Change of Use / Change of Occupancy in Gunnison, Colorado

Gunnison requires a change of use / change of occupancy permit for: A building permit is required to change the occupancy of a building or structure, per Colorado state-level building-permit research reviewed this session (Gunnison County context) — confirm whether this applies identically within City of Gunnison limits, since City-specific change-of-use language was not independently located; No standalone change-of-use application distinct from the general City Building & Sign Permits process was found published on the City's website as of this review; Building occupancy will not be granted until all City utilities (water, sewer, and electrical) are in place and functional, per the City's Building & Sign Permits page; No City-specific adopted International Existing Building Code (IEBC) edition was confirmed in this file's own code-adoption research; Contact the City Building Office (970-641-8151, building@gunnisonco.gov) to confirm requirements for a specific change-of-use project. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Gunnison Community Development Department, Building Office at 970.641.8151 before starting work.

In Gunnison, the published Building Permit Fee (if construction accompanies the change) is: Not published as a standalone change-of-use fee line. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Gunnison does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Gunnison Community Development Department, Building Office at 970.641.8151 for current turnaround.

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

Gunnison requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use / change of occupancy permit, in order: Final Inspection / Occupancy. Schedule each through City of Gunnison Community Development Department, Building Office (970.641.8151).

Apply through City of Gunnison Community Development Department, Building Office at City Municipal Building, 201 W. Virginia Ave., PO Box 239, Gunnison, CO 81230. Phone: 970.641.8151, email: building@gunnisonco.gov (Building Office); ejansen@gunnisonco.gov (Eric Jansen, Building Official). Office hours: Building Official: Eric Jansen, 970.641.8151 (fax/cell 970.209.0988). Electrical and plumbing permits/inspections for property within City limits are NOT handled by this office — they are administered directly by the State of Colorado: Local State Electrical Inspector Dustin Behounek, 303.869.3451; Local State Plumbing Inspector Andy Clark, 303.869.3471; state permit portal https://dpo.colorado.gov/EandP/Permits.. Official information: https://www.gunnisonco.gov/departments/building/index.php.

Gunnison, Colorado has adopted: International Building Code (IBC), 2021 Edition, including Appendix Chapters E, I, J, and the Errata to the IBC, First Printing, October 2020 — adopted by the City of Gunnison Municipal Code, Chapter 14.10 'Building Code of the City of Gunnison' (Ord. 9-2022 § 2), per eCode360 (ecode360.com/47882243).; International Residential Code (IRC), 2021 Edition, including Appendix Chapters AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AL, AQ, AR, AS, AT [RE], AU, and the Errata to the IRC, First Printing, January 2021 — adopted by Chapter 14.10, per eCode360.; International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), 2021 Edition, including Appendix Chapter RB, First Printing, September 2021 — adopted as the 'Energy Conservation Code of the City of Gunnison' per City of Gunnison Municipal Code, Title 14, per eCode360 search indexing (ecode360.com/47882242, GU4469 Table of Contents).; International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2021 Edition, including Appendix Chapter A, First Printing, September 2021 — adopted by City of Gunnison Municipal Code, Chapter 14.20 'Mechanical Code', per eCode360 indexing.; A Chapter 14.30 'Fire Code' and Chapter 14.40 'Property Maintenance Code' also exist within Title 14 Technical Codes per the eCode360 Table of Contents (GU4469), but the specific adopted Fire Code edition year was not independently confirmed during this research pass — the full chapter text renders client-side on ecode360.com and could not be retrieved as static text; omitted rather than assumed.; Electrical and plumbing work within City limits is regulated under state-adopted National Electrical Code (NEC) and plumbing code editions and is administered directly by the State of Colorado (Division of Professions and Occupations, Electrical and Plumbing Boards) rather than by a City-adopted Title 14 chapter — per the City's Building & Sign Permits page and Building Department page, which each list a 'Local State Electrical Inspector' and 'Local State Plumbing Inspector' in place of a City electrical/plumbing permitting process.. Local amendments apply — see the Gunnison overview page for the full list.

A building permit is generally required to change a building's occupancy in Colorado, but no City of Gunnison-specific standalone change-of-use application was found published — contact the Building Office (970-641-8151) to confirm current requirements.