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Conditional Use Permit (Zoning Ordinance Section 6) in Sedgwick, Colorado

A discretionary land-use approval required BEFORE a building permit application, but only for a narrow, explicitly enumerated list of uses per zoning district under the Town's Zoning Ordinance (Section 2-B 'Conditional Uses Permitted' and Section 6 'Conditional Use Review'). This is NOT a commercial-building-permit or TI-permit — it is a use-compatibility review, required in Low Density Residential (R-LD), Mobile Home (R-MH), Commercial 1 (C1), and Commercial Zoning Highway Business (C2) districts alike, each with its own enumerated list. Discovered during an independent 2026-08-02 adversarial re-chase of the jurisdiction's commercial-permit finding; not documented elsewhere in this file prior to this pass. Ordinary commercial construction (Retail, Office, Manufacturing — the categories on the Town's Building Permit form) is unconditionally permitted in C1/C2 and does NOT trigger this process; it only applies to the specific enumerated uses below.

Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Applies only to the following enumerated 'Conditional Uses Permitted' per Zoning Ordinance Section 2-B: in Commercial 1 (C1) — public utility stations, rooming or boarding houses, wholesale businesses, campgrounds, transient mobile home parks, and cemeteries; Commercial Zoning Highway Business (C2) — any use conditional under C1; Low Density Residential (R-LD) — public utility stations, multi-family dwellings, cluster housing developments, convenience businesses, rooming or boarding houses, professional activities, cemeteries, mobile homes; Mobile Home (R-MH) — mobile home parks, convenience businesses, public utility stations
  • Written application submitted to the Board of Trustees, with evidence demonstrating compliance with the conditions/safeguards for that specific use (Section 6-C)
  • Applicant must post a sign on the property (minimum 3 ft x 4 ft, posted at least 4 feet above grade, lettering at least 2 inches) at least 15 days before the Planning Commission review meeting, in a location visible from public right-of-way
  • Published notice of the Board of Trustees public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation, at the applicant's expense, at least 15 days before the hearing
  • Written notice mailed to owners of adjacent properties at least 15 days before the hearing; applicant must furnish the Town a list of adjacent property owners at least 20 days before the anticipated hearing date
  • Planning Commission studies the application and issues a review/recommendation to the Board of Trustees before the Board rules
  • Board of Trustees holds the public hearing and grants or denies the permit, which if granted is in force indefinitely provided the use continues to comply with its original conditions

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Fee schedule

Conditional Use Permit FeeStated directly in Zoning Ordinance Section 6-D ('Fees for Conditional Use Permits'); payable at the time the permit is granted and prior to the applicant's receipt of it. Separate from and in addition to the $60 Building Permit fee that would still apply once the use itself is approved and construction proceeds.
$10.00

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Planning Commission Review & Recommendation

    Application and supporting evidence referred to the Planning Commission for study; the Commission returns a recommendation to the Board of Trustees before the Board rules. In the absence of a Planning Commission, the Board of Trustees assumes this role itself.

  2. 2

    Board of Trustees Public Hearing & Decision

    Noticed public hearing (posted sign, published newspaper notice, and mailed notice to adjacent owners all required); Board grants or denies the conditional use, with authority to impose additional conditions

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Tips

  • This is easy to conflate with a commercial-building-permit or TI-permit, but it is not one — it is a discretionary land-use approval that gates a short, specific list of uses (e.g., wholesale businesses, campgrounds, transient mobile home parks, rooming/boarding houses, cemeteries, public utility stations), not commercial construction in general.
  • Retail, Office, and Manufacturing projects — the actual commercial categories on the Town's Building Permit form — are unconditionally permitted in Commercial 1 (C1) and Commercial Zoning Highway Business (C2) and do NOT require this process; go straight to the standard $60 Building Permit for those.
  • Budget real lead time if your use IS on the conditional list: the notice requirements alone (15-20 days for posting, publication, and mailed notice) mean this cannot be a same-week approval like the general Building Permit.
  • The Flood Protection district ('EP') has its own analogous 'special permit' process (Zoning Ordinance Section 2-E) that explicitly follows the same procedure as this Conditional Use Permit process — likely overlapping in practice with the separately-documented Chapter 150 Flood Damage Prevention floodplain requirements on the residential-building-permit entry, though this file has not attempted to reconcile the two flood-related tracks beyond noting both exist.

Frequently asked questions

Sedgwick requires a conditional use permit (zoning ordinance section 6) for: Applies only to the following enumerated 'Conditional Uses Permitted' per Zoning Ordinance Section 2-B: in Commercial 1 (C1) — public utility stations, rooming or boarding houses, wholesale businesses, campgrounds, transient mobile home parks, and cemeteries; Commercial Zoning Highway Business (C2) — any use conditional under C1; Low Density Residential (R-LD) — public utility stations, multi-family dwellings, cluster housing developments, convenience businesses, rooming or boarding houses, professional activities, cemeteries, mobile homes; Mobile Home (R-MH) — mobile home parks, convenience businesses, public utility stations; Written application submitted to the Board of Trustees, with evidence demonstrating compliance with the conditions/safeguards for that specific use (Section 6-C); Applicant must post a sign on the property (minimum 3 ft x 4 ft, posted at least 4 feet above grade, lettering at least 2 inches) at least 15 days before the Planning Commission review meeting, in a location visible from public right-of-way; Published notice of the Board of Trustees public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation, at the applicant's expense, at least 15 days before the hearing; Written notice mailed to owners of adjacent properties at least 15 days before the hearing; applicant must furnish the Town a list of adjacent property owners at least 20 days before the anticipated hearing date; Planning Commission studies the application and issues a review/recommendation to the Board of Trustees before the Board rules; Board of Trustees holds the public hearing and grants or denies the permit, which if granted is in force indefinitely provided the use continues to comply with its original conditions. 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.

In Sedgwick, the published Conditional Use Permit Fee is: $10.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Sedgwick does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Sedgwick Town Hall (Zoning Administrator reviews building permit applications; Town Clerk administers submission) at 970-463-8814 for current turnaround.

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

Sedgwick requires 2 inspection(s) for a conditional use permit (zoning ordinance section 6), in order: Planning Commission Review & Recommendation, Board of Trustees Public Hearing & Decision. 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.

Only for a narrow list of specific uses. The Town's Zoning Ordinance requires a separate $10.00 Conditional Use Permit — with Planning Commission review and a noticed Board of Trustees public hearing — for uses like wholesale businesses, campgrounds, transient mobile home parks, rooming/boarding houses, cemeteries, and public utility stations in the Commercial 1 (C1) and Commercial Zoning Highway Business (C2) districts. Ordinary commercial construction (retail, office, manufacturing) is NOT on this list and does not require it — those projects use only the standard $60 Building Permit.

Sources & verification

Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-08-02.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Sedgwick building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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