Butte
Silver Bow County, Montana
Last verified September 16, 2026
Butte is a jurisdiction in Silver Bow County, Montana, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 406-497-6210
- rchristensen@bsb.mt.gov
- Department Site
- Building & Code Enforcement (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
City and County of Butte-Silver Bow155 West Granite Street, Room 108
Butte, MT 59701
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Butte is governed by the consolidated City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, certified for building, plumbing, mechanical, and pool permits countywide (Building Official Rusty Christensen); see also the Silver Bow County entry in the counties file for the same office.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Butte's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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