Shed, fence, pool and carport permits in Butte, MT
How Butte takes applications: online, on its GovWell permit portal (app.govwell.com).
We can file it for you, $125: we fill in Butte's application for shed, fence, roof replacement, gazebo or pergola, carport, above-ground pool or hot tub and shed or garage demolition permits (and more) on the portal, submit it and answer the town's questions about it. The town's filing fee due at submission is included up to $75. If we can't submit your application, you get your money back. (Permit expediters typically charge $350 or more for the same paperwork.) How filing works
What Butte says:
- Shed: IRC-based: detached accessory structures <=200 sq ft generally exempt (county adopted 2021 IRC); accessory setback table published. Needed: Permit application, site plan with setbacks
- Fence: Fence Restrictions handout published (image PDF, not read); IRC exempts fences <=7 ft from building permit.
- Roof replacement: Residential permitting slideshow lists 'Roofing Permits' among local permits. Needed: Roofing permit application
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How Butte takes permit applications
Butte, Montana takes residential permit applications online, on its GovWell permit portal (app.govwell.com). The application is filled in on the portal and the town reviews it there.
Not sure whether your project needs a permit at all? Enter your Butte address in the box above. You get an answer for your exact property in about a minute, free.
We can file it with Butte for you
For the projects below, DoINeedAPermit.org files the application on Butte's portal for you. You answer a few questions and sign once, and we fill in the town's application, submit it and handle the town's questions about it. We email you at every step and send you the permit when it's issued.
- Shed / accessory structure
- Fence
- Gazebo, pergola or patio cover
- Carport
- Above-ground pool or hot tub
- Accessory structure demolition
- Driveway or flatwork
And these, when you're doing the work yourself (Montana lets a homeowner pull them only for their own work; a contractor you hire pulls their own):
What it costs
$125.00 to file, paid when you sign. That includes Butte's filing fee due when the application goes in, up to $75.00. If the town charges more than that to file, we email you a link for the rest before we submit, or refund you in full if you'd rather not.
If Butte sets a permit fee after it reviews the application, we email you a link to pay it, plus a small payment handling fee, and pay the town for you. If we can't submit your application, you get your money back.
Prefer to file it yourself? The $24.99 Filing Kit gives you the answer for your address, what Butte needs from you and step-by-step filing instructions.
More Montana towns
Towns near Butte in the alphabet where we file your permit for you: Butte-Silver Bow County, Miles City, Missoula, Montana DLI Building Codes Program (non-certified jurisdictions), Polson.