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License and permit fees

  • Paving permit review – Residential & no paving required (Types B&C): $32
  • Paving permit - Residential (Type A): $75
  • Paving permit - Commercial: $105
  • Pellet stove permit: $23
  • Outdoor burn permit: $7. Click here to purchase online.

  • Food Safety Re-inspection: $215
  • Special Inspection (non-regulatory, at request of the applicant)    $130
  • Trailer Court Re-Inspections: $105

  • Base fee (first monitoring pipe): $390
  • Distance charge (distance to site, one-way from Health Department, 1-time charge): $5/mile
  • Each additional monitoring pipe: $70

$725

Fees are based on the date your application is submitted to MPH. For a multi-day or recurring event, add an additional $100 to the total.

  • 30 or more days before event: $210
  • 15-29 days before event: $260
  • 7-14 days before event: $365
  • Less than 7 days days before event: $520

  • Basic Plan Review Fee: $285
  • Modified Plan Review (e.g. minor remodel, menu or equipment change, new operation in existing licensed facility): $145
  • *Change of Ownership Plan Review: $145
  • HACCP or Food Process Review: $145
  • Non-public water supply review: $130
  • Resubmittal Fee due to incomplete application: $100
  • Additional pre-licensing inspection: $130

*Change of ownership applies if you are purchasing a preexisting food establishment with no plans to change menu or equipment.

  • Septic Application (non-refundable): $150
  • Septic tank only (or addition connection only): $195
  • Conventional drainfield using gravity distribution: $215
  • Seepage Pit, Absorption Bed, Conventional drainfield using pressure distribution: $290
  • Pit Privy or Waterless Toilet: $215
  • Other Alternative System: $320
  • Experimental System construction permit : $375
  • Experimental System annual fee: $170
  • Temporary Septic Permit (does not require application fee): $45
  • Pressure Distribution Sizing: $60
  • Septic Determination: $70
  • Septic Re-inspection or Site Visit: $90
  • Septic Installer Certification (New): $115
  • Septic Installer Annual Renewal: $75
Site Evaluations
  • Per proposed septic system site: $300
  • Non-degradation Analysis (categorical exemption, N groundwater analysis, P breakthrough): $140
  • Non-degradation Analysis (adjacent to surface water, must have stream flow data): $50
  • Approved Site Evaluator Test: $65

  • Local charge per application submittal: $300
  • Local charge per reviewed lot: $100
  • Exempt lot within Sanitation Review Application (per lot): $150
  • Review of Subdivision Exemption Requests: $150

Plan review

Fees for your plan review are based on the date your application is submitted to MPH. 

  • Five or more days before event: $35
  • 3 or 4 days before event: $60
  • 1 to 2 days before event: $85
  • Day of event: $105

Permits 

Small (no more than 2 employees working at any one time)

  • Single day: $65
  • Multi-day $75
  • Recurring: $85

Large (3+ employees working at any one time)

  • Single day: $95
  • Multi-day $105
  • Recurring: $115

New permit

  • Facility with 3 or less regulated substances above threshold: $100
  • Facility with more than 3 regulated substances above threshold: $150
  • Fueling Facility with 3 or less regulated substances above threshold: $60
  • Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility: $200

Renewal permit

  • Facility with 3 or less regulated substances above threshold: $50
  • Facility with more than 3 regulated substances above threshold: $75
  • Fueling Facility with 3 or less regulated substances above threshold: $30
  • Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility: $100

  • New permit: $145
  • Extra Site Visit: $90
  • Re-inspection Fee: $90
  • Change of Location Fee: $30

Related permits or licenses

Links to:

Air quality

  • Burn permits
  • Industry 

Animal control

  • Dog licenses

Business permits

  • food service
  • public accommodations

water, septic & well

  • septic permits
  • ground water monitoring
  • water quality pollution prevention (industry)
 

Other services

  • First four pages: $0.25 per page
  • Each additional page: $0.10

Radon levels in Missoula County can be up to five times the national average. Since radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., it's important to get your home tested. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that may seep into your home from the soil or groundwater. The geological makeup of the soil and rock have led to increased radon levels in some areas of Missoula County. It is colorless, odorless and difficult to detect without a specialized kit. Homes in Missoula County have been found to have elevated radon levels, and health officials recommend testing homes for radon to determine if mitigation is needed. Fall and winter are optimal times to test your home while windows are closed for extended periods. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality offers discounted tests that you can order online. Missoula Public Health also offers home radon testing kits for $10.

$65 per hour

  • Total Coliform (Presence/Absence) – 0-29 samples per month: $20
  • Total Coliform (Presence/Absence) – 30 or more samples per month: $18
  • Total Coliform (Presence/Absence) – Quanti-tray (mpn): $24
  • Mailing fee per bottle: $5
  • Replacement bottle: $2
  • Water Sampling – Staff Collected (includes P/A analysis for one sample): $70