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Change of Use / Occupancy Permit in Unincorporated Daggett County, Utah

Unincorporated Daggett County does not publish a standalone 'change of use' or 'certificate of occupancy' application among its roughly 25 published permit forms. Instead, County Code § 8-9-23 (Occupancy Permits, Chapter 9 - Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations) establishes a general, county-wide occupancy-permit requirement: land, buildings, and premises in any zone may be used only for the purposes permitted in that zone, the Building Inspector must inspect the premises and determine the use meets zoning requirements before issuing the occupancy permit, and — critically — 'such a permit shall also be required whenever the character or use of any building or land is proposed to be changed from one use to another use,' independent of whether any new construction is involved. For new construction, this occupancy/CO step is already folded into the Residential and Commercial Building Permit entries in this dataset (both require a complete contractor list before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued, and County Code § 8-7-8.D separately requires a Certificate of Occupancy for Planned Unit Developments upon completion). This entry documents the broader, freestanding version of the mechanism — a pure change of use in an existing building with no construction — for which the county publishes no dedicated application form, checklist, or fee; verified directly from the county's own Title 8 ordinance text.

Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Any change in 'the character or use of any building or land ... from one use to another use' per County Code § 8-9-23, whether or not new construction is involved
  • New construction: an occupancy permit/Certificate of Occupancy is required upon completion, issued after the Building Inspector confirms the completed structure meets zoning and (for Planned Unit Developments specifically) the approved development plan per County Code § 8-7-8.D
  • Existing building/premises: the property owner may submit a written request for an occupancy permit covering any lawful use existing on the ordinance's effective date, including a nonconforming use, per County Code § 8-9-23
  • A change from one NONCONFORMING use to another nonconforming use is further restricted under County Code § 8-10-8: it is treated as a conditional use requiring Planning Commission review, and the new use may not be more intensive than the most recent existing legal nonconforming use
  • The Building Inspector must inspect the premises and determine it meets applicable zoning-district requirements before issuing the occupancy permit

Required documents

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Fee schedule

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Review timeline

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Inspection process

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    Occupancy / Use Compliance Inspection

    Building Inspector inspects the premises and determines whether the proposed use meets the zoning-district requirements before issuing the occupancy permit (County Code § 8-9-23).

See the full Unincorporated Daggett County inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • There is no dedicated 'change of use' or 'certificate of occupancy' application among the roughly 25 permit forms Daggett County publishes (Applications page re-checked 2026-07-22) — the county's actual mechanism is County Code § 8-9-23's general Occupancy Permit requirement, triggered any time a building or land's use changes.
  • For new construction, don't file this separately — the Certificate of Occupancy is already issued as the final step of the Residential or Commercial Building Permit once the contractor list is submitted and the Final inspection is passed.
  • Converting an existing building to a different use with no construction involved is the scenario most likely to need this mechanism on its own; start with a written request to Planning & Zoning (435-784-3218 ext. 230) since no standard form is published.
  • Changing from one nonconforming use to another nonconforming use is a special case — County Code § 8-10-8(C) requires Planning Commission conditional-use approval, and the new use cannot be more intensive than the property's existing legal nonconforming use.

Frequently asked questions

Unincorporated Daggett County requires a change of use / occupancy permit for: Any change in 'the character or use of any building or land ... from one use to another use' per County Code § 8-9-23, whether or not new construction is involved; New construction: an occupancy permit/Certificate of Occupancy is required upon completion, issued after the Building Inspector confirms the completed structure meets zoning and (for Planned Unit Developments specifically) the approved development plan per County Code § 8-7-8.D; Existing building/premises: the property owner may submit a written request for an occupancy permit covering any lawful use existing on the ordinance's effective date, including a nonconforming use, per County Code § 8-9-23; A change from one NONCONFORMING use to another nonconforming use is further restricted under County Code § 8-10-8: it is treated as a conditional use requiring Planning Commission review, and the new use may not be more intensive than the most recent existing legal nonconforming use; The Building Inspector must inspect the premises and determine it meets applicable zoning-district requirements before issuing the occupancy permit. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799 before starting work.

Unincorporated Daggett County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799 for current turnaround.

Depending on your project, Unincorporated Daggett County may also ask for: Written Request for Occupancy Permit; Complete List of Contractors; Conditional Use Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Daggett County requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use / occupancy permit, in order: Occupancy / Use Compliance Inspection. Schedule each through Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department (435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799).

Apply through Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at Daggett County Courthouse, 95 North 100 West (also listed as 95 North 1st West), P.O. Box 219, Manila, UT 84046. Phone: 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799, email: cpoulsen@daggettcounty.gov. Office hours: Monday–Wednesday, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM and 1:00 PM–5:00 PM (closed holidays), per Daggett County Planning and Zoning page. Official information: https://www.daggettcounty.gov/496/Applications.

Unincorporated Daggett County, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — legally controlling in unincorporated Daggett County per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), in force statewide since July 1, 2026 and binding on counties per § 15A-1-204. HISTORY / COUNTY LAG: Daggett County's own Commercial Building Permit plans checklist still expressly cites the long-superseded 2015 IBC by section ('Type of construction (required) IBC 2015 Chapter 6', 'Occupancy type (required) IBC 2015 Chapter 3', 'Occupant load (required) IBC 2015 Section 1004') — re-confirmed by direct PDF fetch 2026-07-16; see NOTE below.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix AQ — legally controlling in unincorporated Daggett County per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) and (1)(c); the IRC edition was NOT changed by the July 1, 2026 statewide amendment and remains the 2021 edition. HISTORY / COUNTY LAG: Daggett County's own Residential Building Permit packet still expressly cites the long-superseded 2015 IRC ('SECTION R109 OF THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE REQUIRES THAT YOU HAVE INSPECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION', with the full R109.1 series inspection text reproduced in the county's own packet) — see NOTE below.; NOTE: Utah Code § 15A-2-103 sets the statewide-adopted baseline: the 2024 editions of the IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, and IEBC, plus the residential provisions of the 2024 ISPSC, are all currently in force statewide (effective July 1, 2026), alongside the 2021 IRC (unchanged) and 2023 NEC (unchanged). This statewide baseline binds counties as well as municipalities per § 15A-1-204. Daggett County's own public-facing permit packets (residential packet, commercial packet) still explicitly cite the 2015 IBC/IRC by section number — confirmed still true on re-check of the county's Commercial Building Permit Plans Checklist PDF on 2026-07-16, which additionally cites '2015 IMC' for mechanical design (IMC § 312) and duct sizing (IMC § 603), a pre-existing lag not previously captured here. This is analogous to other small Utah counties in this corpus (e.g., Cache, Rich) whose public materials lag the statewide-adopted edition. The statewide-adopted edition per § 15A-2-103 is the legally controlling one; Daggett County's own documentation has not been updated to reflect it.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); statewide in force (Daggett County's own permit forms do not name a specific NEC edition). Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Daggett County overview page for the full list.

Not as a standalone published form. County Code § 8-9-23 requires an 'occupancy permit' any time a building or land's use changes from one use to another, issued by the Building Inspector after confirming zoning compliance, but the county publishes no dedicated application, checklist, or fee for this — verified by direct review of the county's own Title 8 ordinance text (2026-07-22). For new construction, the Certificate of Occupancy step is instead folded into the existing Residential and Commercial Building Permit process.

No independent fee is published for the § 8-9-23 occupancy permit / change-of-use mechanism itself. Contact Planning & Zoning (435-784-3218 ext. 230) to confirm whether a project-specific fee applies; for new construction, the cost is instead governed by the Residential or Commercial Building Permit fee schedule already documented for those permit types.

Sources & verification

Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-22.

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 Unincorporated Daggett County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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