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Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy Review in Woods Cross, Utah

Woods Cross does not publish a standalone 'Change of Use Permit' or 'Certificate of Occupancy application' distinct from the processes already documented in this file. A direct search of the Building Services document index (woodscross.gov/194/Building-Services), the Zoning Ordinances index (woodscross.gov/186/Zoning-Ordinances), and the Business Licensing page (woodscross.gov/193/Business-Licensing) found no dedicated change-of-use handout. Instead, a change in use of an existing commercial space in Woods Cross is gated through two existing, official mechanisms: (1) the City's online Business License application, whose plan-review stage routes every new license through Planning, Fire Marshal, and Business Licensing department review — including a 'Land Use Classification / Use Permitted in the Zone (Permitted / Conditional Use / Conditional Use w/ Limitations / Not Permitted)' checklist item, per the City's official 'How to Apply' business-license guide — before a business may occupy the space; and (2) Woods Cross Zoning Ordinance Chapter 12-4 (Zoning Administration), § 12-4-105 'Zoning Enforcement,' which directs the Community Development Director to 'oversee the inspection of all buildings in course of construction, alteration or repair, and any change in the use of land,' confirming that a change in land use is itself a zoning-enforcement event the City tracks, even though no separate permit application or fee line item is published for it. If the new use requires physical modifications to the space, that work is filed under this file's existing 'commercial-tenant-improvement-permit' entry, which itself notes Woods Cross has no dedicated TI handout either — both entries point to the same underlying gap in the City's published permit-type catalog. A final Certificate of Occupancy for new construction is issued as part of the final inspection already documented under the New Residential Buildings and New Commercial Buildings permit types in this file; Woods Cross's own Landscape Standards ordinance (Chapter 12-25) and Building Bond provisions (City Code § 10-3-110) both separately condition CO issuance on landscape completion and bond compliance, respectively.

Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source

When you need this permit

  • A new business occupying an existing commercial space, or an existing business changing its use/tenant classification, must obtain a City of Woods Cross Business License before beginning operations, per the City's online licensing portal (accessed via the Business Licensing page)
  • The Business License plan-review stage includes a Planning Department checklist item verifying 'Land Use Classification / Use Permitted in the Zone (Permitted / Conditional Use / Conditional Use w/ Limitations / Not Permitted)' for the proposed use at the specific address, per the City's official 'How to Apply' business-license guide
  • Fire Marshal review is a required department on the Business License plan-review workflow, alongside Planning and Business Licensing, per the same official guide
  • Per Woods Cross Zoning Ordinance § 12-4-105, 'any change in the use of land' falls within the Community Development Director's zoning-inspection and enforcement authority, distinct from (but related to) the Business License review
  • If the new use requires structural, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing modifications to the space, a separate building permit is required — see this file's 'commercial-tenant-improvement-permit' entry
  • A Certificate of Occupancy for new construction is issued only after all required building final inspections are complete and, per the City's Landscape Standards ordinance (Chapter 12-25), after all landscape improvements shown on the approved site/landscape plan are completed (or bonded, for up to 120 days, in cases of seasonal/weather delay)

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Fee schedule

Business License Base FeeWoods Cross City Consolidated Fee Schedule (Resolution 2026-967, Version #75, adopted 2/17/26), 'BUSINESS LICENSE' section, 'Base Fee' line item. The same section also lists 'Home Occupation $25.00' and 'Other $50.00' as alternate license-type fees; the Fee Schedule does not itself specify which of these three lines applies to an ordinary commercial change-of-occupant license, and no distinct 'change of use' or 'certificate of occupancy' fee line item exists anywhere in the schedule. Confirm the applicable license-fee category with the Business License Specialist (801-292-4421 ext. 1003) for a specific project.
$75.00
Other Building Permit Fees (if physical modifications are needed)Applies only if the change of use requires structural, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical modifications — same fee mechanism documented under this file's 'commercial-tenant-improvement-permit' and 'ev-charger-permit' entries; no additional fee applies for a use change alone.
Assessed in accordance with Section 304 of the 1997 Uniform Administrative Code, using Table 3-A

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Fire Marshal Business License Inspection

    Fire Marshal is a standing reviewing department on every Business License plan review, per the City's official 'How to Apply' guide; may include an on-site life-safety inspection depending on occupancy classification.

  2. 2

    Final Building Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy (if the space was newly constructed or altered)

    Only applicable when the change of use is paired with new construction or a tenant-improvement building permit; see the New Commercial Buildings and Commercial Tenant Improvement entries in this file for the underlying inspection sequence.

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

Tips

  • Woods Cross does not have a form or process literally named 'Change of Use Permit' or 'Certificate of Occupancy Application' — a new business or a use change in an existing commercial space is instead screened through the City's online Business License plan review, which checks land use classification/zoning permissibility for the address before a license (and therefore occupancy) is granted.
  • Apply for the Business License well before the planned opening date — plan review routes through multiple departments (Planning, Fire Marshal, Business Licensing) and no published turnaround SLA exists for this workflow.
  • If the new use requires any construction, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work, that work needs its own building permit (see 'commercial-tenant-improvement-permit') in addition to, not instead of, the Business License application.
  • A Certificate of Occupancy issued for new construction is contingent on completed landscaping per Chapter 12-25 and, where applicable, satisfaction of the Building Bond requirements under City Code § 10-3-110 — incomplete landscaping can delay CO issuance by up to 120 days under a completion bond.

Frequently asked questions

Only if the new use requires physical modifications — structural, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work. The use change itself is screened through the Business License plan-review process (Land Use Classification/Use Permitted in the Zone), not a separate building permit; but any construction needed to fit out the space for the new use requires its own permit under the same Table 3-A valuation-based fee schedule used for tenant improvements.

In Woods Cross, the published Business License Base Fee is: $75.00. Additional published fees: Other Building Permit Fees (if physical modifications are needed) — Assessed in accordance with Section 304 of the 1997 Uniform Administrative Code, using Table 3-A. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Woods Cross does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Woods Cross City Building Division (Community Development Department) at (801) 292-4421 Ext. 2002 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Business License Application (online portal). Depending on your project, Woods Cross may also ask for: Building Permit Application (if physical modifications are needed). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Woods Cross requires 2 inspection(s) for a change of use / certificate of occupancy review permit, in order: Fire Marshal Business License Inspection, Final Building Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy (if the space was newly constructed or altered). Schedule each through Woods Cross City Building Division (Community Development Department) ((801) 292-4421 Ext. 2002).

Apply through Woods Cross City Building Division (Community Development Department) at 1555 South 800 West, Woods Cross, UT 84087. Phone: (801) 292-4421 Ext. 2002, email: permits@woodscross.com. Office hours: Mon–Thu 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM (some permit handouts list 7:30 AM–5:30 PM Mon–Thu and 7:30–11:30 AM Fri); closed Fri afternoon–Sun and holidays per the Building Services contact page. Official information: https://www.woodscross.gov/194/Building-Services.

Woods Cross, Utah has adopted: 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) with Appendix AE and AQ — REMAINS CURRENT per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c), UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 statewide amendment. Consistent with Woods Cross City's official Building Codes and Design Criteria handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16, unchanged).; 2015 International Residential Code Chapter 11 (residential energy provisions) — CORRECTED/SUPERSEDED: Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h) adopts a single unsplit 2024 IECC statewide as of 7/1/2026 (see the consolidated IECC entry below); this pre-existing residential-energy carve-out to the 2015 edition no longer reflects the current statute. Woods Cross's own Building Codes and Design Criteria handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2015 International residential Code Chapter 11' under 'RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODES' and has not been updated — preserved here as recorded history, not deleted.; 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. Woods Cross's Building Codes and Design Criteria handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code' and has not been updated.; 2024 International Building Code (IBC) with Appendix C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition. Woods Cross's handout labels this 'COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION BUILDING CODES' but § 15A-2-103 does not itself carry a residential/commercial IBC split — the IBC applies per the statute regardless of the handout's section heading. Woods Cross's handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Building Code with Appendix C and J' 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. Woods Cross's handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Mechanical Code' and has not been updated.; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — per Woods Cross City Building Codes and Design Criteria handout; NOTE: the IFC is adopted under Utah Code Title 15A Chapter 5, not § 15A-2-103 (which governs the IBC/IRC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/NEC/residential-ISPSC/MBI editions in this array) — § 15A-2-103 does not itself adopt or list an IFC edition, so this entry is unaffected by the 7/1/2026 § 15A-2-103 amendment.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition. Woods Cross's handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Plumbing 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. Woods Cross's handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Fuel Gas Code' and has not been updated.; 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); supersedes both the 2021 edition Woods Cross's handout lists under 'COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION BUILDING CODES' and the 2015 IRC Chapter 11 residential-energy carve-out listed separately under 'RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODES' (see history entry above) — § 15A-2-103 does not carry a residential/commercial IECC split. Woods Cross's handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) has not been updated for either.; 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). CORRECTED: Woods Cross City's Building Codes and Design Criteria handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16, unchanged) lists '2020 National Electrical Code,' which is NOT a valid statewide-adopted edition — this file previously flagged the discrepancy but had not yet cited the statute directly or resolved which edition is correct; the statute controls and 2023 is confirmed correct. 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 Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); supersedes the 2021 edition. Woods Cross's handout (re-fetched live 2026-07-16) still lists '2021 International Existing Building Code' and has not been updated.; 2009 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities — per Woods Cross City Building Codes and Design Criteria handout; not governed by § 15A-2-103, which does not itself adopt an ICC/ANSI A117.1 edition.; MBI 1200 and MBI 1205 (manufactured/modular construction standards) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not itemized in Woods Cross's own Building Codes and Design Criteria handout, added here per statute.; All codes above are noted on the city's official handout as 'As adopted by the State of Utah. See Utah Code Title 15A for a complete list of adopted codes and amendments.'; 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. Woods Cross's own Building Codes and Design Criteria handout was re-fetched live 2026-07-16 and is unchanged: it still lists 2021 IBC/IMC/IPC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/ISPSC, a 2015 IRC Chapter 11 residential-energy carve-out, and an outright incorrect '2020 National Electrical Code' — none of these have been updated by the City to reflect the statewide 7/1/2026 transition or the pre-existing 2023 NEC requirement. The statute is cited directly as governing throughout; the City's lagging handout is preserved above as recorded history, not deleted.. Local amendments apply — see the Woods Cross overview page for the full list.

No. Woods Cross has no dedicated change-of-use permit or standalone certificate-of-occupancy application. A change of use in an existing commercial space is handled through the City's online Business License application, whose plan-review stage includes a Planning Department check of 'Land Use Classification / Use Permitted in the Zone' for the address, plus Fire Marshal and Business Licensing department review, before the license (and occupancy) is granted. New construction receives its Certificate of Occupancy through the final inspection already required under the applicable building permit.

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