Change of Use Permit (Certificate of Occupancy) in Sedgwick, Colorado

Sedgwick requires a change of use permit (certificate of occupancy) for: No land or building may be changed in use, and no new structure, building, or land may be occupied or used, without first obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy from the Zoning Administrator, per Zoning Ordinance Section 7; The Zoning Administrator must issue the Certificate of Occupancy within five (5) days of the time of notification that the building is completed and ready for occupancy; All Certificates of Occupancy are filed with the Zoning Administrator and are available for public examination; Separately, Zoning Ordinance Section 4 (Non-Conforming Uses) restricts changes involving an already non-conforming use: a non-conforming use may not be changed to another non-conforming use unless the new use is of a more restrictive nature, as determined by the Planning Commission; If the changed use is one of the enumerated Conditional Uses for the applicable zoning district (see this file's conditional-use-permit entry), the separate Conditional Use Review process (Board of Trustees hearing, Planning Commission recommendation, $10.00 fee) applies before a Certificate of Occupancy would be sought; It is not clearly stated in the Town's published materials whether a pure change of use with no construction is submitted via the general Application for Building Permit or requested directly from the Zoning Administrator outside that form — the form itself has no dedicated 'change of use' or 'Certificate of Occupancy' checkbox; confirm the current submission method directly with Town Hall (970-463-8814). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Sedgwick Town Hall (Zoning Administrator reviews building permit applications; Town Clerk administers submission) at 970-463-8814 before starting work.

Sedgwick's published plan-review target for a change of use permit (certificate of occupancy) is 5–5 business days.

You'll need: Certificate of Occupancy Request. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Sedgwick requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use permit (certificate of occupancy), in order: Zoning Administrator Review. Schedule each through Town of Sedgwick Town Hall (Zoning Administrator reviews building permit applications; Town Clerk administers submission) (970-463-8814).

Apply through Town of Sedgwick Town Hall (Zoning Administrator reviews building permit applications; Town Clerk administers submission) at 29 Main Avenue, P.O. Box 27, Sedgwick, CO 80749. Phone: 970-463-8814, email: sedgwickinfo@pctelcom.coop (general/forms submission); sedgwickco@pctelcom.coop (Town Clerk). Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., per the Town of Sedgwick website footer/contact info.. Official information: https://www.sedgwickcolorado.com/sedgwick-town-government.

Sedgwick, Colorado has adopted: NONE — the Town of Sedgwick has NOT adopted the IBC, IRC, or any other model building code edition by ordinance. Chapter 152 of the Sedgwick Town Code, titled 'BUILDING CODE,' is explicitly marked '[Reserved]' in the currently codified Code of Ordinances (2023 S-1 supplement, current through Ordinance 01-2023 passed 3-13-2023) — confirmed by direct extraction of the Code Book PDF (American Legal Publishing, hosted at sedgwickcolorado.com/_files/ugd/4d4221_87d4af0c271c403eace6f27595d559ee.pdf).; Chapter 151 (Building Regulations) is NOT a model code adoption — it is an unmodernized 1919-era fire-limits ordinance (Ord. 19, passed 6-2-1919) still on the books, governing construction materials (masonry/incombustible-material requirements) only within a narrowly described historical 'fire limits' district of downtown Sedgwick; it sets wall-thickness and combustible-material rules but does not incorporate or reference the IBC/IRC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/NEC or any edition year for general residential/commercial construction.; The only references to an International Code family found anywhere in the Sedgwick Town Code are narrow, use-specific citations to the 2012 International Fire Code (IFC) and 2012 International Building Code (IBC) inside Chapter 112 (Marijuana Regulations) — Sec. 112.070-112.072, governing exiting/security/fire-extinguisher standards specifically for marijuana cultivation, product-manufacturing, and testing facilities (Ord. 04-2019, passed 5-14-2019). This is not a general building-code adoption applicable to ordinary residential or commercial construction and is not modeled as a codesAdopted entry for permit types in this file.; Electrical and plumbing work is explicitly NOT locally coded or inspected by the Town — the Town's own Application for Building Permit form flags 'New/Replace Electrical' and 'New/Replace Plumbing' work items with the parenthetical '(State Permit Required)', and Section C of the form asks whether a State permit will be required for the Electrician/Plumber/Engineer named on the application, confirming those trades are governed by Colorado state licensing/permitting (e.g., State Electrical Board), not a town-adopted trade code.; Chapter 150 (Flood Damage Prevention, Ord. 01-2017 passed 4-10-2017, last amended by Ord. 01-2023) is the Town's most substantive adopted land-use/construction regulation: it requires a Floodplain Development Permit for any development in the Special Flood Hazard Area, administered by the Zoning Administrator acting as Floodplain Administrator, and sets standards for elevation/flood-proofing of structures (lowest floor at least 2 feet above base flood elevation) — this operates alongside, not instead of, the general Building Permit.. Local amendments apply — see the Sedgwick overview page for the full list.

Functionally, yes, though it isn't called a 'Change of Use Permit.' Zoning Ordinance Section 7 requires a Certificate of Occupancy from the Zoning Administrator before land or a building may be changed in use, or newly occupied. The Administrator must issue it within five days of notification that the building is ready for occupancy.

No fee for the Certificate of Occupancy itself is published in the Town's Zoning Ordinance or Code of Ordinances — only the Building Permit ($60 total) and Sign Permit ($1.00 + $0.20/sq ft) have stated fee formulas. Confirm directly with Town Hall (970-463-8814).