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Change of Use / Change of Occupancy in Cedar Hills, Utah

Cedar Hills does not publish a standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or existing-building Certificate of Occupancy re-issuance permit or fee. A full-text review of the current Fee Schedule (effective 07/01/2026) found zero mentions of 'change of use,' 'change of occupancy,' or 'certificate of occupancy' anywhere in the document, confirming the finding already noted in this record's commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entry. City Code Title 8, Chapter 1 (Codes Adopted and Regulations) requires a building permit generally for 'any work within the city regulated or controlled by this chapter,' with no separate change-of-use category. In practice, a use or occupancy change in an existing commercial space in Cedar Hills is processed through (1) the Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit if the change involves construction scope, and (2) the City's own annual Commercial Business License, which itself bundles a required Building and Fire inspection.

Verified 2026-07-21 · Source

When you need this permit

  • A use or occupancy change in an existing commercial building or tenant space within Cedar Hills, where the change involves construction or tenant-improvement scope, is processed as a Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit (see that permit type in this record for full requirements and fees)
  • An annual Commercial Business License is required for the business occupying the space, per the City's Business Licensing fee table
  • A Building and Fire inspection is required as part of the Commercial Business License process, per Resolution 12-09-2008A
  • No separate Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or Certificate of Occupancy application, fee, or process is published by the City independent of the above two mechanisms

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Fee schedule

Commercial Business License — BaseCity of Cedar Hills Fee Schedule, effective 07/01/2026, Business Licensing section, page 3: 'Commercial / Base — $75.00 — Per year — Resolution 12-09-2008A.' Confirmed 2026-07-21 by rendering page 3 of the current fee-schedule PDF to a PNG image and reading it visually, since plain-text extraction jumbled the table.
$75.00 per year
Commercial Business License — Building and Fire InspectionCity of Cedar Hills Fee Schedule, effective 07/01/2026, Business Licensing section: 'Building and Fire inspection — $60.00 — Per year — Resolution 12-09-2008A.' This inspection is the closest thing to an occupancy-change check Cedar Hills publishes — there is no separate standalone Change of Use or Certificate of Occupancy inspection fee.
$60.00 per year
Commercial Business License — Additional Per EmployeeCity of Cedar Hills Fee Schedule, effective 07/01/2026, Business Licensing section: 'Additional Per Employee — $10.00 — Per year — Resolution 06-18-2002A.'
$10.00 per year
Commercial Business License — Temporary UseCity of Cedar Hills Fee Schedule, effective 07/01/2026, Business Licensing section: 'Temporary Use — $40.00 — Per specified time period — Resolution 04-03-2012A.'
$40.00 per specified time period

Review timeline

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Building and Fire Inspection (Business License)

    Required as part of the annual Commercial Business License process, per Resolution 12-09-2008A — the closest published check to an occupancy-change inspection in Cedar Hills.

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Tips

  • Cedar Hills has no standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or Certificate of Occupancy re-issuance permit distinct from the Tenant Improvement Building Permit and the annual Commercial Business License — this matches the finding already documented in this record's commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entry.
  • If the use change involves no construction or tenant-improvement scope (e.g. a new tenant occupying a space as-is), the only City-level requirement found is the annual Commercial Business License and its bundled Building and Fire inspection — confirm this directly with the Building Department (801-785-9668 x204) before assuming no further review applies.
  • Cedar Hills is a small, predominantly residential planned community with commercial development concentrated on a single corridor (Cedar Hills Drive); a use/occupancy change in that corridor would run through this same Business License process rather than a distinct planning-level change-of-use review.

Frequently asked questions

Cedar Hills requires a change of use / change of occupancy permit for: A use or occupancy change in an existing commercial building or tenant space within Cedar Hills, where the change involves construction or tenant-improvement scope, is processed as a Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit (see that permit type in this record for full requirements and fees); An annual Commercial Business License is required for the business occupying the space, per the City's Business Licensing fee table; A Building and Fire inspection is required as part of the Commercial Business License process, per Resolution 12-09-2008A; No separate Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or Certificate of Occupancy application, fee, or process is published by the City independent of the above two mechanisms. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Cedar Hills Building Department (staffed under Public Works; permit administration is independent of Utah County) at (801) 785-9668 x204 before starting work.

In Cedar Hills, the published Commercial Business License — Base is: $75.00 per year. Additional published fees: Commercial Business License — Building and Fire Inspection — $60.00 per year; Commercial Business License — Additional Per Employee — $10.00 per year; Commercial Business License — Temporary Use — $40.00 per specified time period. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Cedar Hills does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Cedar Hills Building Department (staffed under Public Works; permit administration is independent of Utah County) at (801) 785-9668 x204 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Commercial Business License Application. Depending on your project, Cedar Hills may also ask for: Building Permit Application (Tenant Improvement). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Cedar Hills requires 1 inspection(s) for a change of use / change of occupancy permit, in order: Building and Fire Inspection (Business License). Schedule each through City of Cedar Hills Building Department (staffed under Public Works; permit administration is independent of Utah County) ((801) 785-9668 x204).

Apply through City of Cedar Hills Building Department (staffed under Public Works; permit administration is independent of Utah County) at 10246 N Canyon Road, Cedar Hills, UT 84062. Phone: (801) 785-9668 x204, email: ssampson@cedarhillsutah.gov. Official information: https://www.cedarhills.org/page/building-department.

Cedar Hills, 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 Cedar Hills' official Building Permit Requirements form (revised 06/12/2025, live re-checked 2026-07-16): 'Current codes are 2021 IRC, 2021 IBC, 2021 IMC, 2021 IPC, 2020 NEC, 2018 IECC Commercial, 2018 IECC Residential, and 2021 IFGC and Utah State Amendments Title 15A.'; 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 Cedar Hills' Building Permit Requirements form still listed as of live re-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition Cedar Hills' Building Permit Requirements form still listed as of live re-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition Cedar Hills' Building Permit Requirements form still listed as of live re-check 2026-07-16.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g), unchanged by the 7/1/2026 amendment — Cedar Hills' own Building Permit Requirements form lists '2020 NEC,' which was ALREADY STALE before this code-cycle transition (the statewide-governing NEC edition has been 2023 since an earlier version of the statute). This is a pre-existing discrepancy in the city's own form, independent of the 7/1/2026 IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC bump; reported as-published rather than corrected, per grounded-data policy.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); supersedes BOTH split editions ('2018 IECC Commercial, 2018 IECC Residential') Cedar Hills' Building Permit Requirements form still listed as of live re-check 2026-07-16 — those 2018 figures were already stale before the 7/1/2026 transition (the prior statewide edition was 2021), compounding with the new 2024 bump.; 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 Cedar Hills' Building Permit Requirements form still listed as of live re-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) and residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i)/(n); not itemized on Cedar Hills' Building Permit Requirements form at all, added here per statute since the City's own form omits them.; Utah State Amendments, Utah Code Title 15A — per the same official Building Permit Requirements form.; 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. Cedar Hills' Building Permit Requirements form (5il.co/26de1, redirecting to a Cedar Hills-hosted PDF) was live re-fetched 2026-07-16 and remains marked 'Revised 6/12/2025' with NO update: it still lists 2021 IBC/IMC/IPC/IFGC, 2020 NEC, and split 2018 IECC. The NEC (2020, should be 2023) and IECC (2018, should now be a single 2024 edition) entries were already stale under the PRE-7/1/2026 version of the statute — this form has not tracked Utah's construction-code cycle for multiple revisions. No newer Cedar Hills-specific code-adoption publication was found. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation has been added to the sources array below, pointing to the current in-force version link.. Local amendments apply — see the Cedar Hills overview page for the full list.

No. A full-text review of the City's Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2026) and City Code Title 8, Chapter 1 found no standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or Certificate of Occupancy permit or fee. A use change is processed through the Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit (if construction is involved) and the City's annual Commercial Business License, which includes a required Building and Fire inspection ($60.00/year, plus a $75.00/year base license fee and $10.00 per additional employee).

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