Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
Final review can take at least one and a half months; applications without a zoning-board hearing may take up to two weeks.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 701-260-5373 (Building Department and Inspections); 701-623-4810 (Planning & Zoning) if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Billings County Building Department and Inspections / Planning & Zoning is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 701-260-5373 (Building Department and Inspections); 701-623-4810 (Planning & Zoning) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
Final review can take at least one and a half months; applications without a zoning-board hearing may take up to two weeks.
After permit pickup, call the Building Department for inspections; the county process guide states the earliest first inspection is one business day after the request, and recommends scheduling a couple of days in advance. Current Building Department phone: 701-260-5373.
Current North Dakota building codes; plans and construction are inspected for compliance, but the reviewed county pages do not identify a specific 2026 edition. Buildings and structures directly used in connection with farming operations and constructed by farmers are exempt from the building-application requirement under the county zoning ordinance; an exemption affidavit may be required. New construction and move-in structures otherwise require an application.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.