Pima County, AZ Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2024 International Plumbing Code
- Citation
- Pima County Code § 15.20.010
- Amendments
- Exhibit E, Ordinance 2025-15
- Scope
- Unincorporated Pima County only
Summary
Unincorporated Pima County plumbing work must meet the 2024 International Plumbing Code, adopted by the county as its plumbing code with local amendments under Ordinance 2025-15.
The 2024 International Plumbing Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., Country Club Hills, IL, 2023 is adopted by reference as the plumbing code of Pima County as amended by Exhibit E attached to Ordinance 2025-15. The purpose of the code is to provide minimum requirements and standards for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare as they apply to the erection, installation, alteration, addition, repair, relocation, replacement, maintenance or use of plumbing systems. (Ord. 2025-15 § 11 (part), 2025; Ord. 2012-34 § 11 (part), 2012: Ord. 2007-106
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-64: Contains Supplement, with local legislation through Ordinance 2026-9, passed 7-28-2026, current through 7-28-2026).
Full Breakdown
Pima County Code § 15.20.010 adopts the 2024 International Plumbing Code, published by the International Code Council, as the county's plumbing code, amended by Exhibit E to Ordinance 2025-15. It sets 'minimum requirements and standards for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare' covering the erection, installation, alteration, addition, repair, relocation, replacement, maintenance or use of plumbing systems in the unincorporated area. Copies are on file with the clerk of the board of supervisors and at Development Services, 201 N. Stone Avenue, per § 15.20.020.
Violations & Fines
Plumbing work that doesn't meet the adopted International Plumbing Code is a civil infraction under § 15.04.050, enforced through the county hearing officer process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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