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Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy (composite process — no standalone Town permit) in Edgewood, New Mexico

Edgewood has no standalone 'change of use' or 'certificate of occupancy application' permit product distinct from its existing Development Permit and State Building Permit processes. A change in a building's or lot's principal use — even without new construction — falls under Zoning Ordinance 2024-017 Section 8.A's requirement that no land use may commence without Zoning Officer review (see the development-permit entry), and the Town's own Sign Ordinance 2009-02 (Section 12, Definitions) defines 'USE, CHANGE OF' as the cessation of one principal use and the commencement of a different one. The actual Certificate of Occupancy for new construction or a building-code-triggered change of occupancy classification is issued by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) after final inspection (see the residential-building-permit entry), since Edgewood has never been designated a CID Local Enforcement Agency. Separately, the Town's Landscape Ordinance 2000-25 (Section 1) makes landscaping compliance 'a condition of any certificate of occupancy or granting of a business license,' and anyone beginning to conduct business at an Edgewood address must also obtain the Town's Business Registration (Ordinance 2023-008) before opening.

Verified 2026-07-23 · Source

When you need this permit

  • No land use may commence, and no change from one principal use to another may occur, without review and sign-off by the Town's Zoning Officer under the Development Permit process (Zoning Ordinance 2024-017 §8.A) — see the development-permit entry for application requirements and the 10-working-day (residential) / 3-week (commercial) review timeline
  • 'USE, CHANGE OF' is defined in Sign Ordinance 2009-02 §12 as 'the cessation of activities or conditions associated with a principal use of a property and the commencement of activities or conditions associated with a different principal use,' evidenced by a change in parking requirements, occupancy designation/load, or outdoor storage
  • A building-code-triggered change of occupancy classification (e.g., converting a warehouse to retail) is governed by the state-adopted New Mexico Existing Building Code (NMAC 14.7.7) and administered by CID, not the Town, since Edgewood has no CID Local Enforcement Agency designation (see codesAdopted and the residential-building-permit entry)
  • Landscape Ordinance 2000-25 §1: landscaping compliance is required 'as a condition of any certificate of occupancy or granting of a business license' — landscaping must pass inspection, or a financial guarantee approved by the Town Clerk or designee must be on file, before a CO or business license is treated as complete (§14.1)
  • Anyone beginning to conduct business at an Edgewood address, including a new occupant of an existing commercial space, must separately obtain a Town Business Registration (Ordinance 2023-008) before engaging in business

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Fee schedule

Business Registration FeeBusiness Registration Ordinance 2023-008, Section 5: 'There is imposed on each place of business conducted in the Town of Edgewood a business registration fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00).'
$25.00
Business Registration Late FeeBusiness Registration Ordinance 2023-008, Section 6 — charged if registration/renewal and fee are not paid by 5:00 p.m. on the renewal date.
$10.00
Development Permit Administrative Fee (if a Development Permit is triggered)Re-chased 2026-07-23: same 'Development Review' fee line documented in full on the development-permit entry — Resolution No. 2019-01 (Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Administrative Fee Schedule, adopted 01/09/2019), confirmed still the Town's operative fee schedule as of 2026-07-23. Confirm with Planning & Zoning at (505) 286-4518 before applying.
$100.00

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Landscaping Compliance Inspection

    Required before a Certificate of Occupancy or business license is granted, unless a financial guarantee has been approved by the Town Clerk or designee (Landscape Ordinance 2000-25 §14.1).

See the full Edgewood inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Edgewood does not have a separate 'change of use permit' or 'certificate of occupancy application' — a genuine change in a building's principal use goes through the same Development Permit zoning/floodplain review as new construction (see the development-permit entry), and the CO itself is issued by the state CID at final building inspection, not by the Town.
  • If you're only occupying an existing commercial space without changing its use or triggering new construction, your main Town-level obligation is likely the $25 Business Registration (Ordinance 2023-008), not a Development Permit — but changes in parking demand, occupancy load, or outdoor storage can still trigger 'USE, CHANGE OF' review under the Zoning Ordinance.
  • Landscaping must pass inspection (or a financial guarantee must be on file with the Town Clerk) before the Town treats a Certificate of Occupancy or business license as complete (Landscape Ordinance 2000-25 §14.1).

Frequently asked questions

Apply for the Town's Development Permit so the Zoning Officer can review the new use against zoning and floodplain rules (Zoning Ordinance 2024-017 §8.A) — the same process used for new construction. If the change also involves a building-code occupancy reclassification, that piece is handled by the state CID under the New Mexico Existing Building Code (NMAC 14.7.7). If you're opening a business at the location, you also need the Town's $25 Business Registration (Ordinance 2023-008).

In Edgewood, the published Business Registration Fee is: $25.00. Additional published fees: Business Registration Late Fee — $10.00; Development Permit Administrative Fee (if a Development Permit is triggered) — $100.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Edgewood does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Department (Community Development Division) at (505) 286-4518 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Business Registration Application. Depending on your project, Edgewood may also ask for: Development Permit Application (if a genuine change of principal use is involved); Landscaping compliance inspection sign-off or financial guarantee. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Edgewood requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use / certificate of occupancy (composite process — no standalone town permit), in order: Landscaping Compliance Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Department (Community Development Division) ((505) 286-4518).

Apply through Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Department (Community Development Division) at 171-A State Rd. 344, Edgewood, NM 87015-3610. Phone: (505) 286-4518, email: codeenforcement@edgewood-nm.gov (Code Enforcement complaints only — Planning & Zoning has no separately published email as of 2026-07-18; the Town site routes contact through a web form). Call (505) 286-4518 for permit questions.. Office hours: Not published on the Town's Planning & Zoning page as of 2026-07-18 — call (505) 286-4518 to confirm current hours.. Official information: https://www.edgewood-nm.gov/planning-zoning.

Edgewood, New Mexico has adopted: 2015 International Fire Code (IFC) — the only building-related code the Town of Edgewood's own Planning & Zoning page lists as directly 'adopted by Town of Edgewood' in its Quick Links (edgewood-nm.gov/planning-zoning).; Edgewood is NOT a New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) — unlike Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and Rio Rancho, it has no building department of its own, so all structural/trade codes are enforced directly by the state CID under the statewide New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 14 baseline, not a town-adopted amendment set. Per NM RLD/CID's Rules, Laws and Building Codes page (current as of the 2025-11-19 fee-page update) and CID's October 2024 Building Permit Guide for Residential Construction, CID currently enforces: 2021 New Mexico Commercial Building Code (NMAC 14.7.2) / 2021 International Building Code; 2021 New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMAC 14.7.3) / 2021 International Residential Code; 2021 New Mexico Earthen Building Materials Construction Code, Phase III (NMAC 14.7.4); 2009 New Mexico Non-Load-Bearing Baled Straw Construction Building Code, Phase III (NMAC 14.7.5); 2021 New Mexico Residential Energy Conservation Code (NMAC 14.7.6, effective 7/30/2024); 2021 New Mexico Existing Building Code (NMAC 14.7.7); 2021 New Mexico Historic Earthen Buildings code (NMAC 14.7.8); 2021 New Mexico Commercial Energy Code (NMAC 14.7.9); 2021 New Mexico Plumbing Code (NMAC 14.8.2) / 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO); 2012 New Mexico Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code (NMAC 14.8.3); New Mexico Medical Gas Code (NMAC 14.8.4); 2021 New Mexico Mechanical Code (NMAC 14.9.2) / 2021 Uniform Mechanical Code (IAPMO); 2012 New Mexico Solar Energy Code (NMAC 14.9.6); 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessibility Code; 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code (NMAC 14.10.4) / 2020 National Electrical Code; and 2012 New Mexico Electrical Safety Code (NMAC 14.10.5).. Local amendments apply — see the Edgewood overview page for the full list.

No. Edgewood is not a CID Local Enforcement Agency, so the actual Certificate of Occupancy for new construction is issued by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division after the final building inspection (see the residential-building-permit entry). The Town's own role is limited to the upstream Development Permit zoning/floodplain sign-off and, separately, to conditioning CO/business-license issuance on landscaping compliance under the Landscape Ordinance.

Other permits in Edgewood

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