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Change of Use / Change of Occupancy Permit (South Metro Fire Rescue) in Columbine Valley, Colorado

South Metro Fire Rescue's own published fee schedule lists a distinct 'Change of Use' line item ($174.24 plan check + $413.75 inspection = $587.99 total), and SMFR's own live 'About Us' page confirms Columbine Valley as a directly served jurisdiction — so this fee mechanism genuinely exists and would apply to a Columbine Valley property. HOWEVER, unlike sibling town Bow Mar (whose own Ordinance No. 340 added a new IFC Sec. 105.6.25 explicitly requiring a fire-code-official permit for anyone who 'intends to ... change occupancy of a building'), no equivalent Columbine Valley-specific ordinance provision creating a change-of-use or change-of-occupancy permit REQUIREMENT was located after directly checking the Town's live Building Codes page, Building Permits page, Other Permits page, Fee Schedule, and the full Zoning Code and Land Use Regulations (Trustee Bill #6, Series 2020) — none of these Columbine Valley-published documents use the phrase 'change of occupancy' or 'change of use' as a defined permit trigger. Separately, and administered by the Town rather than SMFR, the Town's Building Department issues a Certificate of Occupancy following a passed final inspection for permitted construction work (documented in this file's residential-building-permit entry), but this is tied to new construction/remodel completion, not to a standalone occupancy-change scenario. Given Columbine Valley's exclusively residential zoning and confirmed absence of any commercial district (see this file's tipsAndGotchas), the realistic change-of-occupancy scenario here is narrow to begin with. This entry is rated 'partial' confidence specifically because the SMFR fee line item and general district-service facts are verified, but whether/when this SMFR permit is actually invoked for a Columbine Valley property absent a located Town-level ordinance trigger (the kind Bow Mar has) could not be confirmed.

Reviewed 2026-08-13 · Source

When you need this permit

  • South Metro Fire Rescue's own published 'Systems and Other Fees' schedule lists a distinct 'Change of Use' line item with its own plan-check and inspection fee — confirming the fee mechanism is real and currently administered by SMFR district-wide, independent of any single member town's own code text
  • No Columbine Valley-specific ordinance, resolution, or published Town page was located that creates an affirmative 'change of occupancy' or 'change of use' PERMIT REQUIREMENT the way Bow Mar's Ordinance No. 340 (new IFC Sec. 105.6.25) does — checked the Town's live Building Codes, Building Permits, Other Permits, and Fee Schedule pages directly, plus the full Zoning Code and Land Use Regulations (Trustee Bill #6, Series 2020, all Articles I-IV read in full 2026-08-13); none use the phrase
  • Separately, and administered by the Town of Columbine Valley (not SMFR): the Town's Building Department issues a Certificate of Occupancy following a passed final inspection, per this file's residential-building-permit entry's Inspections section — this process is framed around new-construction/remodel completion rather than a distinct change-of-occupancy scenario for an existing building
  • Given Columbine Valley's exclusively residential zoning (seven districts per Art. I, Sec. 5, with no active commercial district — see this file's tipsAndGotchas), the realistic change-of-occupancy scenarios here are narrow — e.g., converting non-habitable accessory space to a different residential occupancy, or an occupancy change tied to an addition or remodel — not a commercial-tenant occupancy reclassification, since no such use exists anywhere in Town
  • Confirm directly with South Metro Fire Rescue (via the Accela Permit Portal, 303-522-3331 or the Town's own Building Department, 303-795-1434) which permit intake, if any, actually governs a specific proposed change of occupancy, since no single published Columbine Valley document walks through this workflow

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Change of Use (South Metro Fire Rescue)SMFR 'Systems and Other Fees' schedule, Miscellaneous Fees section, directly read 2026-08-13. NOTE: this line item appears on a page of SMFR's own fee-schedule PDF headed 'Effective Date: January 1, 2025,' while other pages of the same document (including the sprinkler/alarm fee tables used in this file's fire-sprinkler-alarm-permit entry) are headed 'Effective Date: January 1, 2026' — a genuine internal dating inconsistency in SMFR's own published document, flagged rather than silently normalized; confirm the currently-effective figure directly with SMFR before budgeting. Whether this fee is actually assessed on a Columbine Valley property depends on whether SMFR's change-of-use review is invoked for that project in the first place, which is not independently confirmed for Columbine Valley (see this entry's description).
$174.24 plan check + $413.75 inspection = $587.99 total
Certificate of Occupancy (Town of Columbine Valley)No distinct CO fee, separate from the underlying Building Permit fee already paid, is published on the Town's Fee Schedule webpage or PDF (checked directly 2026-08-13) — appears bundled into the Building Permit fee rather than carrying its own additional charge.
Not published — contact the department

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

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    Town of Columbine Valley Certificate of Occupancy Inspection

    Final inspection by the Town Building Department confirming the property is ready for occupancy, if a new or updated Certificate of Occupancy is required as part of the change; Certificates of Occupancy are issued following a passed final inspection per this file's residential-building-permit entry

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

Tips

  • Don't assume Columbine Valley's change-of-occupancy process mirrors Bow Mar's just because both towns share SMFR as their fire protection district — Bow Mar's SMFR change-of-use permit traces to a specific ordinance provision (IFC Sec. 105.6.25) that could not be located in Columbine Valley's own published code; confirm directly with the Town and SMFR before assuming this fee/process applies to a specific project.
  • Given the Town's total absence of commercial zoning, don't expect a business/tenant occupancy-reclassification scenario here — the practical Columbine Valley use case, if any, is closer to a residential occupancy change tied to an addition or an accessory-space conversion.
  • The Town's own Certificate of Occupancy (issued after a passed final inspection on a permitted construction project) is the one change-of-occupancy-adjacent process that IS clearly documented for Columbine Valley — treat SMFR's separate 'Change of Use' fee line item as a possible additional step to confirm, not a substitute for the Town's own CO process.

Frequently asked questions

Columbine Valley requires a change of use / change of occupancy permit (south metro fire rescue) for: South Metro Fire Rescue's own published 'Systems and Other Fees' schedule lists a distinct 'Change of Use' line item with its own plan-check and inspection fee — confirming the fee mechanism is real and currently administered by SMFR district-wide, independent of any single member town's own code text; No Columbine Valley-specific ordinance, resolution, or published Town page was located that creates an affirmative 'change of occupancy' or 'change of use' PERMIT REQUIREMENT the way Bow Mar's Ordinance No. 340 (new IFC Sec. 105.6.25) does — checked the Town's live Building Codes, Building Permits, Other Permits, and Fee Schedule pages directly, plus the full Zoning Code and Land Use Regulations (Trustee Bill #6, Series 2020, all Articles I-IV read in full 2026-08-13); none use the phrase; Separately, and administered by the Town of Columbine Valley (not SMFR): the Town's Building Department issues a Certificate of Occupancy following a passed final inspection, per this file's residential-building-permit entry's Inspections section — this process is framed around new-construction/remodel completion rather than a distinct change-of-occupancy scenario for an existing building; Given Columbine Valley's exclusively residential zoning (seven districts per Art. I, Sec. 5, with no active commercial district — see this file's tipsAndGotchas), the realistic change-of-occupancy scenarios here are narrow — e.g., converting non-habitable accessory space to a different residential occupancy, or an occupancy change tied to an addition or remodel — not a commercial-tenant occupancy reclassification, since no such use exists anywhere in Town; Confirm directly with South Metro Fire Rescue (via the Accela Permit Portal, 303-522-3331 or the Town's own Building Department, 303-795-1434) which permit intake, if any, actually governs a specific proposed change of occupancy, since no single published Columbine Valley document walks through this workflow. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Columbine Valley Building Department at 303-795-1434 before starting work.

In Columbine Valley, the published Change of Use (South Metro Fire Rescue) is: $174.24 plan check + $413.75 inspection = $587.99 total. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Columbine Valley does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Columbine Valley Building Department at 303-795-1434 for current turnaround.

Depending on your project, Columbine Valley may also ask for: SMFR Change of Occupancy Application; Certificate of Occupancy Request (Town of Columbine Valley Building Department). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Columbine Valley requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use / change of occupancy permit (south metro fire rescue), in order: Town of Columbine Valley Certificate of Occupancy Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Columbine Valley Building Department (303-795-1434).

Apply through Town of Columbine Valley Building Department at 2 Middlefield Road, Columbine Valley, CO 80123. Phone: 303-795-1434, email: bzapata-diaz@columbinevalley.org. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., or by appointment (Town Hall itself is open until 4 p.m.). Building Department Coordinator: Bonnie Zapata-Diaz. Inspection requests must be called in to 303-795-1434 between 8 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday. Dispatch line (non-emergency): 303-795-4711.. Official information: https://columbinevalley.org/building-department/.

Partially confirmed. South Metro Fire Rescue's own published fee schedule lists a 'Change of Use' fee ($587.99 total) that applies district-wide, and SMFR directly serves Columbine Valley. But unlike Bow Mar, whose own ordinance (IFC Sec. 105.6.25) explicitly requires a fire-code-official permit for any change of occupancy, no equivalent Columbine Valley-specific ordinance provision was found after directly checking the Town's Building Codes, Building Permits, Other Permits, Fee Schedule pages, and full Zoning Code. Confirm directly with the Town and SMFR whether a specific proposed change actually triggers this fee.

The Town's Building Department issues a Certificate of Occupancy following a passed final inspection for permitted construction work — this is the one clearly-documented Columbine Valley process touching on occupancy status. It is framed around completed new construction or remodel work rather than a standalone change-of-occupancy application for an existing building.

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