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Administration
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Please contact HRDC District 7 located at 7N 31st St. (406) 247-4732.
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Please contact Public Assistance located at 111 N. 31st St. or (406) 237-0520.
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Applications are only accepted when we have an advertised vacancy on one of the many boards and commissions of the City. An application form can be downloaded from the City's website or the application form and additional information is available in the City Administrator's office located at 210 N. 27th St.
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A person can call a volunteer at one of the Cop Shops to report an abandoned vehicle. The Cop Shop South number is 406-247-8594 and the Cop Shop West number is 406-247-8590. This report will be forwarded to the Police Department and the vehicle will be tagged with an orange sticker. The officer will check back in five days after the sticker is placed on the vehicle and if the vehicle has not been moved it we will forward the report the Yellowstone County Junk Vehicle division to be towed.
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You can call the Code Enforcement office at 406-657-8281 or the seasonal weed abatement secretary at 406-657-8618.
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You can call the Code Enforcement office at 406-657-8281.
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Noise levels are measured in decibels and are different for different areas of the community defined as zones. For example, noise levels in an area zoned for 'heavy commercial' will be higher than areas zoned 'residential-one family'. The decibel listings are too long to list for this response. As a rule of thumb persons should limit activity likely to create a noise complaint between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. If a person wants to look at the ordinance they can come to City Hall and go to the City Attorney's office.
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Justice Court is located on the sixth floor of the Yellowstone County Courthouse at 217 N. 27th St.
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Municipal Court is on the second floor of City Hall, 220 N. 27th St. Office hours are 8 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, except holidays. The Municipal Court office is accessible from the second floor of Park II parking garage and the skybridge that connects City Hall and the Yellowstone County courthouse. The courtroom is also on the second floor in the Council Chambers.
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Contact Yellowstone County Air Pollution Control at 406-256-6841.
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Passports are issued at the post office located at 841 S. 26th St. and can be reached at 406-657-5744.
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Montana is covered by the Better Business Bureau in Spokane, Washington. They can be reached at 1-800-356-1007.
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City business licenses are issued through the City's Finance Division. An application must be completed. You may call 406-657-8364 for an application and further information.
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The City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month for its regular business meetings and the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month for its informal work sessions. The Regular meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers located on the 2nd floor of the Police Facility at 220 N. 27th St. The work sessions begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Center at 360 N. 23rd St.
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Delivery permits are issued through the City's Finance Division. Call 406-657-8364 for further information.
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The City is not responsible for vital records such as birth and death certificates. For information on obtaining a copy of your Montana birth certificate, contact the Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder's office at 406-256-2785.
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All elections are conducted by the Yellowstone County Elections Department regardless of whether they are local school board, city or county elections, or state and/or national elections. For information on becoming registered, contact the County Elections Office at 406-256-2740.
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Airport
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At Billings Logan International Airport safety of our passengers is our top priority. It is for these safety reasons that a number of items are not allowed on board aircraft or onto the concourses. For a list of items that are commonly allowed or strictly prohibited by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), please refer to their website at
TSA Travel tips.
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Whether you're traveling alone or traveling in a large group, there are many fun activities for you while you wait. You can shop in the Airport Gift Shop on the concourse, eat in the restaurant or just relax in the lounge. You may also want to take a short walk over to the Yellowstone County Museum, which is located south of the terminal building. For more information visit our
Terminal Services
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Yes. Lost and found is located in the Airport Police Office on the second floor of the terminal building in Room 218 or you may contact them at (406) 657-8498.
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The City of Billings approved an ordinance in April 1999, which prohibits smoking in all City-owned buildings, including the Billings Airport. However, you can smoke outside the Airport buildings.
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Both short-term and long-term parking lots are located a short distance from the terminal building for your convenience. Visit the Airport Parking page for current rates or a map of the parking lots.
Airport Parking
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The City of Billings Human Resources Department handles all jobs in the Aviation Department. For current job listings, visit the Billings Human Resources. Contact individual airlines for airline jobs.
City of Billings Human Resources Web site
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Billings Logan International Airport is committed to providing safe access to all areas of the terminal building for all users of the Airport. If someone is unable to use the stairs or the escalator, elevators are available to help a disabled person up to the second floor and concourse areas. The airlines are available to provide wheelchair assistance. Handicapped parking is available for those who are certified.
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Yes, for the safety of passengers, it is necessary to show a photo ID before you are allowed to board a plane. We recommend that you contact your airline for their specific procedures regarding acceptable forms of photo identification.
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Airline policy for lost tickets differs according to the individual airline. Contact the airline you are flying with for specific information.
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No tax dollars have been used to help operate the airport in over 25 years. Billings Logan International Airport is supported completely by user fees. This means those who utilize the airport help to pay for the airport's operational costs. Any business that operates on airport property has some form of agreement with the City's Aviation and Transit Department to remit a rental charge or fee to the airport. Hence, those who purchase airline tickets, rent cars, park at the airport, eat or drink in the restaurant or purchase a gift at the airport are in a small way helping to contribute to the operation of the Airport. It is the fairest way possible. Those who use the facility help pay for it; others do not.
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The airport does present an excellent opportunity to advertise your products or business. Hundreds of thousands of people pass through the Billings Logan International Airport's doors each year. The advertising signs and display cases that you see in the baggage claim area are property of the Airport, but are operated by a local sign and advertising contractor. To arrange for an opportunity to advertise at the Airport, contact Epcon Signs in Billings at (406) 248-7401.
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In 1978, the airline industry was deregulated and many of the airlines went to a more efficient method of doing business. Most established a routing method using a "hub and spoke" strategy, using key cities as hubs where all the flights converged from the smaller airports or the spokes. This method allows customers to reach the widest possible choice of destinations with only one transfer and utilizes the airline's equipment in a more productive way. On a given day, several hundred people want or need to fly out of Billings, however, only a few may actually want to go to your destination choice of San Diego. Imagine the number of planes that would need to be flown into and out of Billings if each was a nonstop flight to all of the major cities in our country. Using the hub and spoke method the airlines can load one plane with Billings residents who are going to many destinations and fly them to a hub city where they can all transfer to a new plane going to the destination of their choice together with other people from other cities who have been flown to that same hub to also go to the city of their choice.
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Frontier, Horizon, Northwest, United, Allegiant, and Skywest all serve Billings. This is a large number of air carriers for a community our size.
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Southwest Airlines is one of the few airlines that does not use a hub and spoke strategy. They in fact offer point-to-point service in larger urban markets. Since Southwest is a point-to-point carrier, the location of the airports that they provide service out of is very critical to them. Typically they will not even consider a location unless the airport is doing well in excess of 1,000,000 passenger boardings per year. Since Billings only has approximately 450,000 passenger boardings per year, Southwest does not have any interest in coming here in the foreseeable future. Simply stated, our market is not large enough.
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The airlines are requesting that passengers arrive at least an hour and a half to two hours before their scheduled departure due to increases in Airport security. We recommend that you check with your airline prior to your flight to determine what time you should arrive.
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Contact information for shuttles from the Airport, bus lines in Billings, and transportation around Billings can be found on our ground transportation page.
Ground Transportation
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To purchase tickets, contact the airline or a travel agent. For the convenience of our passengers we have provided contact information for travel agents in Billings, as well as links to online ticket purchasing sites.
Purchase Tickets
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Unfortunately, we are not able to send out airport souvenirs due to the large number of requests for such items.
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The terminal building is open at 4:00 am and closes at midnight.
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Allegiant Air - Phoenix, Las Vegas
Skywest - Salt Lake City
Horizon - Portland, Seattle
Northwest - Minneapolis
United Airlines - Denver
Frontier Airlines - Denver
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Animal Shelter
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We are located at 1735 Monad Road just east of the Par-3 Exchange City Golf Course.
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City Ordinance Section 4-431 requires that the owner of every dog/cat kept in the city shall register the dog/cat. Please contact us for further information at (406) 657-8226.
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Building Division
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The Building Division is on the Fourth floor of the Parmly Billings Library, 510 North Broadway, in downtown Billings.
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A building permit is required for almost any type of construction on private property including:
- Roofing
- Fences
- Siding
- Decks
- Parking lots
Some of the items that do not require a permit are:
- Detached sheds not exceeding 120 square feet
- Fences less than 36 inches in height
- Painting
- Wallpapering and similar finish work
- Sidewalks or driveways when they will not support a structure and are located entirely on private property
In addition, certain construction activities in the public right of way may require permits.
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Some of the reasons a separate permit may be required are: -By law, most electrical and plumbing permits can only be issued to licensed electricians and licensed plumbers.
-Certain permits are requested before the primary permit is ready (e.g., temporary use permits).
-Some projects are divided among different contractors, each with responsibility for only certain aspects of the job.
-Work in the right of way requires a licensed and bonded contractor.
-Certain permits are administered by different city or county departments.
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Plans are reviewed by the type of project and the order in which they are received. Expediting a permit would necessitate delaying another permit. There are seldom instances where each applicant is not in a hurry. The best way to expedite your permit is to submit a quality set of plans with complete and detailed information. We also offer the opportunity for architects and designers to sit down with key City staff members to discuss the project prior to plan submittal.
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City Ordinance requires sidewalk, curb, gutter, and necessary street widening on all projects at the time of development.
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Part of the plan review process is to examine submitted plans for conformance with all codes, laws, and ordinances. This includes all phases of construction including site, structural, architectural, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical drawings. The plumbing and electrical detail may be excluded on single-family residences provided the location of the mechanical equipment is shown. Commercial plans need to be wet stamped by a Montana-licensed architect or engineer. Handouts are available from the Building Division.
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The Building and Engineering Divisions normally review plans in the order in which they are received. However, single-family residential and other projects of a minor nature are mixed in with the review of more complex plans to maintain desired time frames.
The City-County Planning Department establishes priorities based on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Fees are based on the valuation assigned to each individual project. On large commercial projects valuation may be determined by a competitive bid process. Other commercial and single family structures are assigned a value based on square footage. Remodels are determined by contract price or the estimated value of material and labor.
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Once a complete plan has been submitted, and special issues have been addressed (i.e., variances, special reviews, subdivisions, etc.), the initial review takes: Residential (single-family and duplex): 4-7 working days
Commercial - Minor: 2-4 weeks
Commercial - Major: 3-6 weeks
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Residential (new): 3 building plans and 5 site plans
Residential (remodel): 2 building plans
Commercial (new) 4 building plans and 7 site plans
Commercial (remodel) 3 building plans
A handout is available on each of these at the Building Division front counter.
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A "building setback" is the distance between a structure and a property line. An "arterial setback" is that distance between a structure and the center of an arterial street right of way. Setbacks are unique to each zoning district.
Please contact City-County Planning at (406) 657-8246 for further assistance.
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2006 International Residential Code
2006 International Building Code
2006 International Mechanical Code
2006 International Fuel Gas Code
2006 Uniform Plumbing Code
2005 National Electrical Code
2003 International Energy CodeA handout specifying each code and edition year is available at the Building Division front counter on the 4th floor of the Library building.
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The State of Montana governs the area outside the city limits. You may call (406) 841-2040 for additional information.
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You will be notified by telephone as soon as plans have been reviewed by all departments and divisions.
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In cases where curb, gutter, and sidewalk improvements are not appropriate at the time of development (e.g., gravel streets, no curbs adjacent to property, etc.), the City Engineer may accept a SID Waiver of Protest in lieu of construction.
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Besides being a legal requirement, obtaining a permit helps to protect you, your family, and your property. Trained staff will review plans before construction begins, and will perform inspections during the project construction. While this does not guarantee a "perfect building" it does add protection and value to the structure.
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The owner is responsible for obtaining permits, or he or she may designate this responsibility to the contractor. When this happens the owner should be sure the contractor has obtained all the appropriate permits, and that the contractor receives all the inspection approvals.
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Inside the city limits, call the Building Division at (406) 657-8270.
Outside the city limits, call Emergency and General Services at (406) 256-2775.
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Contact a private surveyor. You can find a list of surveyors in the Yellow Pages. City staff is prohibited from surveying private property lines.
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While there are instances where a plan is not required, such as re-siding or re-roofing, many so-called "small jobs" are affected by building codes. The adding or deletion of a wall down the middle of a room can dramatically affect the existing and structural integrity of the building. A plan that clearly indicates the work to be done can avoid surprises and conflicts at the job site.
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Review time is based upon the number of plans currently in for plan review and current staffing levels. In most cases, plans are reviewed in the order in which they were submitted.
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Cemetery
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Gound level artifical flowers can be covered by snow and not seen by snow removal personel. This may result in damaged equipment or cause injury from airborn artifical flowers.
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Plot Finder was built using 2003 technology. Unfortunately the City's new web server will not support the old program. A solution to the problem is being worked on and it will be up soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Ground level flowers in standard flower containers are allowed in the Cemetery from May 15th until October 15th.
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Ground level flowers not in a standard flower container during the summer months, May 15th to Oct. 15 are not allowed except for a week and a day following the holiday. During the winter months Oct. 15th to May 15th, ground level flowers are not allowed except 3 days before a holiday and 3 days after a holiday.
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Under City Services;
- Click on Cemetery
- Then click on Plot Finder and type in the person's last name,enter
- Then click on Go To Plot of the first name of the person you are looking for.
- A printable map will appear
Plot Finder
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Please pick up your flowers by June 2nd. We will pick up any Memorial Day flowers not in standard flower containers a week and a day after Memorial Day.
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Ground level flowers placed in a standard flower container can be set out any time after May 15th. Flowers just set on the ground can not be put out before the Thursday before Memorial Day.
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The Cemetery Office, Information Tents and the Mausoleum will be opened to assist grave locations from 10 AM until 2 PM, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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City Attorney
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The phone number is (406) 256-2870.
The website is as follows: http://www.co.yellowstone.mt.gov/coattorney/
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Order of Protection applications are available at the clerk's office for Billings Municipal Court (2nd floor City Hall) and Yellowstone County Justice Court (6th floor Yellowstone County Courthouse). Return completed applications to the clerk's office for review by a judge. There is no charge for an Order of Protection.
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If the ticket was recent, we will ask that you contact the Billings Police Officer who issued the ticket. Often times the officer will remember what the offender looked like and can verify that you were not the individual he/she issued the citation to. After a thorough review of the police reports, court records and a visit with the police officer, the City Attorney's Office will determine whether or not to dismiss the charge against you.
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The City plays no role in landlord/tenant disputes, but the Tenant-Lanlord Hotline
may be able to answer your question. The number to the hotline is (888) 345-7474 or (406) 243-2907.
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City Clerk
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Contact Municipal Court at (406) 657-8203. Municipal Court is located at 220 N. 27th St., 2nd Floor.
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Contact the District Court at (406) 256-2851. District Court is located in the Yellowstone County Courthouse at 217 N. 27th St.
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Contact the Yellowstone County Motor Vehicle Department at (406) 256-2833 located in the Yellowstone County Courthouse, 217 N. 27th St.
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Contact the Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder's Office at (406) 256-2785 located in the Yellowstone County Courthouse, Room 401, 217 N. 27th St.
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Contact the City of Billings Finance Division at (406) 657-8364 located at 210 N. 27th St.
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Contact the Yellowstone County Clerk of District Court at (406) 256-2851 located in Room 702 of the Yellowstone County Courthouse.
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The City Council Regular Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The City Council Work Sessions are held on the first and third Mondays of each month. If a Federal Holiday falls on a Monday, the meetings are held on the following Tuesday.
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Contact the Yellowstone County Clerk of District Court at (406) 256-2869 located in Room 704 of the Yellowstone County Courthouse.
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Code Enforcement
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All junk vehicles, including vehicles that are not currently licensed, must be stored within an enclosed building or removed from the property after five (5) days. Within the city limits, please report violations to Cal Meyer ( meyerc@ci.billings.mt.us ), Don Vegge ( vegged@ci.billings.mt | |
