Change of Use Permit in Blue River, Colorado

Blue River requires a change of use permit for: No permitType named 'Change of Use' appears on the Town's live Type A, Type B, or Type C Permits pages, nor as a distinct item in the Land Use Code's own Chapter 16C development-application classification table — checked directly (2026-08-13); that table enumerates 18+ specific physical-improvement categories, each tagged Type A, B, or C, with no 'Change of Use' line; The Land Use Code's definition of 'Development' (Sec. 16-3-20) includes 'change of use' as one qualifying form of development alongside construction, alteration, and de-/re-vegetation of land — meaning a change of use IS within the Code's regulatory scope, but only as a component of whichever Type A, B, or C Development Application actually applies to the physical work involved, not as a freestanding permit type of its own; Red White & Blue Fire Protection District's Resolution 2019-06 (2018 IFC adoption applicable to Blue River) amends IFC Sec. 102.4: 'the design and construction of new structures shall comply with the International Building Code or International Residential Code and the International Fire Code, and any alterations, additions, changes in use or changes in structures required by this code... shall be made in accordance therewith' — a physical change of use is therefore reviewed as a standard Building Permit (Type A, B, or C depending on scope), not through a separate change-of-use permit; This file's existing NO COMMERCIAL PERMIT TRACK finding independently confirms Blue River's Land Use Code establishes no commercial zoning district usable by any existing in-town parcel (Transitional, R-1, and PRD districts are residential/institutional-only; the sole Mixed-Use District requires 35+ acre annexation after June 20, 2023) — so the classic building-code change-of-use scenario has no applicable parcel in Blue River today; The closest real change-of-use-style approval that DOES exist and IS separately licensed: a Short-Term Rental (STR) License. Land Use Code Sec. 16A-17-10(b): lease/rental for 30 consecutive days or less is unlawful 'unless such short-term rental is undertaken pursuant to the Town's issuance of a short-term rental license in accordance with Article 1 of Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code'; the Code explicitly states 'the short-term rental of property is not a right of use and is a privilege subject to annual licensing' — a residential-to-STR change of use in Blue River is licensed, not building-permitted, as a 'change of use'; Confirm directly with the Building Official (SPinspections@caa.inc) whether a specific proposed change of use requires a Type A, B, or C Development Application — classification depends on the physical scope of work involved, not on the use change itself. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Blue River Building Department at (970) 547-0545 (Town Hall, ext. 1 for building permit questions); Building Official direct: (720) 241-4741 before starting work.

In Blue River, the published Change of Use Permit Fee is: GAP — no distinct fee exists because no distinct permit exists. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Blue River does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Blue River Building Department at (970) 547-0545 (Town Hall, ext. 1 for building permit questions); Building Official direct: (720) 241-4741 for current turnaround.

Depending on your project, Blue River may also ask for: Type A, B, or C Development Application (matching the physical scope of work); Short-Term Rental License Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Town of Blue River Building Department at Town Hall, 0110 Whispering Pines Circle, Blue River, CO 80424 (mailing: P.O. Box 1784, Breckenridge, CO 80424). Phone: (970) 547-0545 (Town Hall, ext. 1 for building permit questions); Building Official direct: (720) 241-4741, email: info@townofblueriver.org (applications/general); Building Official: SPinspections@caa.inc; Code Enforcement: CodeEnforcement@townofblueriver.org; inspections/scheduling issues: publicworks@townofblueriver.org. Office hours: Town Hall open Tuesday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (per the Town's own Contact Us page, verified live 2026-07-06). Building inspections are conducted Tuesdays and Thursdays and must be scheduled by 4:00 p.m. the day before (Monday inspections scheduled by 4:00 p.m. the prior Thursday); requests received Friday are scheduled for the following Tuesday. The Building Official's function is performed by a contracted firm (email domain caa.inc), not a Summit County employee and not a direct Town staff member.. Official information: https://townofblueriver.colorado.gov/building-department.

Blue River, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) with Town amendments — per the Town of Blue River's live Type A Permits page (verified 2026-07-06): 'The Town of Blue River has adopted the following codes with amendments: 2024 International Residential Code, 2024 International Energy Code, 2024 International Electrical Code, 2020 International Fire Code'; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with Town amendments — per the same live Type A Permits page; 2024 International Electrical Code (IEC) with Town amendments — per the same live Type A Permits page; 2020 International Fire Code (IFC) — per the same live Type A Permits page; GENUINE DISCREPANCY, honestly flagged: the Town's own live Building FAQ page (townofblueriver.colorado.gov/building-in-blue-river, verified 2026-07-06) states 'What Building Code(s) does Blue River abide by? International Residential 2018 Code' — directly conflicting with the Type A Permits page's 2024 IRC citation. The codified ordinance (Chapter 18 of the Town Code, PDF verified 2026-07-06) is older still: adopts the 2012 IBC, 2017 International Electrical Code, 2012 IECC, and 2012 IFC by reference (with extensive local amendments) and has not been re-codified to reflect the 2024 series. Applicants should treat the Type A Permits page (which governs actual plan-submittal code-year requirements today) as the current operative standard and confirm directly with the Building Official at time of submittal, the same 'ordinance text lags live practice' pattern already documented for Dillon in this corpus.; Town of Blue River Municipal Code, Chapter 18 (Building Regulations) — contains extensive local amendments to the (older, codified) I-Code editions, including a locally-amended design snow load, frost line depth, and solid-fuel-burning-device restrictions (see localAmendments); UPDATE, independently found and verified 2026-08-02: the code-edition gap described above has since been closed. Ordinance No. 2026-01 (signed, effective 12:00 a.m. March 31, 2026 — fetched and read directly from townofblueriver.colorado.gov/sites/townofblueriver/files/Ordinance%202026-01%20Chapter%2018%202026%20Code%20Amendments%20Signed.pdf) repealed and reenacted Article II of Chapter 18 in its entirety, adopting by reference: International Building Code 2024 (1st printing, Aug. 2023) — the first current-edition IBC ever codified for Blue River, superseding the 2012 IBC citation above — plus International Residential Code 2024, International Mechanical Code 2024, International Property Maintenance Code 2024, International Existing Building Code 2024, International Energy Conservation Code 2024, International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 2024, International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, the 2023 National Electrical Code (superseding the 2017 IEC citation above), Colorado Fuel Gas Code, Colorado Plumbing Code, Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code (dated June 1, 2025), and the Colorado Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code (June 1, 2023). Effective March 31, 2026 is BEFORE this file's prior 'verified 2026-07-06' date, meaning the 2012/2017-edition claim above was already stale at the time it was recorded — the live Type A Permits page's 2024-series citation was correct and the codified ordinance has now caught up to it, not the other way around. NOT resolved by this ordinance: the International Fire Code edition (Ord. 2026-01's title and adopted-codes list do not include a Fire Code at all — fire code appears to remain under separate authority, consistent with this file's existing Red White & Blue Fire District note) and the Town's own live Building FAQ page (townofblueriver.colorado.gov/building-in-blue-river), which as of 2026-08-02 direct-fetch still displays the stale 'International Residential 2018 Code' text elsewhere on the same page even though the codified ordinance is now 2024 — so the page-vs-ordinance discrepancy itself is still real and unresolved, only its resolution (which source is actually correct) has changed. This does not create or reveal any distinct commercial-building-permit or TI-permit track; see the NO COMMERCIAL PERMIT TRACK entry below, which was independently re-confirmed the same session.. Local amendments apply — see the Blue River overview page for the full list.

No standalone one. A physical change of use is folded into the Town's existing Type A, B, or C Building Permit process depending on the scope of construction involved. The one genuinely separate 'change of use' action in Blue River is Short-Term Rental licensing (Municipal Code Chapter 6, Article 1), which is a license, not a building permit.

Not on any existing in-town parcel. Blue River's Land Use Code has no usable commercial zoning district today — its residential/institutional districts (Transitional, R-1, PRD) don't permit commercial use, and the one Mixed-Use District requires a 35+ acre parcel annexed after June 20, 2023, which no existing parcel satisfies.