Change of Use (via Commercial Building Permit) -- No Distinct Certificate of Occupancy Product in Eagar, Arizona

Eagar requires a change of use (via commercial building permit) -- no distinct certificate of occupancy product for: A change in use of an existing commercial building or space is processed through the Town's Commercial Building Permit Application, which states: 'ALL NEW COMMERCIAL PROJECTS & ADDITIONS TO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, OR CHANGES IN USE WHICH EQUAL 3000 SQ. FT. OR MORE, MUST HAVE A STAMP ON THE PLANS FROM AN ARIZONA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER'; Changes in use equal to 3,000 sq ft or more require a stamp on the plans from an Arizona-certified/registered design professional, the same threshold already documented on the commercial-building-permit entry; Two plot plans and two sets of plans/specifications required, per the same Commercial Building Permit requirements already documented elsewhere in this record; All commercial projects, including changes in use, must be approved by the Town's Design Review Board; No distinct final 'Certificate of Occupancy' document or fee was found published -- the Commercial Building Permit's own Final inspection (already documented in the commercial-building-permit entry) is the last step described in the Town's own materials. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Eagar Community Development Department — Building Department at 928-333-4128 ext. 222 (Community Development); ext. 230 or ext. 228 (Building Department inspection requests) before starting work.

Eagar's published plan-review target for a change of use (via commercial building permit) -- no distinct certificate of occupancy product is 10–10 business days.

You'll need: Commercial Building Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Eagar requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use (via commercial building permit) -- no distinct certificate of occupancy product, in order: Final. Schedule each through Town of Eagar Community Development Department — Building Department (928-333-4128 ext. 222 (Community Development); ext. 230 or ext. 228 (Building Department inspection requests)).

Apply through Town of Eagar Community Development Department — Building Department at 22 W. 2nd St., PO Box 1300, Eagar, AZ 85925. Phone: 928-333-4128 ext. 222 (Community Development); ext. 230 or ext. 228 (Building Department inspection requests), email: No published department email address found as of the last verification; contact via phone at 928-333-4128 ext. 222 (Community Development) or submit a request via the Town's 'Submit a Request or Concern' web form.. Office hours: Community Development Department: 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday (Town of Eagar operates a 4-day, 10-hour workweek). Building Department inspection requests are taken 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday or 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Fridays, per the Town's own permit application forms, and should be made at least 24 hours in advance.. Official information: https://www.eagaraz.gov/o/tofe/page/building.

Eagar, Arizona has adopted: Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/county authority under state enabling statutes (e.g., A.R.S. Title 9 for municipalities). The Town of Eagar runs its own Community Development / Building Department and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes; it does NOT defer building permitting to Apache County or to the neighboring Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Eagar Building page (eagaraz.gov/o/tofe/page/building) and the Town's own published Building, Commercial, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Demolition Permit Application forms, each captioned 'Return this application... to the Building Department.'; 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page (eagaraz.gov/o/tofe/page/building): 'Adopted Building Codes – 2018 IRC, IBC, IPC, IMC, IPMC, IFC and 2011 NEC.'; 2018 International Building Code (IBC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar for commercial/non-residential construction. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.; 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.; 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.; 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.; 2018 International Fire Code (IFC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar as its uniform fire code. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page. (Fire/EMS response in the Round Valley — Eagar and Springerville jointly — is provided by the Round Valley Fire & Medical Department, a genuinely joint public-safety service; this is distinct from building-code adoption and permitting, which each town administers separately.); 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar (electrical code cycle predates the 2018 ICC set). Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.; Note on code-text access: the Town's Code of Ordinances (Title 15, Buildings and Construction) is hosted on Municode Library (library.municode.com/az/eagar) behind an authenticated application, with no publicly readable mirror of the Title 15 text. The specific code edition years above are instead sourced directly from the Town's own Building Design Specifications page, which is a primary, town-published, non-mirror source.. Local amendments apply — see the Eagar overview page for the full list.

No. The Town of Eagar's own Commercial Building Permit Application explicitly states it covers new commercial projects, additions, and changes in use -- there is no distinct Certificate of Occupancy or Change of Use permit, application, or fee. A change of use is submitted and reviewed the same way as any other commercial building permit, with approval normally given within 10 working days.

Yes, if the space involved is 3,000 sq ft or more -- the Town's Commercial Building Permit Application states this stamp requirement applies to new commercial projects, additions, AND changes in use of that size, as a single combined rule.