Certificate of Occupancy / Change of Use in Fredonia, Arizona

Fredonia requires a certificate of occupancy / change of use permit for: No standalone Certificate of Occupancy or Change of Use application exists in Fredonia's Code of Ordinances (Chapter 151, Building Regulations, runs only to §§ 151.01-151.07; Chapter 153, Zoning, §§ 153.020-153.023 cover building permits, zone changes, conditional use permits, and plan review, with no dedicated CO or change-of-use section) — confirmed after reviewing the full text of every section in both chapters; For new construction or alteration: a Certificate of Occupancy (or temporary occupancy permit) is issued only after the Final Inspection passes under the general Building Permit process; no building may be occupied before this (Town of Fredonia Building Permit Packet, pp. 9-10) — already documented in this file's residential-building-permit entry; For a new business, business name change, business location change, or new ownership of an existing business in Fredonia: a Business License Application must be filed with the Town Office, which includes physical/mailing address, business classification, and a certification that inspections of the premises — 'including, but not limited to: fire, building, zoning and safety' — are involved in the application; Business License fee schedule (published directly on the Business License Application form): Industrial $100; Commercial $50; Home Based $25; If the change of use/occupancy also involves modifying or adding fire-protection systems, or constitutes a 'Building Change of Use' or 'Occupancy Classification Change' as OSFM defines it, the project must additionally be submitted to the Arizona Office of the State Fire Marshal for state fire-code compliance review, because Fredonia has not adopted a local fire code (OSFM Plan Review - Permitting and Inspection page; see this jurisdiction's fire-sprinkler-alarm-permit entry for OSFM's process, fees, and statutory timeline); No published processing-time figure for the Business License Application itself (as distinct from the building-permit or OSFM timelines already documented elsewhere in this file) was found on the Town's site, the Business License PDF, or the Doing Business page after an exhaustive search — this is a confirmed gap, not an omission. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Fredonia Building Department (Office of the Town Clerk — Building Inspector duties vested in the Clerk's office per Town Code) at 928-643-7241 before starting work.

Per the fee schedule printed directly on the Business License Application: $100 for Industrial, $50 for Commercial, and $25 for Home Based businesses.

Fredonia does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Fredonia Building Department (Office of the Town Clerk — Building Inspector duties vested in the Clerk's office per Town Code) at 928-643-7241 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Town of Fredonia Business License Application. Depending on your project, Fredonia may also ask for: Town of Fredonia Building Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Fredonia requires 2 inspection(s) for a certificate of occupancy / change of use permit, in order: Business Premises Inspection, Final Inspection (if construction/alteration involved). Schedule each through Town of Fredonia Building Department (Office of the Town Clerk — Building Inspector duties vested in the Clerk's office per Town Code) (928-643-7241).

Apply through Town of Fredonia Building Department (Office of the Town Clerk — Building Inspector duties vested in the Clerk's office per Town Code) at 25 N Main St. / PO Box 217, Fredonia, AZ 86022. Phone: 928-643-7241, email: townclerk@fredonia.net. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (Fax: 928-643-7627). Applications are submitted in person or by mail using the Town's paper Building Permit Packet (permit application, requirement checklist, soils test forms, owner/builder agreement, fee schedule and general information). Per Town Code § 151.06, the Building Inspector's administrative authority for all building, plumbing, electrical, and other inspections is vested in the Office of the Town Clerk; the Council may authorize additional persons to perform inspection work or other functions required by the chapter.. Official information: https://www.fredoniaaz.gov/forms-documents.

No. Fredonia's Code of Ordinances has no standalone CO or change-of-use application. For new construction, the Certificate of Occupancy is issued after the Final Inspection passes under the general Building Permit. For a new business, tenant, or ownership change in an existing building, the Town's Business License Application is the operative process, and it references fire/building/zoning/safety inspections of the premises.

Yes, potentially. The Arizona Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) lists 'Building Change of Use' and 'Occupancy Classification Change' as project types requiring its own plan review, because Fredonia has not adopted a local fire code. Whether a specific project triggers this depends on the scope of the change; see this jurisdiction's fire-sprinkler-alarm-permit entry for OSFM's process and fees.