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Change of Use / Change of Occupancy Permit in Park City, Utah

Park City has no distinct standalone 'change of use' or 'change of occupancy' application or fee — confirmed by direct review of the Building Department's official Permits page, its Forms, Codes & Resources page (which lists every official Building form and includes no such document), and the full-text Fee Schedule (effective October 20, 2025), none of which itemize a change-of-use product. Park City has adopted the 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), whose Chapter 10 'Change of Occupancy' provisions govern any building or space changing use or occupancy classification, and the adopted IBC Sec. 111 requires that no building or portion be used, occupied, or have its occupancy changed until the Building Official issues a Certificate of Occupancy. A change of use is therefore processed as an application under the existing Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit (whichever matches the scope of work), billed at that permit's standard valuation-based fee, with no separate line item — consistent with this file's own Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit entry, which already notes that 'a change of occupancy classification (e.g., retail to restaurant) may trigger additional code requirements under the adopted 2024 IEBC.'

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When you need this permit

  • Any change in use or occupancy classification of an existing building or tenant space that would place it in a different IBC/IEBC occupancy group requires compliance with the adopted 2024 IEBC Chapter 10 'Change of Occupancy' provisions, subject to Building Official review
  • No building, structure, or portion may be used, occupied, or have its occupancy changed until the Building Official issues a Certificate of Occupancy, per the adopted IBC Sec. 111
  • Application submitted through the City Inspect (MCI) online portal as a Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit application (whichever matches the scope of work), since Park City does not offer a distinct 'change of use' application type
  • Planning Department zoning compliance review for the new use under the Land Management Code, Title 15
  • Any upgrade work identified as necessary to bring the space into compliance with the new occupancy classification requires its own building/trade permits

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Fee schedule

Commercial Permit Fee / Commercial Tenant Improvement Fee (applies to change-of-use valuation)Park City Fee Schedule (effective October 20, 2025) § 1.2.2 'Building Permit.' No distinct 'Change of Use' or 'Change of Occupancy' fee line item exists anywhere in the Fee Schedule — confirmed by direct extraction of the full 48-page PDF — so a change of use is billed under the same Commercial Permit / Commercial Tenant Improvement rate as any other commercial project, applied to the valuation of the upgrade work identified. Treated as verified rather than partial: this is a genuinely governing general fee, not an invented figure, since Park City's own adopted code (2024 IEBC + IBC Sec. 111) requires any change-of-use work to go through the standard building-permit fee structure.
0.61% of the total valuation of any construction/upgrade work triggered by the change of use, minimum fee $83.00, plus 1% state surcharge
Plan Check DepositPark City Fee Schedule § 1.2.3(1); applies if the change of use requires plan check, per the same non-refundable deposit structure used for the Commercial Building Permit and Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit entries in this file.
$500.00 (residential buildings) / $2,000.00 (commercial buildings)
Plan Check FeePark City Fee Schedule § 1.2.3(2).
65.0% of the building permit fee for that building

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Building / Fire / Planning Sign-Off Review

    Same parallel review disciplines used for other Park City commercial permits (Building, Fire Safety, Planning/zoning, Engineering) confirm the space meets applicable code requirements for its new occupancy classification before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued.

  2. 2

    Final Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy

    Per the adopted IBC Sec. 111, no change of occupancy may occur until the Building Official issues a Certificate of Occupancy, scheduled through City Inspect once all upgrade work and sign-offs are complete.

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

Tips

  • Park City does not offer a distinct 'change of use' or 'change of occupancy' permit application or fee — it is processed as a standard Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit application through City Inspect (MCI), confirmed by the absence of any such form on the Building Department's official Forms, Codes & Resources page.
  • The adopted 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) Chapter 10 governs change-of-occupancy compliance — a change to a higher-hazard occupancy classification can trigger substantial upgrade requirements (egress, fire-resistance, accessibility) that are not automatically grandfathered.
  • No space may be occupied under a new use until the Building Official issues a Certificate of Occupancy, per the adopted IBC Sec. 111 — budget time for this even if no physical construction is otherwise required.
  • Because there is no distinct change-of-use fee line item, budget for the full 0.61% Commercial Permit rate (or Commercial Tenant Improvement rate) applied to whatever upgrade work your occupancy-classification change requires, plus the $2,000 commercial Plan Check Deposit and 65% Plan Check Fee.

Frequently asked questions

Park City requires a change of use / change of occupancy permit for: Any change in use or occupancy classification of an existing building or tenant space that would place it in a different IBC/IEBC occupancy group requires compliance with the adopted 2024 IEBC Chapter 10 'Change of Occupancy' provisions, subject to Building Official review; No building, structure, or portion may be used, occupied, or have its occupancy changed until the Building Official issues a Certificate of Occupancy, per the adopted IBC Sec. 111; Application submitted through the City Inspect (MCI) online portal as a Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit application (whichever matches the scope of work), since Park City does not offer a distinct 'change of use' application type; Planning Department zoning compliance review for the new use under the Land Management Code, Title 15; Any upgrade work identified as necessary to bring the space into compliance with the new occupancy classification requires its own building/trade permits. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Park City Building Department (Community Development) at (435) 615-5101 before starting work.

There is no standalone change-of-use fee. Per the Fee Schedule § 1.2.2, the underlying Commercial Permit fee (0.61% of the valuation of any triggered upgrade work, $83.00 minimum, plus 1% state surcharge) applies, along with the standard $2,000 commercial Plan Check Deposit and 65% Plan Check Fee if plan check is required.

Park City does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Park City Building Department (Community Development) at (435) 615-5101 for current turnaround.

You'll need: City Inspect (MCI) Building Permit Application (Commercial or Tenant Improvement); Completeness Checklist; Floor Plan / Occupancy Analysis; Request Certificate of Occupancy (COO) Prior to Site Completion Form. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Park City requires 2 inspection(s) for a change of use / change of occupancy permit, in order: Building / Fire / Planning Sign-Off Review, Final Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through Park City Building Department (Community Development) ((435) 615-5101).

Apply through Park City Building Department (Community Development) at 445 Marsac Avenue, PO Box 1480, Park City, UT 84060. Phone: (435) 615-5101. Office hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://www.parkcity.org/services/building/index.php.

No. Park City's official Building Department materials (Permits page, Forms & Resources page, and the Fee Schedule effective October 20, 2025) do not list a distinct change-of-use or change-of-occupancy application or fee. A change of use is processed as a standard Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit application through City Inspect (MCI), governed by the adopted 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) Chapter 10 and IBC Sec. 111's Certificate of Occupancy requirement.

No. Per the adopted IBC Sec. 111, no building or portion may be used, occupied, or have its occupancy changed until the Building Official issues a Certificate of Occupancy.

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