Plumbing Permit in Stevensville, Montana

Stevensville requires a plumbing permit for: Plumbing permit required for installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing fixtures and related systems; A homeowner may secure the permit for and plumb only their own residential building, occupied and used for their own personal use; A Montana-licensed plumber (with MT plumbing license number on file) is required on all rentals, commercial businesses, and other non-owner-occupied work; Fixture count and type itemized on the application (area drain, bidet, dishwasher, floor drain, kitchen sink, lavatory, shower, water closet, water heater, etc.); Permit becomes null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days, or suspended/abandoned for 180 days after commencing. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Stevensville Building Department at (406) 777-5271 before starting work.

In Stevensville, the published Each permit (base fee) is: $25.00. Additional published fees: Per-fixture fee (area drain, backflow preventer, bar sink, bidet, car wash sump, clothes washer, coffee maker, dishwasher, drinking fountain, dental chair, floor drain, floor sink, grease trap, ice maker, indirect waste, kitchen sink (domestic/commercial), lavatory, lawn/fire sprinkler, roof drains, service/utility sink, shower, sump drain, traps, urinal, water closet, water heater, wash tray) — $9.00 per fixture (total number of fixtures x $9); Water piping repair, replace, or alter — $10.00; Drain repair, replace, or alteration — $10.00; Vent piping repair, replace, or alteration — $10.00; Fixture or trap repair, replace, or alter — $10.00; Fuel gas piping, 1-4 outlets — $10.00; Fuel gas piping, 5 or more outlets — add $6.00; Water heater replace/repair — $10.00 each; Medical gas/vacuum piping, 1-5 outlets — $110.00; Medical gas/vacuum piping, each additional outlet — $10.00; Water service — $10.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

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

Stevensville requires 2 inspection(s) for a plumbing permit, in order: Rough-In, 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.

Stevensville, 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; a certified local program's adopted code 'may include only codes adopted by the Building Codes Bureau' (ARM 24.301.202). Non-certified areas 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/_docs/building-codes-permits/certified-city.pdf, updated 04/22/2026).; Stevensville is a Montana DLI-certified jurisdiction for Building (B), Plumbing (P), Electrical (E), Mechanical (M), and Swimming Pool (SP) — full-trade certification — within Stevensville city limits. Certified program contact on file with DLI: Tim Netzley, 880-5832. Source: Montana DLI Building Codes Bureau, 'Certified City, County and Town Programs' roster (bsd.dli.mt.gov/_docs/building-codes-permits/certified-city.pdf, updated 04/22/2026), row 'Stevensville — B,P,E,M,SP — Tim Netzley — 880-5832 — City Limits'. Directly verified by fetching and extracting the PDF text during this research pass (2026-07-04).; Per the Town's own 'Adopted Building Codes' notice (currently_adopted_building_codes.docx): Montana adopted several updated building code editions with amendments under ARM 24.301.202(1) on December 7, 2019, giving municipalities 90 days to formally adopt. The Town of Stevensville complied with adoption and enforcement of new projects as of February 17, 2020. Codes in effect per that notice: 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code, 2018 International Mechanical Code, 2018 International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 NFPA 99C (Gas and Vacuum Systems), 2017 National Electrical Code, 2018 International Building Code, 2018 International Residential Code, 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (explicitly stated to remain in effect, not updated to a later edition), 2018 International Existing Building Code, 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. Signed by Tim Netzley, Building Official, Town of Stevensville. Source: Town of Stevensville, 'Currently Adopted Building Codes' (townofstevensville.com/forms, currently_adopted_building_codes.docx).; This code-edition set (2018-vintage IBC/IRC/UPC/IMC/IFGC/IEBC/ISPSC, 2017 NEC, 2012 IECC) is older than the 2021-cycle codes now in effect statewide per the DLI's Current Codes page and is one edition cycle behind Hamilton's and Darby's currently-adopted 2021 codes; this is Stevensville's own most recently published adoption notice and is reported as-is rather than assumed to have been silently updated to the 2021 cycle without a superseding notice found on the Town's site.; Montana uses the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), not the International Plumbing Code.. Local amendments apply — see the Stevensville overview page for the full list.

A homeowner may secure the permit for and plumb only their own residential building, occupied and used for their own personal use. A Montana-licensed plumber is required on all rentals, commercial businesses, and similar non-owner-occupied work. Source: Town of Stevensville Plumbing Permit Application.