Sahuarita, AZ Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Reinspection fee
- $100.00 each
- C.O. reinspection (after first)
- $60.00 each
- Plan review fee
- 65% of building permit fee
- After-hours inspection
- $80.00/hr, 2-hr minimum
- Unpermitted-work fee
- $1,500 plus double permit fee
Summary
Sahuarita charges $100 for every reinspection triggered by a failed building inspection, and a separate $60 fee for each certificate-of-occupancy inspection after the first. Plan review runs 65% of the building permit fee, so inspection costs are real budget items on any project.
B. Other Inspections and Fees. The fee for other inspections and fees shall be: ... 2. Reinspection fee assessed under the provisions of the adopted building code: $100.00 each ... 6. Certificate of occupancy inspection required by a change of occupancy (each successive inspection stop after the first): $60.00 ... 7. Plan review fee: a. All structures: 65 percent of building permit fee
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
080(B), Other Inspections and Fees. 00 per hour with a two-hour minimum. 00-per-hour, two-hour-minimum charge. 00 each. walk-through are billed again for each follow-up visit. 00-per-hour, two-hour-minimum rate. 070 are reserved, meaning no supplemental inspection standards sit between the fee schedule sections; the operative process is entirely fee-driven rather than staged by ordinance text. 00 plus double the normal permit fee applies if work proceeds without the required inspection sign-off, and the planning director can double any applicable fee where a gross or willful violation of the building code has occurred.
Violations & Fines
Skipping a required inspection or continuing work after a failed inspection exposes the responsible party to the town's miscellaneous permit violations fee: $1,500.00 plus double the fee normally required for the permit type, assessed after the fact under STC § 3.10.040(G). Each failed inspection also triggers its own $100.00 reinspection charge before work can proceed to the next stage.
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