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Certificate of Occupancy — West Point, Utah · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-22 · Source: https://www.westpointutah.gov/406/Commercial-Business-License-Information
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Certificate of Occupancy in West Point, Utah
West Point City has not published a standalone 'change of use' permit type, application, or fee line — the official Applications and Forms page lists no such form, and the FY2026 Fee Schedule has no change-of-use or Certificate of Occupancy line item. Instead, West Point's official Commercial Business License Information page states plainly: 'For new construction, a Certificate of Occupancy must be issued before a West Point City business license can be issued,' making the Certificate of Occupancy — issued at the final building-permit inspection — the operative gate for opening or changing a commercial use. For a change of use in an existing building (no new construction), the functional equivalent is Step 1 of the same city process, 'Location & Zoning Verification,' which confirms the new use complies with land use and zoning ordinances before a business license issues.
Verified 2026-07-22 · Source
When you need this permit
- For new construction: all required building-permit inspections passed and a Certificate of Occupancy issued by the West Point City Building Department before a commercial business license can be issued, per the city's official Commercial Business License Information page
- For a change of use in an existing building without new construction: Location & Zoning Verification confirming the proposed use complies with West Point's land use and zoning ordinances, per Step 1 of the same official process (contact Planning at 801-776-0970 or planning@westpointcity.org)
- State Business Registration with the Utah Department of Commerce Division of Corporations and the Utah Department of Workforce Services
- State Tax Registration with the Utah State Tax Commission, with West Point listed as an outlet location, for businesses selling goods or services
- Any additional county, state, or federal licenses or permits specific to the business type, with proof uploaded with the application
- Commercial Business License Application submitted online, which cannot be issued until the Certificate of Occupancy (new construction) or zoning verification (existing building) step is complete
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Fee schedule
Certificate of Occupancy IssuanceThe FY2026 Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2025, reviewed in full across all 9 pages) has no distinct Certificate of Occupancy or change-of-use line item anywhere in the Safety/Inspection Fees or Planning and Zoning Fees sections. The Certificate of Occupancy is issued as part of the final inspection already covered under the Building Permit Fee and associated plan review/inspection fees paid for the underlying construction permit.
No separate fee published
Commercial Business License FeeWest Point City Fee Schedule, Fiscal Year 2026 (effective July 1, 2025), Administrative and Business License Fees section: 'Commercial Business License Fee — $85.' This is the fee for the business license that the Certificate of Occupancy (new construction) or zoning verification (existing building) step gates, not a fee for the Certificate of Occupancy itself.
$85
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Final Building Inspection
Final inspection under the underlying building permit; passing this inspection is the trigger for Certificate of Occupancy issuance for new construction, per the city's official Commercial Business License Information page.
See the full West Point inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- West Point does not have a permit literally named 'Change of Use' — for an existing building with no new construction, the equivalent step is 'Location & Zoning Verification' (Step 1 of the Commercial Business License process); contact Planning at 801-776-0970 or planning@westpointcity.org before signing a lease or committing to a location.
- For new construction, budget the Certificate of Occupancy into the building permit's own inspection sequence — there is no separate CO application or fee to file; it is issued once the final building inspection passes.
- A West Point commercial business license is non-transferable between owners or locations, per the city's official Commercial Business License Information page, so a change of tenant or location functionally restarts this same six-step process.
- Confirm project-specific requirements, including whether your situation is treated as new construction (Certificate of Occupancy) or an existing-building change of use (zoning verification only), with the Building Department at (801) 776-0970 before applying.
Frequently asked questions
West Point requires a certificate of occupancy permit for: For new construction: all required building-permit inspections passed and a Certificate of Occupancy issued by the West Point City Building Department before a commercial business license can be issued, per the city's official Commercial Business License Information page; For a change of use in an existing building without new construction: Location & Zoning Verification confirming the proposed use complies with West Point's land use and zoning ordinances, per Step 1 of the same official process (contact Planning at 801-776-0970 or planning@westpointcity.org); State Business Registration with the Utah Department of Commerce Division of Corporations and the Utah Department of Workforce Services; State Tax Registration with the Utah State Tax Commission, with West Point listed as an outlet location, for businesses selling goods or services; Any additional county, state, or federal licenses or permits specific to the business type, with proof uploaded with the application; Commercial Business License Application submitted online, which cannot be issued until the Certificate of Occupancy (new construction) or zoning verification (existing building) step is complete. If your project isn't listed, confirm with West Point City Building Department at (801) 776-0970 before starting work.
West Point's FY2026 Fee Schedule has no separate Certificate of Occupancy line item. The Certificate of Occupancy is issued at the final inspection already covered by the Building Permit Fee and its associated plan review/inspection fees; the separate $85 Commercial Business License Fee applies to the business license itself, which the Certificate of Occupancy (or, for existing buildings, zoning verification) is a prerequisite for.
West Point does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact West Point City Building Department at (801) 776-0970 for current turnaround.
You'll need: Commercial Business License Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
West Point requires 1 inspection(s) for a certificate of occupancy permit, in order: Final Building Inspection. Schedule each through West Point City Building Department ((801) 776-0970).
Apply through West Point City Building Department at 3200 W 300 N, West Point, UT 84015. Phone: (801) 776-0970, email: alincoln@westpointutah.gov. Office hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 AM–5:30 PM; Friday 7:30 AM–11:30 AM. Official information: https://www.westpointutah.gov/162/Building.
West Point, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including appendices C & J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition. West Point City's official New Home Design Criteria document (re-fetched live 2026-07-16, unchanged) still lists '2021 International Building Code, including appendices C & J' effective July 1, 2023, and has not been updated for the 7/1/2026 statewide transition — the statute controls over the lagging city document.; 2021 International Residential Code, including appendix AQ, except residential provisions of Chapter 11 (Energy Efficiency) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c) did NOT change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Consistent with West Point's own New Home Design Criteria document.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition. West Point's Design Criteria document (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Plumbing Code' and has not been updated.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition. West Point's Design Criteria document (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Mechanical Code' and has not been updated.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); supersedes the 2021 edition. West Point's Design Criteria document (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Fuel Gas Code' and has not been updated.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — CURRENT statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 amendment (2023 has been the statewide NEC edition since before this cycle). West Point's Design Criteria document (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) lists '2020 National Electrical Code issued by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),' which is NOT a valid statewide-adopted edition and has not been corrected by the City — the statute controls. Confirm the currently enforced NEC edition directly with the Building Department before relying on the City's own document for a live project.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); COLLAPSES the residential/commercial split previously listed here into one edition, since § 15A-2-103 does not carry a residential/commercial IECC split. West Point's own Design Criteria document (re-fetched live 2026-07-16, unchanged) still splits '2015 International Energy Conservation Code (residential)' and '2021 International Energy Conservation Code (commercial)' — both stale editions, both now superseded by the single 2024 statewide edition; the prior residential/commercial split is preserved below as explicit history.; HISTORY (superseded by the single 2024 IECC entry above): West Point's Design Criteria document lists the residential IECC as the 2015 edition and the commercial IECC as the 2021 edition, both effective July 1, 2023 — this residential/commercial split reflected the pre-7/1/2026 code cycle and does not exist under the current statute, which adopts one unsplit IECC edition.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); supersedes the 2021 edition. West Point's Design Criteria document (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Existing Building Code' and has not been updated.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); supersedes the 2021 edition. West Point's Design Criteria document (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Swimming Pool & Spa' and has not been updated.; MBI 1200 and MBI 1205 (manufactured/modular construction standards) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not itemized in West Point's Design Criteria document, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): 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. West Point's own New Home Design Criteria PDF was re-fetched live 2026-07-16 and is byte-identical in substance to what this file previously described: still headed 'Effective July 1, 2023' and listing 2021 IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IEBC/ISPSC, a residential/commercial IECC split (2015/2021), and an outright incorrect '2020 National Electrical Code' — none of these have been updated by the City. The statute is cited directly as governing throughout; the City's lagging document is preserved above as recorded history, not deleted.. Local amendments apply — see the West Point overview page for the full list.
No. West Point has not published a standalone change-of-use permit, application, or fee. A change of use in an existing building goes through Step 1 (Location & Zoning Verification) of the city's Commercial Business License process; new construction instead requires a Certificate of Occupancy before a business license can issue.
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