Change of Use Permit (Development Permit) in Breckenridge, Colorado

Breckenridge requires a change of use permit (development permit) for: No standalone 'change of use permit' application exists; change of use is one of the enumerated triggers under the Town's Development Permit classification system (Town Code Title 9), administered by the Planning Division, and requires an approved Development Permit (with a Plan Case Number) that may run separately from, or as a precondition to, any Building Division construction permit for the same project; 'Change of use within a residential district' is expressly classified as a Class B Minor Development Permit, per the Town's own Development Permits page — typically a 7-week process with both a preliminary and final hearing before the Planning Commission; 'Change of use not in a residential district' is expressly classified as a Class C Minor Development Permit — typically a 3-week process as a consent-calendar item on the Planning Commission agenda; Class A, B, C, and D Major permits all require a mandatory pre-application meeting before submittal; submittals without one are returned and not processed; A retail-to-restaurant conversion is the Town's own worked example of a change of use (already cited in this file's commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entry) — it separately triggers Upper Blue Sanitation District review (use-change sign-off) and Summit County Environmental Health review (food establishment) alongside the Class C Minor Development Permit; Development Permit applications can be submitted in person at Town Hall (2nd floor) or via email to websitecommdev@townofbreckenridge.com; new structures require a physical set of plans dropped off at the Planning offices prior to Building Permit submittal; No static dollar fee is published for a Class B Minor or Class C Minor Development Permit specifically; the Town's own Development Permits page states that 'changes of use and new commercial development can incur employee generation fees, water Plant Investment Fees, and parking fees' and directs applicants to a Planner for a preliminary fee calculation — Development Permits generally are invoiced individually once entered into the Town's system rather than billed off a static published table (tree-removal permits and permits for deed-restricted properties are the only two categories the Town states carry no fee at all); A genuine change of use with no accompanying construction can require only the Development Permit, without a parallel Building Division permit; where construction IS involved, the separate Certificate of Occupancy sign-off documented under this file's residential- and commercial-building-permit entries still applies. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Breckenridge Community Development Department — Building Division at (970) 453-3180 before starting work.

In Breckenridge, the published Development Permit Fee (Class B Minor or Class C Minor, change of use) is: Not published as a static dollar figure. Additional published fees: Change-of-use / added-square-footage exposure — Varies. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Per the Town's own Development Permits page: about 7 weeks (with a preliminary and final Planning Commission hearing) for a change of use within a residential district (Class B Minor), or about 3 weeks (a consent-calendar item) for a change of use outside a residential district (Class C Minor).

You'll need: Pre-Application Meeting Confirmation. Depending on your project, Breckenridge may also ask for: Class B Minor Permit Form; Class C Minor Permit Form; Upper Blue Sanitation District sign-off or self-affidavit; Summit County Environmental Health sign-off or self-affidavit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Breckenridge requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use permit (development permit), in order: Zoning/Land Use Compliance Review. Schedule each through Town of Breckenridge Community Development Department — Building Division ((970) 453-3180).

Apply through Town of Breckenridge Community Development Department — Building Division at 150 Ski Hill Road, 2nd Floor, PO Box 168, Breckenridge, CO 80424. Phone: (970) 453-3180, email: building@townofbreckenridge.com. Office hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm, Friday 8:00am-12:00pm; closed major holidays. Official information: https://www.townofbreckenridge.com/departments/community-development/building.

No — change of use is one of the enumerated triggers under the Planning Division's Development Permit system (Town Code Title 9), not a standalone permit type. It is classified as a Class B Minor Development Permit if the change is within a residential district, or a Class C Minor Development Permit otherwise.

Yes. Per this file's own commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entry, a retail-to-restaurant conversion also triggers Upper Blue Sanitation District review and Summit County Environmental Health review (food establishment), in addition to whichever Development Permit class applies.