Avondale, AZ Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Codes adopted
- 10 I-Codes incl. 2024 IBC & IRC (§ 4-16)
- Code official
- Chief Building Official (§ 4-1)
- Fee authority
- Set by CBO under § 4-17
- Penalty
- Class 1 misdemeanor, up to $2,500 / 6 months (§ 4-2)
- Continuing violations
- Each day = separate offense
Summary
Avondale adopts the 2024 International Building Code and nine companion I-Codes by reference as its Building Codes and makes it unlawful to construct, alter, repair, move or use any building or structure contrary to them. City Code § 4-16 is the local provision that pulls the underlying IBC permit requirement into force citywide.
(a)Adoption of Codes. The following codes, together with the City of Avondale Amendments applicable thereto, are hereby adopted by reference as the Building Codes of the City of Avondale, as if fully set forth herein: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) Amendments ... 2024 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) Amendments ... These codes regulate the construction, alteration, remodeling, repair, maintenance, conversion, and use of all buildings and structures within the corporate limits of the City. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to construct, erect, install, alter, repair, move, remove, maintain, or use any building or structure contrary to the provisions of these codes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 4-16(a) adopts, together with Avondale's own amendments, ten codes as the city's Building Codes: the 2024 IBC, IRC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, the 2023 NEC, the 2024 IEBC, the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, and the 2024 IPMC, with three copies of each on file with the city clerk. These codes 'regulate the construction, alteration, remodeling, repair, maintenance, conversion, and use of all buildings and structures within the corporate limits of the City,' and it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, erect, install, alter, repair, move, remove, maintain or use any building or structure contrary to them, which is where the underlying IBC's permit-before-you-build requirement is incorporated into Avondale law.
Section 4-16(b) also adopts specific IBC, IRC, IPC and IPMC appendices. 3 to appoint deputies to handle inspections, plan review, permit issuance and enforcement. Building permit, plan-review and inspection fees are set and updated by the chief building official under § 4-17, taking effect immediately upon adoption and filed for public inspection at the Building Division; council review during the annual budget process is optional, not required. Enforcement runs through § 4-2: violating any adopted code, which includes building without required permits or compliance, is a Class One misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
Constructing, altering, repairing, moving or using a building or structure contrary to the adopted 2024 I-Codes is a Class One misdemeanor under § 4-2, punishable under A.R.S. §§ 13-707 and 13-802 by a fine up to $2,500, up to six months in the county jail, or both, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense; the chief building official may also issue stop-work orders, revoke permits, or suspend a certificate of occupancy.
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