Yuma, AZ Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. O2013-15, passed 4-3-13
- Warehouse exception
- S-1, S-2, U occupancies, unconditioned space
- Plan review fee
- 65% of the energy code permit fee
- Unpermitted work fee
- $50 minimum investigation fee
Summary
Yuma's energy-efficiency standard is the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, adopted by City Code § 150-020 and locally amended by § 150-021, with a carve-out for unconditioned warehouse and storage space and its own permit and investigation-fee structure.
§ 150-020 Adoption of 2009 International Energy Conservation Code. That certain documents, three copies of which are on file as public record in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Yuma, being marked and titled as the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, which was made public record by Resolution R2013-09, as amended herein, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part hereof as if fully set out in the entirety herein. ... (B) Section 101.5.2 Low energy buildings. Add third exception to section, as follows: "3. Warehouse and storage portions of buildings in Groups S-l, S-2, and U Occupancies that are not designed as fully conditioned space." ... (F) Section 107.3 Work commencing before permit issuance. Add to end of section, "An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The minimum investigation fee shall be $50.00 and the maximum shall be an amount up to the same as the fee set forth in Table 1-A."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-74: Current through May 20, 2026).
Full Breakdown
The city adopted the 2009 IECC by Ord. O2013-15 (passed April 3, 2013), made public record as Resolution R2013-09, and enforces it through the Department of Community Development, renaming the code's 'code official' to 'building official' throughout (§ 150-021(C)). 2, Low energy buildings: warehouse and storage portions of buildings in Groups S-1, S-2, and U occupancies that are not designed as fully conditioned space do not have to meet the code's low-energy exemption test the way other buildings do (§ 150-021(B)). Energy code permits use the same Table 1-A valuation-based fee schedule as building permits, from $50 for work valued up to $500 climbing to $6,580 for the first $1,000,000 plus $4 per additional $1,000, and plan review adds 65 percent of the permit fee (§ 150-021(E)).
As with the building and plumbing codes, starting work before a permit issues under § 150-021(F) adds an investigation fee, minimum $50, capped at the full Table 1-A fee, on top of the regular permit fee. Refunds follow the same 80 percent cap on unused permit or plan review fees, requested in writing within 180 days of payment (§ 150-021(G)).
Violations & Fines
Beginning energy-code-covered work, such as insulation, glazing, or mechanical system installations governed by the IECC, before a permit issues triggers the § 150-021(F) investigation fee, a minimum of $50 and up to the full Table 1-A permit fee, assessed by the building official according to the severity of the infraction, in addition to the standard permit fee that is still owed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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