written owner authorization must accompany the application if the applicant is not the property owner.
  • The Town's Building FAQs page states the International Building Code governs commercial and multi-family projects while the International Residential Code governs one- and two-family dwellings -- that structural split is still published there, though the specific code-year figures on that page are an older, superseded statement; see Stevensville's codesAdopted entry for the currently-effective 2018-cycle codes per the Town's own newer adoption notice.
  • Fire sprinkler and fire alarm plan review is not part of this Building Permit -- the Town's own ordinance excludes the Fire Code from the Building Official's enforcement authority, so that work is routed to the Montana Office of the State Fire Marshal; see Stevensville's fire-sprinkler-alarm-permit entry for the full sourcing on that split.
  • A commercial site plan must show fire access and fire hydrant size/location, but that is a site-plan checklist item reviewed by the Building Official alongside parking and drainage, not a substitute for the separate fire sprinkler/alarm plan review described above.

Frequently asked questions

Stevensville requires a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, remodels, tenant improvements) for: Complete, signed Building Permit application (same form used for residential work), plus the Commercial Site Plan Check List for new construction, change of use, additions, or interior remodel/tenant finish; Two (2) copies of complete project plans (one may be digital), two (2) copies of a signed COM-Check energy-compliance certification (energycodes.gov) in place of the residential ResCheck, and two (2) copies of site plans; Two (2) copies of signed asbestos letters from owner and contractor (may not apply to new construction); Site plan must show, among other items, existing/proposed parking counts and dimensions, ADA-accessible parking and routes, loading areas, fire access and fire hydrant size/location, exterior photometric lighting per Municipal Code Sec. 10-178, and landscaping; Building plans must show occupancy type, type of construction, and occupant load; exterior elevations; room identification; structural, foundation, floor-framing, wall-framing, and roof-framing plans; and schematic electrical, mechanical, and plumbing drawings, with engineering/architect stamps on the appropriate sheets; Hillside/slope supplements apply at the same 5% and 10% grade thresholds documented in this jurisdiction's residential-building-permit entry; Written authorization from the property owner must accompany any tenant-improvement project where the applicant is not the owner; Total project valuation (materials + labor) declared on the application; the Building Official may require proof of valuation or will set the value using ICC tables if unverifiable; New commercial construction or a substantial remodel can trigger required street-frontage improvements as a condition of Certificate of Occupancy issuance -- see the street-frontage-improvement requirement already documented in Stevensville's change-of-use-permit entry; Permit becomes null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days of issuance or is suspended/abandoned for 180 days. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Stevensville Building Department at (406) 777-5271 before starting work.

No. Commercial, multi-family, and industrial projects use the same Building Permit Application and the same valuation-based fee table as residential construction, plus a 25% Plan Review Fee -- there is no higher commercial-specific rate. Commercial projects additionally submit the Town's Commercial Site Plan Check List in place of the Residential Site Plan Check List. Source: Town of Stevensville Building Permit Fees schedule and Commercial Site Plan Check List.

Stevensville does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Stevensville Building Department at (406) 777-5271 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; Commercial Site Plan Check List. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Stevensville requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, remodels, tenant improvements), in order: Footing/Foundation, Rough-In (Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical) and Shear Wall/Framing, Insulation and Firewall/Drywall, Final. Schedule each through Town of Stevensville Building Department ((406) 777-5271).

Apply through Town of Stevensville Building Department at 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, MT 59870 (mailing: PO Box 30, Stevensville, MT 59870). Phone: (406) 777-5271, email: INSPECTOR@constructmt.com. Office hours: Town Hall main line (406) 777-5271, Building Office extension 105. Regular inspection hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm (inspections by appointment only, 24 hours' notice required). Building Inspector Tim Netzley: (406) 880-5832. Inspection scheduling / general inspector line: (406) 552-3238, INSPECTOR@constructmt.com. Source: Town of Stevensville Building page (townofstevensville.com/building) and Building FAQs page (townofstevensville.com/building/page/building-faqs).. Official information: https://www.townofstevensville.com/building.

The Town's Building FAQs page states the International Building Code applies to commercial and multi-family projects, while the International Residential Code applies to one- and two-family dwellings. The currently-effective edition is the 2018-cycle IBC, per the Town's own 'Currently Adopted Building Codes' notice (effective for new projects since February 17, 2020).

No. Stevensville's Code of Ordinances excludes the Fire Code from the Building Official's enforcement authority, and the Town is not on the state's certified fire-inspection-jurisdiction roster, so fire sprinkler and fire alarm plan review is a separate process routed to the Montana Office of the State Fire Marshal rather than a step within this Building Permit.

Sources & verification

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