Change of Use / Change of Occupancy (Commercial Business License) in Alpine, Utah

Alpine requires a change of use / change of occupancy (commercial business license) permit for: A new business occupying an existing commercial building or space (no new construction) in Alpine City must obtain a Commercial Business License before opening, per the official Commercial Business License application (Updated Feb 2025): 'Your business license approval is required prior to opening your business.'; Submit a completed Commercial Business License Application, including payment of fees and a site plan (building outline and dimensions, parking plan dimensions, lot lines and dimensions, street accesses); If the new business is similar to the building's prior occupant, staff can approve directly; if the business type is different, the application may be referred to a Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting, generally held Monday mornings at 9:00 at City Hall; Any business involving new construction requires review by both the Planning Commission and the City Council, with complete applications submitted at least two weeks prior to a regularly scheduled meeting; Arrange for a fire inspection as part of the application process (Step 3 of the official Commercial Business License packet); Businesses in the Historic Gateway Zone that are building or remodeling must appear before the Planning Commission for an architectural review, submitting 11x17 building elevations, 11x17 renderings, and a construction materials list; Federal and State registration numbers (Business Registration Number, State Sales Tax Number if applicable, Employer Withholding Number) must be obtained before the application and fee will be accepted. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Alpine City Building Department at (801) 756-6347 before starting work.

Per Alpine City's official Application for Commercial Business License and the Consolidated Fee Schedule (effective November 11, 2025), the fee is $50.00 per year plus $25.00 for each employee, up to a maximum of $400.00 per year.

Alpine does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Alpine City Building Department at (801) 756-6347 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Application for Commercial Business License; Site Plan. Depending on your project, Alpine may also ask for: Historic Gateway Zone Submittal (if applicable). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Yes. Step 3 of Alpine's official Commercial Business License application instructs applicants to 'Arrange for a fire inspection.'

Apply through Alpine City Building Department at 20 North Main, Alpine, UT 84004. Phone: (801) 756-6347, email: mfox@alpineUT.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://www.alpineut.gov/157/Building-Department.

Alpine, Utah has adopted: 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment; per Alpine City's official Building Permit Instructions (New Home Form #2, revised 4/9/2025): 'Structural design criteria must conform to the 2021 IRC.'; 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition Alpine City's official Building Permit Instructions (New Home Form #2, revised 4/9/2025) still cited as of live-check 2026-07-16: 'I understand that it is my responsibility to comply with Alpine City Zoning Ordinances and the I.B.C. 2021 code (including Appendix C and J) as adopted by Alpine City.'; 2021 IRC Appendix AL (Building Permit Fees) as amended by Alpine City — Alpine's Consolidated Fee Schedule (effective November 11, 2025), Appendix B, is expressly titled 'Building Permit Fees (2021 IRC Appendix AL, as amended)' and cites https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IRC2021P2/appendix-al-permit-fees. This is a local fee-table appendix reference, not the § 15A-2-103 construction-code edition, and is unaffected by the 7/1/2026 code-cycle update.; Utah statewide baseline construction code editions per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027): 2024 IPC (§(1)(d)), 2024 IMC (§(1)(e)), 2024 IFGC (§(1)(f)), 2024 IECC as a single unsplit statewide edition (§(1)(h)), 2024 IEBC (§(1)(i)), and the residential provisions of the 2024 ISPSC (§(1)(n)) — none separately itemized in Alpine's own published materials (Consolidated Fee Schedule, Building Permit Instructions, Building Department page); added here per statute since Alpine's own documents omit them. The 2023 NEC (§(1)(g)) also applies statewide but is likewise not separately restated by Alpine — unchanged by the 7/1/2026 amendment.; 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. Alpine City's official Building Permit Instructions (New Home Form #2) — the sole cited source for Alpine's code editions — was live-checked 2026-07-16 by re-fetching the PDF directly and remains dated 'Revised 4/9/2025' with no update: it still states 'Structural design criteria must conform to the 2021 IRC' (correct, unchanged) and 'the I.B.C. 2021 code (including Appendix C and J) as adopted by Alpine City' (STALE — Alpine has not published an updated form reflecting the 2024 IBC as of this date). No newer Alpine-specific building-code publication was found on alpineut.gov. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation added to the sources array below points to the current in-force version link.. Local amendments apply — see the Alpine overview page for the full list.

No. Alpine City has no standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or Certificate of Occupancy permit. A new business moving into an existing commercial space applies for a Commercial Business License instead, which includes a site plan, a possible Development Review Committee referral, and a required fire inspection.