Scottsdale, AZ Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Sec. 9 to confirm compliance with the code and other laws enforced by the Department of Building Safety, with the complete required-inspection list posted on the city website and printed on job cards. 11, Special inspections, lets the official require added inspection for complex electrical installations: lightning protection systems, extensive grounding grid installations, and any electrical work that cannot be visually inspected once installed. Sec. 31-9 amends Section 111, Certificate of Occupancy, to allow a temporary certificate before final inspections are complete. For non-single-family buildings, the applicant must diligently finish the remaining work, the temporary certificate expires within 180 days with power de-energized at expiration, and the city and utility bear no liability for resulting damages or delays.

A single-family dwelling can get a temporary certificate for up to 90 days under the same conditions. Every temporary certificate requires a cash deposit equal to all project permit fees or $2,500, whichever is greater, refundable within 30 days of the final certificate of occupancy minus a $200 administrative fee, but forfeited entirely if the building is occupied without a valid certificate. Sec. 31-10 similarly amends Section 112 to allow temporary electrical power for construction and testing once the applicant passes Building Inspection #024, subject to the same deposit structure and a lock-out/tag-out safety plan that must be signed by the permit holder and every worker on site, then posted and kept on the job.