Sahuarita, AZ Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2017 National Electrical Code, with local amendments
- Adoption source
- Sahuarita Resolution No. 2019-0596, May 28, 2019
- Enforcing official
- Building official under STC Section 15.05.050
- Appeal deadline
- 4:30 p.m. on the fifth working day
- Board of appeals
- 5 members, quarterly, two-thirds vote to reverse
- Violation classification
- Civil infraction, each day a separate offense
Summary
Sahuarita governs electrical wiring, service equipment and installations through the 2017 National Electrical Code, adopted by reference with local amendments under Town Code Section 15.05.020. The building official enforces the adopted code, and any violation is prosecuted as a civil infraction, with each day of noncompliance charged as a separate offense under the town's building-code penalty provision.
§ 15.05.020. Building code adopted. A. The Sahuarita building code, codified in this chapter, adopts by reference the following national codes of the International Code Council, Inc., and the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., as amended: ... 7. The 2017 National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., amended by local amendments of the town of Sahuarita, attached to Sahuarita Resolution No. 2019-0596, dated May 28, 2019; ... § 15.05.060. Penalties. A. It shall be a civil infraction for any person, firm or corporation to violate any provisions of this title. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745395; v0 updated 2025-12-08; through 12-08-2025).
Full Breakdown
020 adopts the 2017 National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, as amended by local amendments attached to Sahuarita Resolution No. 2019-0596, dated May 28, 2019. That same section simultaneously adopts the 2018 International Building, Residential, Property Maintenance, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Energy Conservation, Fire and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes, so electrical permits are administered alongside every other construction trade under one building-code title. 050 designates the building official, appointed by the planning and building director, as the authority charged with administering and enforcing the adopted electrical code, including plan review and permit issuance.
on the fifth working day after the notice of violation. A hearing committee, consisting of the building official (or the fire marshal for fire-code matters), an inspection supervisor and the relevant plans examiner, must hear the appeal within seven days. 080, which by design includes a design professional or licensed electrical contractor with at least five and ten years' experience respectively to rule on electrical issues. 10 STC's fee schedule, are due at least three weeks before the quarterly meeting. 060, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense, and the town may also seek a restraining order or injunction.
Violations & Fines
Working without a required permit under the adopted electrical code, or ignoring a stop-work order, is a civil infraction under Town Code Section 15.05.060, and each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense. Beyond civil fines, the town may ask a Pima County court for a restraining order or injunction to stop, correct or force removal of noncompliant electrical work, and the building official's decision stands unless timely appealed to the hearing committee or board of appeals.
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