Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy Permit — Unincorporated Tooele County, Utah · Requirements sheet
Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source: https://www.tooeleco.gov/departments/development/building_permits.php
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Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy Permit in Unincorporated Tooele County, Utah
Unincorporated Tooele County has no standalone Change of Use or Certificate of Occupancy application, checkbox, or fee category distinct from the general Building Permit process. The county's own Building Permits page states that state and county law require a permit for anyone who wants to 'construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the use of any building or structure,' and the combined Building Permit Application and General Instructions form (building-permit-012225.pdf) lists 'Occupancy' among the permit types it covers (Building, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Energy, Occupancy, Sign Permit, Construction and Demolition), but no dedicated occupancy-only checkbox, form, or fee line was found on the form itself, in the county's Applications & Forms index, or in its adopted Fee Schedule. A Certificate of Occupancy is issued following the Final inspection under the standard building-permit process, consistent with the 'Final / Certificate of Occupancy' inspection already documented in this file's residential-building-permit entry.
Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source
When you need this permit
- Change of use of any existing building or structure requires a permit, per Tooele County's own Building Permits page: 'State and County laws require that anyone who wants to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the use of any building or structure must first get a permit.'
- Submit the same combined Building Permit Application and General Instructions form (building-permit-012225.pdf) used for all other permit types; its own instructions list 'Occupancy' among the permit categories it covers, alongside Building, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Energy, Sign Permit, Construction, and Demolition.
- Complete application with proof of ownership and all supporting documents submitted at time of submittal — incomplete applications are not accepted.
- Where a new use is established, curb, gutter, and sidewalk improvements may be required as a condition of a 'building permit or a use permit approval,' per Tooele County Land Use Ordinance Chapter 4, Section 4-17.
- A Certificate of Occupancy is issued following the Final inspection under the standard building-permit process (see this file's residential-building-permit entry).
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Inspection process
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Final / Certificate of Occupancy Inspection
Final inspection confirming compliance for the new use or occupancy classification before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued, per the standard building-permit inspection sequence documented in this file's residential-building-permit entry.
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Tips
- Tooele County does not publish a standalone Change of Use or Certificate of Occupancy application form, checkbox, or fee — a genuine gap confirmed by checking the Building Permit Application form, the county's Applications & Forms index, and its adopted Fee Schedule as of 2026-07-22. Use the same combined Building Permit Application and General Instructions form used for all other permit types.
- Contact Building & Zoning at (435) 843-3160 to confirm whether a specific change of use triggers full plan review (e.g., an occupancy-classification change under the adopted IBC) or only a re-inspection for the new use.
- Tooele County Land Use Ordinance Chapter 4, Section 4-17 references a 'use permit approval' distinct in name from a building permit, tied to curb/gutter/sidewalk requirements when 'a new use is to be established' — the ordinance does not elaborate this into a separate standalone application process from the Building Permit Application.
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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 Tooele County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.
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