Phoenix, AZ Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopting section
- City Code § 9-1
- What's adopted
- Construction Code, incl. Electrical Code
- Where kept
- On file with City Clerk
- Permits covered
- Building, electrical, plumbing
Summary
Phoenix adopts its Construction Code by reference, and that code, covering the City's Electrical Code, is what requires an electrical permit before wiring work.
The code or document on file with the City Clerk, marked, known, and designated as the Construction Code of the City of Phoenix, and each and all of the regulations, terms, and provisions thereof are hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if set forth at length, and these documents shall comprise the Construction Code of the City of Phoenix.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-7524, passed June 17, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Phoenix doesn't print its Electrical Code inside the City Code; Sec. 9-1 instead adopts by reference "the code or document on file with the City Clerk, marked, known, and designated as the Construction Code of the City of Phoenix," which the Zoning Ordinance's own definitions confirm "requires building permits, electrical permits, plumbing permits and other permits to do work regulated by the Construction Code." The full text of that Construction Code, including the Electrical Code, is kept on file with the City Clerk and the Building Safety Director rather than printed in the code volume itself.
Violations & Fines
Electrical work done without a permit or inspection under the adopted Construction Code can be red-tagged, subject to correction orders, and cited as a misdemeanor under Chapter 9's general penalty provision.
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