Change of Use Permit in Delta, Colorado

Delta requires a change of use permit for: 'CHANGE OF USE' is Section 7 of the City of Delta Building Permit Application, with FROM/TO fields — a distinct section from the form's Type of Work checkboxes (New/Addition/Remodel/Foundation/Re-Roof/Other); Governed by the City's adopted 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC); the locally-amended IFC Sec. 1101.1 additionally authorizes the fire code official to apply IFC Chapter 11 (Existing Buildings) requirements when a building is undergoing a change of occupancy under the 2018 IBC or IEBC; Total Cost of Labor & Materials (valuation) is a required field on the Building Permit Application for every submission, including a change-of-use application — the form provides no exemption from this field for a use-only change with no accompanying construction scope; The application's Office Use Only section includes a 'FIRE SPRINKLERS REQUIRED — YES/NO' checkbox reviewed by City staff, meaning a change of use can trigger a fire-sprinkler requirement determination as part of the same review (see the fire-sprinkler-alarm-permit entry); If the new use is not permitted-by-right in the applicable zoning district, the City's Land Development fee schedule lists a 'Conditional Use/Change in Nonconforming Use' process ($200.00 fee) as the general mechanism for approving a use not allowed outright by zoning; no change-of-use-specific zoning citation beyond this general fee-schedule line item has been verified in the Delta Municipal Code's zoning chapters; Separate permits for electrical, solar, and mechanical work (City) and plumbing (State of Colorado) still apply if the change of use involves any construction/trade work, per the standard Building Permit Application disclosures documented elsewhere for this jurisdiction. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Delta Building Department (Community Development) at 970-874-7909 before starting work.

It is billed on the same valuation-based Table 3B Building Permit Fee schedule used for all other Delta building permits — there is no separate published fee line specific to Change of Use, and how a pure use-change application with $0 declared construction value is charged is not confirmed by any City document. If the new use requires zoning approval, a separate $200.00 Conditional Use/Change in Nonconforming Use fee may also apply.

Delta does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Delta Building Department (Community Development) at 970-874-7909 for current turnaround.

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

Delta requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use permit, in order: Final Inspection. Schedule each through City of Delta Building Department (Community Development) (970-874-7909).

Apply through City of Delta Building Department (Community Development) at 360 Main Street, Delta, CO 81416. Phone: 970-874-7909, email: comdev@cityofdelta.net. Office hours: Not published on the City's Building page or other City documents; inspection requests are called in from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 970-874-7909, per the City's Inspection Guidelines (updated 6-12-2023). General City Hall address is 360 Main Street, Delta, CO 81416, main line (970) 874-7566.. Official information: https://www.cityofdelta.net/cd/page/building.

Delta, Colorado has adopted: 2018 International Building Code (IBC) — per the City of Delta Building Department page (https://www.cityofdelta.net/cd/page/building); 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC); 2018 International Residential Code (IRC); 2018 International Fire Code (IFC); 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — adopted per the City's own Building page, but plumbing permitting/inspection itself is performed by the State of Colorado, not the City (see localAmendments); 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — electrical permitting IS performed by the City of Delta (unlike several peer Colorado home-rule cities, e.g. Montrose, where the State Electrical Board handles it); NOTE — code-edition discrepancy: the City's own 2026 Schedule of Fees and Charges (Table 3A, Building Permit Fees valuation table) is explicitly headed 'Group (2024 International Building Code)', a newer edition than the 2018 IBC named on the Building Department page itself. Both are official City-published documents; confirm the currently-enforced IBC edition directly with the Building Department (970-874-7909) before relying on either figure for design compliance.. Local amendments apply — see the Delta overview page for the full list.

Yes. 'CHANGE OF USE' is Section 7 of the City's standard Building Permit Application (a FROM/TO field, separate from the Type of Work checkboxes), governed by the City's adopted 2018 IEBC and, where applicable, the locally-amended IFC Chapter 11 provisions for existing buildings undergoing a change of occupancy.