Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy in Santaquin, Utah

Santaquin requires a change of use / certificate of occupancy permit for: A new business occupying an existing commercial or tenant space in Santaquin -- i.e., a change of use or change of occupant -- requires a Santaquin City Commercial Business License under Santaquin City Code Title 3, Chapter 3.04, rather than a distinct 'Change of Use' or 'Certificate of Occupancy' permit, neither of which Santaquin publishes as a standalone product.; Business license issuance requires review and approval from required City departments before the license is issued -- documented in Santaquin's own Planning Commission meeting records ('A business license will still need to be acquired, and all required departments will need to review and approve the business license before it can be issued'), though that specific record concerned a home-occupation Conditional Use Permit case rather than a general commercial change-of-use, so the exact department list (Building, Fire/EMS, Planning & Zoning) is not itemized anywhere for the general case.; Any construction, alteration, or occupancy-classification change that accompanies the new occupancy -- new walls, exiting, or electrical/plumbing/mechanical work -- requires a separate Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit (see the separate entries for those permit types); the business license itself does not cover construction work.; Commercial Business License applications are returned by mail or in person to Santaquin City Community Development, 275 West Main Street, 2nd Floor, Santaquin, UT 84655; an online CitizenServe application path specifically for business licenses (as opposed to building permits) was not confirmed during the 2026-07-22 research pass.. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Santaquin City Building and Safety Division (Community Development Department) at (801) 754-1011 before starting work.

There is no dedicated change-of-use fee. The functional equivalent is the Commercial Business License required for the new occupant, which costs $75.00 for the Initial Commercial License per Santaquin's current Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 06-04-2026), plus a separate $35.00 Annual License Renewal Fee each year thereafter. Any construction accompanying the change of use is billed separately under the Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit fee structure.

Plan review for a change of use / certificate of occupancy permit in Santaquin typically runs 10–14 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with Santaquin City Building and Safety Division (Community Development Department) at (801) 754-1011.

You'll need: Commercial Business License Application. Depending on your project, Santaquin may also ask for: Building Permit / Tenant Improvement Permit (if construction accompanies the change of use). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Santaquin City Building and Safety Division (Community Development Department) at 110 S. Center Street, Santaquin, UT 84655. Phone: (801) 754-1011. Office hours: Mon–Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Fri 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Official information: https://ut-santaquin.civicplus.com/1479/Building-Permits.

Santaquin, Utah has adopted: 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. Santaquin's Building Department page states generically that the division enforces 'health, safety, International Building Code, and City Code requirements' without itemizing an edition year.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 statewide transition. Santaquin's official fee schedule and basement-finish/accessory-structure submittal packets repeatedly reference 'the current Building Valuation Data sheet from the IRC' (a cost-valuation table, not an edition-year assertion).; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not itemized anywhere on Santaquin's own Building Department pages, added here per statute.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CORRECTED: this record previously combined IPC/IMC/IECC into one undated entry described as tracking 'alongside the IBC/IRC,' which is no longer accurate now that IBC (2024), IRC (2021), and these trade codes (2024) diverge in edition year. CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); Santaquin does not publish a separate municipal amendment to this trade code.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); Santaquin does not publish a separate municipal amendment to this trade code.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); not itemized on Santaquin's own Building Department pages, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; 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); Santaquin does not publish a separate municipal amendment to this trade code.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); MISSING ENTIRELY from the prior codesAdopted list despite being a statute-mandated code — added here since electrical work is explicitly listed among Santaquin's permit-required categories (see 'Do You Need a Permit?' form) but no electrical-code edition was itemized anywhere on the City's own pages.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); not itemized on Santaquin's own Building Department pages, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not itemized on Santaquin's own Building Department pages, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; Santaquin City Code — local building-permit administration and requirements (permit-required project list, accessory-structure setback/fire-rating rules, sign-permit rules) are published on the Building Department's official pages (ut-santaquin.civicplus.com). The full underlying municipal code text was historically hosted at sterlingcodifiers.com (book_id=303), a domain that no longer resolves — the specific requirements below are sourced directly from Santaquin's own Building Department PDFs and pages, not from the codifier mirror.; 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. Santaquin's Building Department page (ut-santaquin.civicplus.com/1478/Building-Department) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and states only the generic phrase 'International Building Code' with no edition year and no separate mention of IRC/IPC/IMC/IECC/NEC at all — so no page-vs-statute lag could be detected; the statute is cited directly as governing throughout. This re-verification also corrected a genuine defect: NEC was entirely absent from the prior codesAdopted list, and IPC/IMC/IECC had been lumped into one undated entry implying they track IBC/IRC in lockstep, which stopped being accurate once IBC (2024) and IRC (2021) diverged.. Local amendments apply — see the Santaquin overview page for the full list.

No. Santaquin does not publish a standalone 'Change of Use' or 'Certificate of Occupancy' permit, application, or fee anywhere in its official Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 06-04-2026) or other permitting materials. A new business occupying commercial space in the city instead obtains a Commercial Business License ($75.00 initial fee) under Santaquin City Code Title 3, Chapter 3.04; any accompanying construction is handled separately through the standard Commercial Building Permit or Tenant Improvement Permit process.