Prescott Valley, AZ Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Section 7-05-005 adopts the National Electrical Code (NEC), 2017 Edition, "as one of the technical codes of the Town of Prescott Valley," with at least three copies on file in the Office of the Town Clerk for public inspection. Section 7-05-007 adds to NEC Article 90 that all electrical work for light, heat, power or any other purpose must conform to the 2017 NEC as amended and to the rules set by the building official, and that the code is administered and enforced under Article 7-01 of the Town Code.

The Town then amends specific NEC provisions. Section 7-05-010 rewrites NEC 110.8 so that, for existing or relocated buildings, the NEC applies where the building official deems the wiring methods inadequate or unsafe; relocated buildings must have service equipment that conforms to NEC Article 230; and additions to or alterations in existing wiring must first be approved by the building official. Section 7-05-040 deletes NEC 406.4(D)(5), adds an exception to 406.12 so tamper-resistant receptacles are not required in detached one and two-family dwelling units, and adds to NEC 408.30 a rule that each separate store, apartment or dwelling has its own lighting and power distribution panels, while hotels, motels and similar buildings can be wired from one or more distribution panels.

Permits sit in § 7-01-140. Subsection (F) lists the electrical work that needs no electrical permit, such as portable motors with an attachment plug, listed cord and plug temporary decorative lighting, repair or replacement of an overcurrent device of the required capacity in the same location, and wiring operating at less than 25 volts that cannot supply more than 50 watts. Work exempt from a building permit still needs a separate electrical permit unless otherwise exempted. Applications follow § 7-01-150, and work must stay exposed for inspection under § 7-01-180, where the building official can require that an inspection request be filed at least one working day ahead, including through the Selectron Inspection Request System.