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Change of Use Permit in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado

RESEARCHED 2026-08-13: Cheyenne Wells has no standalone change-of-use permit application or fee -- change of use is one of the fields captured directly on the Town's own general Building Permit Application, confirmed via a direct read of the Town's current 2026 Building Permit form (downloaded from the Town's own document host, a scanned image PDF read in full). The form's fields include, verbatim: 'LAND IS PRESENTLY ZONED,' 'INTENDED USE OF STRUCTURE,' 'CLASS OF WORK: NEW__ADDITION__ALTERATION__REPAIR__MOVE__TEAR DOWN__,' 'CHANGING USE FROM,' and 'CHANGING USE TO' -- i.e., a change of use is processed as part of the same single combined form used for every other permit type in this file, not a separate application. It follows the Town's standard process: Town Manager inspection and signature, then Board of Trustees approval by motion at a regular monthly meeting, billed at the same $25.00 Building Permit Application Fee used for other work (per Resolution #02-2026). Whether the Town's separate $35.00 'Zoning/Animal Permit Application Fee' (also per Resolution #02-2026, whose own text notes 'Additional Fees May Apply') is also charged for a change-of-use filing specifically is NOT stated anywhere in the fee resolution and is not assumed either way. A genuine, unresolved gap remains on the substantive zoning side: the Town's currently codified Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) is explicitly '(RESERVED)' -- confirmed via full-text extraction of municipal_code.doc 2026-08-13 -- so there is no published zoning-use table to check a proposed new use against. A Zoning Ordinance (#285-2024) was the subject of a September 9, 2024 Board of Trustees public hearing per the Town's own hearing notice, and may have since established a use table, conditional-use process, or other change-of-use standard, but its full text was not located anywhere in this review.

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When you need this permit

  • Permit application submitted on the Town's combined Building Permit Application, which includes dedicated 'LAND IS PRESENTLY ZONED,' 'CHANGING USE FROM,' and 'CHANGING USE TO' fields (2026 Building Permit form, downloaded from the Town's own document host and read in full 2026-08-13)
  • Town Manager inspects and signs the permit prior to Board of Trustees approval, the same as any other Cheyenne Wells building permit
  • Board of Trustees approves the permit individually by motion at a regular monthly meeting
  • No specific zoning-district use table, use matrix, or code edition governing permitted/prohibited uses was found published by the Town -- Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) is explicitly labeled '(RESERVED)' in the Town's currently self-hosted code document (a 1989 Book Publishing Co. codification, downloaded and extracted in full 2026-08-13), so there is no published zoning-use table to check a proposed use against
  • A separate Zoning Ordinance (#285-2024) was the subject of a September 9, 2024 Board of Trustees public hearing, described in the Town's own hearing notice only as 'ZONING ORDINANCE' -- this ordinance's full text was not located anywhere in this review (not on the Resources page's current document list, not republished by Kiowa County Press beyond the hearing notice itself), so whether it establishes a formal use table, conditional-use process, or additional change-of-use requirement is unresolved

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Application FeeTown of Cheyenne Wells Resolution #02-2026, 2026 General Fee Schedule; applies to a change-of-use filing the same as any other Building Permit application, since the Town publishes only one combined form/fee structure for all permit types.
$25.00
Structural Square Foot Fee (if the change of use is accompanied by structural/floor-area work)Applies only if construction accompanies the change of use; a pure change of use with no construction scope may not trigger this fee -- not explicitly addressed in the Town's fee resolution.
$0.20 per sq ft
Zoning/Animal Permit Application Fee (may apply, not confirmed)A change of use is inherently a zoning determination, so this separate fee line may also apply, but Resolution #02-2026 does not specify which permit types trigger it. Confirm directly with the Town Clerk Administrator before applying rather than assuming either way.
$35.00 ("Additional Fees May Apply" per the resolution's own text)

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Town Manager Inspection

    Town Manager inspects the project and signs the permit prior to Board of Trustees approval, same as any other structural permit in Cheyenne Wells

Tips

  • Cheyenne Wells' Building Permit Application form itself is the change-of-use mechanism -- there is no separate application to fill out. Complete the 'CHANGING USE FROM' and 'CHANGING USE TO' fields alongside the rest of the form.
  • Confirm with the Town Clerk Administrator (719-767-5865, dktcw@rebeltec.net) whether the separate $35.00 Zoning/Animal Permit Application Fee applies in addition to the base $25.00 Building Permit fee for a change-of-use filing -- the Town's fee resolution lists both fees but does not specify which permit types trigger the zoning fee.
  • Because Title 17 (Zoning) is reserved/blank in the Town's own codified Municipal Code, and the Town's actual current zoning ordinance (#285-2024, publicly noticed September 2024) is not published anywhere online, there is no way to self-check whether a proposed new use is permitted in a given zone before applying -- confirm directly with the Town.

Frequently asked questions

Cheyenne Wells requires a change of use permit for: Permit application submitted on the Town's combined Building Permit Application, which includes dedicated 'LAND IS PRESENTLY ZONED,' 'CHANGING USE FROM,' and 'CHANGING USE TO' fields (2026 Building Permit form, downloaded from the Town's own document host and read in full 2026-08-13); Town Manager inspects and signs the permit prior to Board of Trustees approval, the same as any other Cheyenne Wells building permit; Board of Trustees approves the permit individually by motion at a regular monthly meeting; No specific zoning-district use table, use matrix, or code edition governing permitted/prohibited uses was found published by the Town -- Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) is explicitly labeled '(RESERVED)' in the Town's currently self-hosted code document (a 1989 Book Publishing Co. codification, downloaded and extracted in full 2026-08-13), so there is no published zoning-use table to check a proposed use against; A separate Zoning Ordinance (#285-2024) was the subject of a September 9, 2024 Board of Trustees public hearing, described in the Town's own hearing notice only as 'ZONING ORDINANCE' -- this ordinance's full text was not located anywhere in this review (not on the Resources page's current document list, not republished by Kiowa County Press beyond the hearing notice itself), so whether it establishes a formal use table, conditional-use process, or additional change-of-use requirement is unresolved. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Cheyenne Wells — Board of Trustees / Town Clerk Administrator (Town Manager reviews and signs permits; Board of Trustees approves by motion) at 719-767-5865 (Town of Cheyenne Wells direct line, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23 -- distinct from the Cheyenne County Land Use Administrator line 719-767-5872 previously the only number located) before starting work.

In Cheyenne Wells, the published Building Permit Application Fee is: $25.00. Additional published fees: Structural Square Foot Fee (if the change of use is accompanied by structural/floor-area work) — $0.20 per sq ft; Zoning/Animal Permit Application Fee (may apply, not confirmed) — $35.00 ("Additional Fees May Apply" per the resolution's own text). These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Cheyenne Wells does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Cheyenne Wells — Board of Trustees / Town Clerk Administrator (Town Manager reviews and signs permits; Board of Trustees approves by motion) at 719-767-5865 (Town of Cheyenne Wells direct line, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23 -- distinct from the Cheyenne County Land Use Administrator line 719-767-5872 previously the only number located) for current turnaround.

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

Cheyenne Wells requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use permit, in order: Town Manager Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Cheyenne Wells — Board of Trustees / Town Clerk Administrator (Town Manager reviews and signs permits; Board of Trustees approves by motion) (719-767-5865 (Town of Cheyenne Wells direct line, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23 -- distinct from the Cheyenne County Land Use Administrator line 719-767-5872 previously the only number located)).

Apply through Town of Cheyenne Wells — Board of Trustees / Town Clerk Administrator (Town Manager reviews and signs permits; Board of Trustees approves by motion) at Cheyenne Wells City Complex, Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810. Phone: 719-767-5865 (Town of Cheyenne Wells direct line, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23 -- distinct from the Cheyenne County Land Use Administrator line 719-767-5872 previously the only number located), email: dktcw@rebeltec.net (Town Clerk Administrator's office, confirmed via the town's own live Payments page 2026-07-23). Official information: https://www.townofcheyennewells.com (redirects to a GoDaddy-hosted staging domain, chh.228.myftpupload.com — confirmed live and reachable via real-browser navigation 2026-07-13, correcting an earlier finding that no standalone official town website existed. The site's Resources page hosts the town's actual downloadable Building Permit application form ('BUILDING PERMIT 1', .doc) and its current Municipal Code ('municipal_code.doc'), but has NO dedicated permitting/fee-schedule subpage or stated review-timeline language — see codesAdopted and reviewTimelineNote below for what was found in those two documents. https://kiowacountypress.net remains the more complete source for this town's recent (2025-2026) fee-resolution and permit-approval activity via its own Board of Trustees meeting minutes.).

No. Change of use is captured directly on the Town's general Building Permit Application, which includes dedicated 'CHANGING USE FROM' and 'CHANGING USE TO' fields alongside the standard construction fields -- confirmed by a direct read of the Town's current 2026 Building Permit form. It follows the same Town Manager inspection / Board of Trustees motion-approval process as any other permit.

None are published in a form applicants can self-check. The Town's currently codified Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) is entirely reserved/blank, and a newer Zoning Ordinance (#285-2024, publicly noticed for a hearing September 9, 2024) may have since established use standards, but its adopted text is not published online. Confirm directly with the Town Clerk Administrator before applying.

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