Change of Use / Change of Occupancy in Kaysville, Utah

Kaysville requires a change of use / change of occupancy permit for: No standalone change-of-use or change-of-occupancy application exists in Kaysville — the applicable process depends on whether construction accompanies the use change; If no construction is involved: the new occupant/business obtains a standard Commercial business license through Kaysville Business Licensing, subject to Zoning Administrator site approval and a Fire Department business inspection before the license can be issued; If construction is involved: file under Kaysville's existing Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit process, which determines the Occupancy Group under the 2024 IBC/IEBC; Governed by the 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), statewide-mandatory per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i) as of 7/1/2026, which addresses change-of-occupancy classification. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Kaysville City Building Department at (801) 544-1363 before starting work.

There is no dedicated change-of-use fee. A new occupant/use is billed the standard Commercial business license fee ($120, per the FY2027 Consolidated Fee Schedule) plus a one-time $15 set-up fee and a $100 Fire Department business inspection fee. Updating only the details of an existing license (not a genuine change of use) costs a $10 Transfer/Modify Fee instead. If construction is involved, standard Commercial Building Permit / Tenant Improvement Permit fees also apply.

Kaysville does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Kaysville City Building Department at (801) 544-1363 for current turnaround.

Depending on your project, Kaysville may also ask for: Commercial License Application (if no construction accompanies the use change); Building Permit Application (Cityinspect) — Commercial Building or Tenant Improvement (if construction accompanies the use change). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Kaysville requires 2 inspection(s) for a change of use / change of occupancy permit, in order: Fire Department Business Inspection (if no construction), Building Permit inspections (if construction accompanies the change of use). Schedule each through Kaysville City Building Department ((801) 544-1363).

Apply through Kaysville City Building Department at 23 E Center Street, Kaysville, UT 84037. Phone: (801) 544-1363, email: mailbox@kaysville.gov. Office hours: Mon–Thu 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Fri 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM (inspections available through 12:30 PM Fridays). Official information: https://www.kaysville.gov/182/Building-Permits.

Kaysville, Utah has adopted: 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — one- & two-family dwellings and townhomes; REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment; Kaysville Design Criteria (kaysville.gov/750/Design-Criteria); Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized in Kaysville's own Design Criteria page, added here per statute; 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — commercial construction; CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition Kaysville's Design Criteria page had shown as of 2026-07-16; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — commercial; CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition Kaysville's Design Criteria page had shown as of 2026-07-16; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — commercial; CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition Kaysville's Design Criteria page had shown as of 2026-07-16; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — commercial; CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); supersedes the 2021 edition Kaysville's Design Criteria page had shown as of 2026-07-16; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — commercial; CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); supersedes the 2021 edition Kaysville's Design Criteria page had shown as of 2026-07-16; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — commercial; Kaysville Design Criteria. NOTE: the IFC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (which governs Title 15A Chapter 2, State Construction Code) — Utah's Fire Code is separately adopted under Title 15A Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act; left as published by the City, no statutory edition change applies via § 15A-2-103; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment; Kaysville Design Criteria already correctly reflects 2023; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); not itemized in Kaysville's own Design Criteria page or elsewhere on kaysville.gov, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); CURRENT as of 7/1/2026, supersedes the 2021 edition referenced in this file's Residential Pool Permit entry, which had not been updated as of 2026-07-16; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027) took effect 15 days before this re-verification. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Kaysville's Design Criteria page (kaysville.gov/750/Design-Criteria) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and is ALREADY CORRECT — it states verbatim 'The 2021 IRC as adopted by the State of Utah Title 15A' for residential, and 'The 2024 IBC, IMC, IFC, IPC, IFGC, IECC, Etc, and the 2023 NEC as adopted by the State of Utah' for commercial (Kaysville does not separately itemize IEBC or ISPSC on this page). This file's earlier codesAdopted entries (rev. pre-2026-07-16) were stale relative to Kaysville's own already-updated page; both are now aligned to 2024/2021/2023 per statute. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation in the sources array below has been updated to the current in-force version link. Local amendments apply — see the Kaysville overview page for the full list.

No. Kaysville does not publish a standalone change-of-use or change-of-occupancy application or fee — confirmed by direct review of the Business Licensing, Business License Fees, and Building Permits pages, plus the FY2027 Consolidated Fee Schedule. A new business/use occupying an existing space with no construction obtains a standard Commercial business license ($120 fee plus a $15 one-time set-up fee) and passes a Fire Department business inspection ($100, newly adopted for FY2027). If the new use also involves construction, it goes through the standard Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit process, which determines occupancy classification under the 2024 IBC/IEBC.