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Change of Use / Change of Occupancy Permit in Jerome, Arizona

Jerome has no dedicated Change of Use or Change of Occupancy permit type, application, checklist, or fee line — a genuine gap confirmed by checking the Town's Forms & Applications page (whose Building Department Forms list only 'Building Permit Extension' and 'Building Permit application,' with no Change of Use-specific document, unlike neighboring Apache Junction's dedicated Change of Use Explanation and Checklist pair), the complete 9-page Official Fee Schedule (no 'occupancy' or 'change of use' line item found), and Town Code Chapter 7 (Building and Safety Codes, adopting the 2012 IBC by Resolution 544, current through March 2022, with no local occupancy-change amendments found). A use change in Jerome is instead processed, to the extent it is processed at all as a distinct step, through the general Building Permit Application under the adopted 2012 IBC's own Section 111 (Certificate of Occupancy) framework, and separately interacts with the Zoning Ordinance's off-street parking base-count rule (Section 510.B.4) and, if the new use is not permitted by-right in its zoning district, the Conditional Use Permit process (Section 302, $500 fee).

Reviewed 2026-08-04 · Source

When you need this permit

  • No dedicated Change of Use / Change of Occupancy application, checklist, or explanation document is published on the Town's Forms & Applications page — confirmed absent from both the Building Department Forms and Planning & Zoning Forms lists as of this review
  • Jerome's adopted 2012 IBC (Resolution 544) governs Certificate of Occupancy generally under its own Section 111, but the Town's own published codesAdopted list (2012 IBC/IRC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IPMC, 1997 UBC Appendix 33, 2003 Administrative Code, 2018 IFC, 2011 NEC) does NOT include the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — the ICC's dedicated companion publication that supplies the detailed, tiered change-of-occupancy compliance paths for existing buildings in the 2012 code cycle. Without a locally adopted IEBC, a change-of-occupancy scope in Jerome would default to full current-2012-IBC compliance for new work rather than the IEBC's alternative compliance paths used by some other Arizona jurisdictions in this dataset — a genuine code-adoption gap, not an assumption
  • If a change of use requires MORE off-street parking than the 'base number' of spaces established for the building's use at the time the parking ordinance passed, the increase must satisfy the parking schedule in Zoning Ordinance Section 510.D (Section 510.B.4); a change of use that would need FEWER spaces does not reduce the building's established base parking count, and the property may revert to a higher-parking-demand use without penalty within five years
  • If the proposed new use is not a permitted (by-right) use in the property's zoning district, a Conditional Use Permit (Zoning Ordinance Section 302) is required from the Town Council: written application to the Zoning Administrator, public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission with a recommendation to Council, a $500 fee, and the granted use permit must commence within six months of issuance or lapse
  • A pure change of use with no exterior work is NOT among the project types Zoning Ordinance Section 304.B lists as requiring Design Review Board review — so a use change alone does not trigger the Town-wide Historic Overlay District's Design Review process by itself, unlike new construction, signage, or exterior alterations
  • Because the entire town lies within the Historic Overlay District (Section 511.C), any exterior work that accompanies the change of use (new signage, altered storefront, new entrance) would separately trigger Design Review Board or Zoning Administrator review under Section 304, layered on top of whatever occupancy process applies to the use change itself
  • No published fee for a standalone Certificate of Occupancy was found anywhere in the Town's Official Fee Schedule — a gap already independently documented in this file's commercial-building-permit entry and re-confirmed here

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Fee schedule

Change of Use / Change of Occupancy Review (no construction work)No fee line for a standalone change-of-use/occupancy review was found anywhere in the Town's complete Official Fee Schedule (current as of July 1, 2026). It may default to Schedule A-1's general 'Minimum permit fee' ($50.00) or 'Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated' ($50.00/hour, minimum half hour) catch-all provisions, but this file does not confirm that application to a change-of-use scenario specifically — a genuine, actively-chased gap rather than an assumption.
None published
Certificate of OccupancyNo dedicated Certificate of Occupancy fee line exists in the Official Fee Schedule — the same gap already documented in this file's commercial-building-permit entry, re-confirmed during this research
None published
Conditional Use Permit FeeTown of Jerome Official Fee Schedule, Planning and Zoning section — applies only if the new use requires a CUP because it is not permitted by-right in the property's zoning district (Zoning Ordinance Section 302)
$500

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Occupancy/Use Verification Inspection

    Building Inspector confirms the space meets applicable code requirements for the new occupancy classification before any certificate or approval is issued

See the full Jerome inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Jerome has no dedicated Change of Use paperwork at all — unlike Apache Junction's detailed guidance documents and $150 flat fee for a pure change of occupancy, Jerome's Forms & Applications page lists no Change of Use-specific form. A use change here appears to run through the same general Building Permit Application (if any construction accompanies it) plus, if applicable, the Conditional Use Permit process. Confirm the exact current procedure directly with the Building Inspector before relying on this as a complete picture — this is a genuinely under-documented area of Jerome's permitting system.
  • Watch the off-street parking base-count rule (Zoning Ordinance Section 510.B.4): moving into a higher-parking-demand use resets your obligation to the new use's parking schedule, but moving to a lower-demand use preserves your building's original higher parking count as a five-year grace/reversion right.
  • A pure change of use with no exterior work does not, by itself, trigger Design Review Board review — but almost any accompanying exterior change (new sign, new entrance, altered facade) will, given the Town-wide Historic Overlay District, so budget for that separately if your new use needs new signage or storefront changes.
  • If your new use isn't a permitted use in the property's zoning district, the Conditional Use Permit process (Section 302, $500, Town Council-level approval with a public hearing) is a materially bigger undertaking than a simple occupancy reclassification — confirm zoning-district permitted-use status with the Zoning Administrator early, before assuming a simple paperwork change is all that's needed.

Frequently asked questions

Not for the use change itself — 'change of use' is not among the project types Zoning Ordinance Section 304.B lists as requiring Design Review Board review. However, because the entire town lies within the Historic Overlay District, any accompanying exterior work (new signage, altered storefront, new entrance) would separately trigger Section 304 review.

In Jerome, the published Change of Use / Change of Occupancy Review (no construction work) is: None published. Additional published fees: Certificate of Occupancy — None published; Conditional Use Permit Fee — $500. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Jerome does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Jerome Building Department (Planning & Zoning Dept.) — Building Inspector at 928-634-7943 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application. Depending on your project, Jerome may also ask for: General Land Use Application (fillable); CUP Checklist (fillable). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Jerome requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use / change of occupancy permit, in order: Occupancy/Use Verification Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Jerome Building Department (Planning & Zoning Dept.) — Building Inspector (928-634-7943).

Apply through Town of Jerome Building Department (Planning & Zoning Dept.) — Building Inspector at 600 Clark Street, P.O. Box 335, Jerome, AZ 86331. Phone: 928-634-7943, email: b.wolstencroft@jerome.az.gov. Office hours: Town Hall: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Building Inspector: Barry Wolstencroft (b.wolstencroft@jerome.az.gov, 928-634-7943, fax 928-634-0715). Building permit applications are filed at Town Hall (PO Box 335 / 600 Clark St.) only AFTER the project has received required approval from the Design Review Board and/or Zoning Administrator; inspections are scheduled approximately one week in advance and the Town states it is not liable for work delays due to inspection scheduling.. Official information: https://jerome.az.gov/building-inspection.

Jerome, 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). Despite its very small size (population approximately 450), the Town of Jerome runs its own genuinely independent Building Department with a named Building Inspector (Barry Wolstencroft), its own adopted code chapter (Town Code Chapter 7, Building and Safety Codes), and its own Council-adopted fee schedule (Schedule A-1) — it does NOT defer building-permit administration to Yavapai County. Source: Town of Jerome Building Inspection page (jerome.az.gov/building-inspection) and Building Codes page (jerome.az.gov/building-codes).; 2012 International Building Code (IBC), adopted by Resolution 544. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page (jerome.az.gov/building-codes).; 2012 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (IRC), adopted by Resolution 545. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; 2012 International Plumbing Code (IPC), including Appendices B, C, D, and E, adopted by Resolution 547. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC), adopted by Resolution 548 — notably TWO editions behind the electrical-code cycle used by most other AZ jurisdictions reviewed in this dataset (which have generally moved to the 2023 NEC); confirmed as currently listed on the Town's own Building Codes page, not assumed. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; 2012 International Mechanical Code (IMC), adopted by Resolution 546. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; 2012 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), including Appendices A, B, C, and D, adopted by Resolution 549. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; 2012 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), adopted by Resolution 550 and Ordinance 430. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; Appendix 33 of the 1997 Uniform Building Code (UBC), serving as the Town's Grading Ordinance, adopted by Ordinance 358. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; Town of Jerome Administrative Code (2003 Edition), adopted by Ordinance 358 — governs local permit administration provisions layered on top of the ICC codes (e.g., the Section 108.8 reinspection-fee citation used in the Town's own Fee Schedule). Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; 2018 International Fire Code (IFC), adopted by Resolution 635 — notably a much newer edition than the 2012-vintage building/residential/plumbing/mechanical/fuel-gas code set, and the only code in Jerome's adopted set current within the last decade. Source: Town of Jerome Building Codes page.; IMPORTANT — Historic Overlay District (Jerome Zoning Ordinance Section 511.C): the Historic Overlay District boundary 'shall include all areas within the corporate limits of the Town of Jerome' — i.e., the ENTIRE town is inside the Historic Overlay District, not just a subset of downtown parcels. As a result, Design Review Board (or, for minor listed items, Zoning Administrator) approval under Zoning Ordinance Section 304 is a mandatory prerequisite BEFORE a building permit application can even be submitted to the Building Inspector, for nearly every exterior construction project Town-wide. Source: Jerome Zoning Ordinance (current through July 2024), Sections 304 and 511 (jerome.az.gov/documents/76/Zoning_Ordinance_updated_thru_July_2024.pdf); Building Permit Application Packet ('We provide the following information to assist you in applying for a permit once the Design Review Board has approved your project.').. Local amendments apply — see the Jerome overview page for the full list.

No dedicated Change of Use application, checklist, or fee line is published by the Town — confirmed by checking the Forms & Applications page and the complete Official Fee Schedule. A use change is instead processed through the general Building Permit Application (under the adopted 2012 IBC's Section 111, Certificate of Occupancy) and, if the new use needs more parking or isn't permitted by-right in the zoning district, the Off-Street Parking (Section 510) and/or Conditional Use Permit (Section 302) provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Confirm the exact current procedure with the Building Inspector, since no single consolidated Change of Use document exists.

Sources & verification

Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-08-04.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Jerome building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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