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Change of Use / Change of Occupancy Permit in Eagle, Colorado

Eagle has no standalone 'change of use permit' application, checklist, or fee line distinct from its ordinary Building Permit process — confirmed absent from the Forms, Permits, Fees & Applications page and the 2026 Master Fee Schedule, both checked directly this session. Instead, the Town's own 2021 IBC Amendments do the work: amended Section 105.1 requires a building permit whenever an owner 'intends to... change the occupancy of a building or structure,' and amended Section 202 expands the model code's 'Change of Occupancy' definition to explicitly include a change of use, plus any change in business occupant, business name, or business owner — meaning even a same-use tenant swap can trigger the requirement. Amended Section 111.1 further ties this to Certificate of Occupancy issuance, stating a building or structure 'shall not be used or occupied in whole or in part, and a permanent sign permit shall not be issued,' until the change-of-occupancy requirement is satisfied. This routes a change of use through the same Building Division / Community Core commercial-permit track already documented elsewhere in this file, culminating in the existing $100.00 Certificate of Occupancy Fee — a materially different mechanism from neighboring Avon (built earlier this session), where change of use is handled purely as a Planning-track Zoning Determination / Special Review Use matter with no building-code hook at all.

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When you need this permit

  • No standalone change-of-use permit, application, or fee line is published anywhere on the Town's Forms, Permits, Fees & Applications page or the 2026 Master Fee Schedule — confirmed absent by direct review this session
  • Town of Eagle 2021 IBC Amendments Section 105.1 (amended): a building permit is required of 'any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure'
  • Town of Eagle 2021 IBC Amendments Section 202 (definitions, amended): 'CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. Any of the following shall be considered as a change of occupancy...' followed by four added conditions: (3) a change of use, (4) any change in the business occupant, (5) any change in the business name, (6) any change in the business owner
  • Exception (Section 202, as amended): individual office occupancies (excluding medical/dental care occupancies) leased as executive suites are exempt from the change-of-occupancy trigger, provided they are not part of a mixed-use occupancy (such as office/warehouse) and there is no change in electric or gas meter accounts
  • Town of Eagle 2021 IBC Amendments Section 111.1 (amended): a building or structure 'shall not be used or occupied in whole or in part, and a permanent sign permit shall not be issued,' in connection with a change of occupancy, until the applicable Certificate of Occupancy requirement is satisfied
  • Section 111.3 (amended) authorizes the Building Official to establish a separate procedure and fee for a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO)
  • Applications run through the same Community Core portal and the same Commercial In Town / Commercial OUT of Town Project Information Form used for this file's other commercial Building Division permits — there is no dedicated change-of-use PIF variant
  • A change of use may separately implicate Planning Division zoning-use review: the Town's Land Use and Development Code (Title 4) and the 2026 Fee Schedule both maintain tiered Administrative, Minor, Special, and Conditional Use Permit categories with their own fees, but the precise language tying a specific change-of-use scenario to one of these four zoning tiers could not be independently confirmed this session — library.municode.com/co/eagle is a JavaScript-rendered Angular application returning only the SPA shell to both direct WebFetch and browser-header curl requests, the same documented Municode limitation already disclosed for Avon and other Colorado jurisdictions in this corpus. Confirm applicability directly with the Planning & Zoning Department (970-328-9655 / Planning@townofeagle.org) rather than assuming which tier (if any) applies

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee — valuation $1.00 to $500.00 (floor tier; applies if the change of use involves little or no construction valuation)Same general valuation-based Building Permit Fee schedule documented throughout this file's other Building Division entries — no distinct change-of-use fee line exists
$39.40
Plan Check Fee
65% of the Building Permit Fee
Certificate of Occupancy FeeThe document actually issued in connection with a change of occupancy under amended Section 111.1
$100.00
Temporary C/O FeeIf a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy is requested under the Building Official's policy authorized by amended Section 111.3
$250.00
Permit Issuance/Transfer Fee
$25.00
Administrative Use Permit (if a Planning-level zoning-use review is separately triggered)2026 Fee Schedule, Land Use Application Fees; listed for completeness — which use-permit tier (if any) applies to a given change-of-use scenario could not be independently confirmed this session
$250 + Deposit of $150
Minor Use Permit (if applicable)2026 Fee Schedule; reduced from $250 in 2025
$150
Special Use Permit (if applicable)2026 Fee Schedule
$800 + Deposit of $600
Conditional Use Permit (if applicable)2026 Fee Schedule, rendered to image and read directly, page 14
$650 + $200 Deposit

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy

    Building Official verifies the space meets applicable code requirements for the new occupancy classification before issuing the Certificate of Occupancy required by amended Section 111.1

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

Tips

  • Eagle's amended definition of 'Change of Occupancy' is broader than the model code's — it is triggered not only by an actual use-group change, but by ANY change in business occupant, business name, or business owner, per the Town's own 2021 IBC Amendments Section 202. A brand-new tenant operating the exact same type of business as the prior tenant can still trigger this requirement, unless the narrow executive-suite exception applies.
  • Read literally, the Town's amended Section 111.1 bars issuing a permanent sign permit until the change-of-occupancy requirement is satisfied — sequence your Sign Permit application (this file's separate sign-permit entry) after, not before, your change-of-occupancy Certificate of Occupancy process for a new tenant.
  • There is no dedicated change-of-use fee line in Eagle — budget for the same components used for any other Building Division permit in this file: the valuation-based Building Permit Fee (minimum $39.40), 65% Plan Check Fee, $25 Permit Issuance Fee, and $100 Certificate of Occupancy Fee.
  • If your new use is genuinely different in kind (not just a same-use tenant swap), separately confirm with the Planning & Zoning Department whether it also requires Administrative, Minor, Special, or Conditional Use Permit review under the Land Use and Development Code — this file could not independently confirm the exact trigger condition, so don't assume it's covered by the Building Division process alone.

Frequently asked questions

Eagle requires a change of use / change of occupancy permit for: No standalone change-of-use permit, application, or fee line is published anywhere on the Town's Forms, Permits, Fees & Applications page or the 2026 Master Fee Schedule — confirmed absent by direct review this session; Town of Eagle 2021 IBC Amendments Section 105.1 (amended): a building permit is required of 'any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure'; Town of Eagle 2021 IBC Amendments Section 202 (definitions, amended): 'CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY. Any of the following shall be considered as a change of occupancy...' followed by four added conditions: (3) a change of use, (4) any change in the business occupant, (5) any change in the business name, (6) any change in the business owner; Exception (Section 202, as amended): individual office occupancies (excluding medical/dental care occupancies) leased as executive suites are exempt from the change-of-occupancy trigger, provided they are not part of a mixed-use occupancy (such as office/warehouse) and there is no change in electric or gas meter accounts; Town of Eagle 2021 IBC Amendments Section 111.1 (amended): a building or structure 'shall not be used or occupied in whole or in part, and a permanent sign permit shall not be issued,' in connection with a change of occupancy, until the applicable Certificate of Occupancy requirement is satisfied; Section 111.3 (amended) authorizes the Building Official to establish a separate procedure and fee for a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO); Applications run through the same Community Core portal and the same Commercial In Town / Commercial OUT of Town Project Information Form used for this file's other commercial Building Division permits — there is no dedicated change-of-use PIF variant; A change of use may separately implicate Planning Division zoning-use review: the Town's Land Use and Development Code (Title 4) and the 2026 Fee Schedule both maintain tiered Administrative, Minor, Special, and Conditional Use Permit categories with their own fees, but the precise language tying a specific change-of-use scenario to one of these four zoning tiers could not be independently confirmed this session — library.municode.com/co/eagle is a JavaScript-rendered Angular application returning only the SPA shell to both direct WebFetch and browser-header curl requests, the same documented Municode limitation already disclosed for Avon and other Colorado jurisdictions in this corpus. Confirm applicability directly with the Planning & Zoning Department (970-328-9655 / Planning@townofeagle.org) rather than assuming which tier (if any) applies. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Eagle Building Division (Community Development) at 970-328-9565 before starting work.

No standalone fee exists. The applicable charges are the same ones used for any other Town of Eagle building permit: the valuation-based Building Permit Fee (minimum $39.40), a 65% Plan Check Fee, a $25 Permit Issuance Fee, and the $100 Certificate of Occupancy Fee that amended Section 111.1 requires before the space may be used or occupied.

Eagle does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Eagle Building Division (Community Development) at 970-328-9565 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (Community Core); Project Information Form (PIF) — Commercial In Town or Commercial OUT of Town. Depending on your project, Eagle may also ask for: Administrative / Minor / Special / Conditional Use Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Eagle requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use / change of occupancy permit, in order: Final Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through Town of Eagle Building Division (Community Development) (970-328-9565).

Apply through Town of Eagle Building Division (Community Development) at 200 Broadway, PO Box 609, Eagle, CO 81631. Phone: 970-328-9565, email: permits@townofeagle.org. Office hours: General Building Division line (970) 328-9565; Inspection Hotline (970) 328-9626 (must call by 4:00 PM for next available inspection date). Due to limited staff capacity, the Town's own Building Department page states initial response times for phone calls and emails are approximately 3-5 business days. In-person appointments are recommended and should be scheduled by phone or email rather than walk-in. Chief Building Official: Dan Brown.. Official information: https://www.townofeagle.org/138/Building.

No freestanding application or fee line exists. Instead, the Town's own 2021 IBC Amendments require a building permit and Certificate of Occupancy whenever there is a 'change of occupancy' — a term the Town's amended Section 202 defines broadly to include a change of use, a change in business occupant, a change in business name, or a change in business owner.

Potentially yes. The Town's amended 'Change of Occupancy' definition is separately triggered by 'any change in the business occupant,' 'business name,' or 'business owner,' independent of whether the use itself changes — with a narrow exception for individual office/executive-suite leases meeting specific conditions (no mixed-use occupancy, no change in electric or gas meter accounts, and not a medical/dental occupancy).

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