Sahuarita, AZ Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2018 International Plumbing Code, locally amended
- Fee
- 25% of the building permit fee
- Comparable fee
- Mechanical permit also 25% of building fee
- Enforcement
- Building official, planning and building director
- Penalty
- Civil infraction, each day a separate offense
- Appeal
- Hearing committee, then board of appeals
Summary
Sahuarita requires plumbing work to follow the 2018 International Plumbing Code, adopted by STC § 15.05.020(A)(4) with local amendments. Plumbing permit fees run 25 percent of the building permit fee under STC § 3.10.080(E), and violating the adopted code is a civil infraction.
E. Plumbing Permit. The fee for plumbing permits shall be: 25 percent of building permit fee ... 4. The 2018 International Plumbing Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., amended by local amendments of the town of Sahuarita, attached to Sahuarita Resolution No. 2019-0596, dated May 28, 2019; ... 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(A)(4) adopts the 2018 International Plumbing Code, published by the International Code Council, as the Sahuarita plumbing code, with local amendments attached to Sahuarita Resolution No. 2019-0596, dated May 28, 2019, governing water supply, drainage, waste and vent systems, fixtures and related work in buildings across the town. 05 per additional $100 of valuation up to $2,000, with higher marginal rates for larger jobs. The same fee schedule sets the mechanical permit fee at 25 percent of the building permit fee and the fire protection permit fee at 10 percent, so plumbing and mechanical work are priced identically relative to the base building fee. 080.
Violations & Fines
STC § 15.05.060(A) makes it a civil infraction to violate any provision of Title 15 or the plumbing code it adopts, with each day of a continuing violation, such as uninspected or unpermitted plumbing work, treated as a separate offense. STC § 15.05.060(B) additionally lets the town seek a restraining order or injunction in court to stop or correct plumbing work performed in violation of the adopted code.
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