Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy in Rock Springs, Wyoming

Rock Springs requires a change of use / certificate of occupancy permit for: No permit product named 'change of use permit' or 'certificate of occupancy permit' is published separately in the Municipal Code or on the city's Building Inspections & Permits Document Center (which lists only 6 documents: Building Permit Application, Permit - Demolition, and four construction detail sheets); A Certificate of Occupancy is required under the adopted 2024 IBC (§ 150.04) before any new building may be occupied, and applies whenever a building's use or occupancy classification changes, per the stock (unamended) IBC Section 111 provisions; Starting a business, or changing a business's location, ownership, or use within an existing building, requires a Business License (Occupational Tax License) application through the City Clerk's Office; 'the simplest approvals occur when new operations match previous business types (retail to retail)'; The nature of a new or changed business use may require inspections by the City's Fire and Wastewater Departments before the license issues; Building Codes may determine that additional building improvements or remodeling are required based on a change of occupancy type; per this file's commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entry, any such required improvements are processed as a standard building permit under § 150.02(A)(1), charged under the general § 150.08(B) valuation-based fee schedule, with Occupancy Group/Division and Type of Construction identified on the plans per the 2024 IBC; Site Plans or Conditional Use Permits may separately be required depending on the property's zoning. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Rock Springs Public Services Department — Building Inspections & Permits (Chief Building Inspector) at (307) 352-1540 before starting work.

In Rock Springs, the published Change of use / Certificate of Occupancy — no standalone fee product is: No independent change-of-use or certificate-of-occupancy fee is published; a Business License must be obtained (fee amount not confirmed in this chase), and if the Building Department requires improvements due to the occupancy change, the standard § 150.08(B) valuation-based building-permit fee applies to that work. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Rock Springs does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Rock Springs Public Services Department — Building Inspections & Permits (Chief Building Inspector) at (307) 352-1540 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Business License (Occupational Tax License) Application. Depending on your project, Rock Springs may also ask for: Building Permit Application (if improvements required). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Rock Springs requires 3 inspection(s) for a change of use / certificate of occupancy permit, in order: Fire Department Inspection (if required), Wastewater Department Inspection (if required), Building Final / Certificate of Occupancy (if improvements required). Schedule each through City of Rock Springs Public Services Department — Building Inspections & Permits (Chief Building Inspector) ((307) 352-1540).

Apply through City of Rock Springs Public Services Department — Building Inspections & Permits (Chief Building Inspector) at 212 D Street, Rock Springs, WY 82901. Phone: (307) 352-1540, email: webmaster@rswy.net. Office hours: Mon–Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 12:30–1:30 p.m. for lunch. Official information: https://www.rswy.net/departments/public_services/building_inspections_permits.php.

Not as a standalone product. Chapter 150 of the Municipal Code has no dedicated change-of-use or certificate-of-occupancy section. Certificates of Occupancy are governed by the stock, unamended 2024 IBC Section 111, and a practical change of use at an existing commercial building is initiated through the city's Business License (Occupational Tax License) process instead.

Apply for a Business License through the City Clerk's Office. The nature of the new business may require Fire and/or Wastewater Department inspections, and the Building Department may require code-mandated improvements or remodeling based on the change of occupancy type, which would then require its own building permit.