Maricopa, AZ Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

160(C), the Building Official must keep careful and comprehensive records of applications for permits, of permits issued, of inspections made, of revenue received, of reports rendered, and of notices or orders issued, and must retain building-work documents for the minimum time required by the adopted codes or as long as the official deems prudent. 210(A) treats a missed inspection as a standalone offense: subsection (A)(1) makes any violation of the building chapter a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable under city and state law, and subsection (A)(2) specifically provides that each failure to obtain a required permit clearance, certification, review, approval, or inspection constitutes a separate violation, not one continuing violation.

The city magistrate may instead pursue the civil track under subsection (B): a civil penalty capped at $1,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an enterprise per offense, with the alleged violator entitled to an administrative hearing before the magistrate and a right to written review by the city council if requested within seven days of the hearing decision. Subsection (C) preserves other remedies, including injunctions, writs of mandamus, or abatement actions, that the city council, city attorney, Building Official, or an especially damaged neighboring property owner may pursue independently.

Subsection (D) makes clear that a violation tied to a missed or failed inspection is a separate offense for each day it continues, so an uninspected project accrues exposure daily rather than once.