Building Safety in Arizona (2026)

Phoenix's Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance bans lead-based paint on any residential structure and requires lead-free…

Lead paint in Pima County is regulated under federal EPA RRP Rule (40 CFR 745) and Arizona Department of Health…

Phoenix requires periodic safety inspections of elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, charging $100 plus $10 per…

Scottsdale's amended Fire Code requires at least one elevator in any building four or more stories above or below grade…

Glendale requires an approved automatic sprinkler system throughout the entire building for every newly constructed…

Mesa's amended Building Code requires an approved automatic fire sprinkler system in all areas of new buildings and…

Chandler's amended Building Code requires automatic fire sprinklers throughout every Group R occupancy, apartments…

Every new single-family or duplex home in Peoria (Group R-3) must be built with a residential fire sprinkler system…

Goodyear requires automatic sprinklers throughout every Group R building, including Build-for-Rent multifamily…

Lake Havasu City's subdivision code requires fire sprinklers in every home built on a cul-de-sac street longer than 400…

Maricopa requires automatic sprinklers throughout new Group R (residential) buildings, including "Build for Rent"…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, does not print its own sprinkler thresholds for houses. Town Code § 7-03-030(C)…

The Town of Queen Creek amends International Fire Code Section 903.2 to require automatic sprinklers throughout all new…

Sahuarita's I-1 Light Industrial zone requires sprinkler systems in every hotel, motel, lodge, or inn permitted there…

Scottsdale requires an automatic sprinkler system, installed to NFPA 13, 13-R, or 13-D, throughout every new Group R…

Tempe's amended 2024 Fire Code requires an automatic sprinkler system throughout every Group R residential fire area…

Unincorporated Maricopa County's own building code sets no fire-sprinkler mandate for homes: the Local Additions and…

Yavapai County does not mandate whole-house fire sprinklers in the unincorporated area. Its amended IRC only requires…

In the City of Flagstaff, new one- and two-family homes are never required to have automatic fire sprinklers: Arizona…

Pinal County cannot require a fire sprinkler system in an accessory dwelling unit or force it onto a commercial…

Yuma does not require automatic fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family homes. The city's 2024 IRC amendments strike…

In the City of Casa Grande, a day care center operating as a conditional use must meet the numeric standards the…

A Peoria day care serving five or more children in a residential district must hold Arizona Department of Health…

A child care center attached to a religious use, school or membership organization needs a Type 1 conditional use…

A day care serving six or more children in a Yuma residential zone needs a conditional use permit and must meet fixed…

In the City of Flagstaff, home day cares are capped at eight people total and must screen outdoor play areas with a…

Maricopa zoning sets siting, hours, and licensing standards for day care facilities, whether stand-alone centers or…

Phoenix zoning allows home-based child care for up to six dependents by right; seven or more requires a use permit, a…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a child day care facility serving not less than five and no more than ten…

Commercial daycare facilities in the Town of Queen Creek must hold a fire operational permit and pass a thorough Fire…

Scottsdale's zoning code ties a day care center's location to its distance from housing: under Table 11.201.A of §…

Sedona's building code lets a small in-home day care operate as a residential building instead of an institutional one…

Tucson's Unified Development Code sets detailed siting standards for child care centers in residential and office…

Yavapai County's amended building code sets the occupancy class for small child care group homes in the unincorporated…

Goodyear's fire code amendments control the locking hardware that guards emergency access doors: multi-tenant buildings…

Phoenix's Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance requires every exterior door on a building to have a lock and hinges that…

Tempe requires a discretionary Use Permit before any existing single-story, single-family home can add, expand or…

Sedona's Land Development Code stops single-family houses from reading as one oversized block by requiring multiple…

Chandler has no separate green-building ordinance; its energy-efficiency mandate is the 2024 International Energy…

Scottsdale adopted the 2021 International Green Construction Code by reference, applying sustainability, water, energy…

Sedona's adopted 2018 energy code requires new construction with more than nine parking spaces to make 5 percent of…

Tucson does not mandate green building citywide, but a developer using the Flexible Lot Development Maximum Density…

Yuma's energy-efficiency standard is the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, adopted by City Code § 150-020…

In the City of Flagstaff, a residential development can earn a density bonus by achieving bronze-level National Green…

In unincorporated Pima County, a legally nonconforming building doesn't have to be brought up to current zoning…

Gilbert has adopted a green building standard, but it is optional. Code of Gilbert Sec. 10-40 adopts the "International…

Glendale adopted the 2024 International Green Construction Code as Sec. 9-26 of its municipal code, but the city made…

Maricopa has no mandatory green building code: its Sustainable Development Incentive Program lets developers earn…

Unincorporated Maricopa County has adopted the International Green Construction Code, but only as a voluntary standard…

Tempe adopted the 2024 International Green Construction Code as Article XI of City Code Chapter 8, but Sec. 8-1100…

In the City of Flagstaff, any short-term rental with a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace, or attached garage must have…

Every permitted vacation rental in Lake Havasu City must have a working carbon monoxide alarm system alongside smoke…

Mesa's Residential Code requires carbon monoxide alarms to run on the building's electrical wiring with battery backup…

Phoenix requires every short-term rental to maintain a working smoke and carbon monoxide detection system that meets…

Tempe's amendment to Section R311.6 of its adopted 2024 International Residential Code requires carbon monoxide alarms…

Yavapai County requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings under Property Maintenance Code Section 705.1, pointing…

Avondale adopts the 2024 International Building Code and nine companion I-Codes by reference as its Building Codes and…

Buckeye's local amendment to the adopted International Building Code exempts minor, non-structural interior repairs…

In the City of Casa Grande, no one may erect, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of any building, or…

Coconino County requires a Building Permit or Engineering Permit before any construction, reconstruction, alteration…

In the City of Flagstaff, most construction needs a building permit, but Flagstaff City Code Section 4-02-001-0001…

Gilbert adopts the 2018 International Building Code and 2018 International Residential Code by reference under Code of…

Glendale requires a permit under the adopted 2024 International Building Code for nearly every construction…

Goodyear requires a building permit before anyone builds, alters, repairs, moves, or demolishes a structure, or…

Lake Havasu City requires building permits under the 2024 International Building Code, which it adopts by reference…

In the City of Maricopa, interior renovations, remodels, and repairs require a building permit under the adopted 2024…

In unincorporated Maricopa County, low patios and terraces can extend into required yards without a Zoning Clearance…

Mesa requires anyone who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a…

Peoria requires a building permit for nearly all construction under its locally amended 2018 International Building…

In Phoenix, decks and patios attached to buildings or elevated more than 30 inches above grade generally require…

Unincorporated Pima County requires building permits under the locally adopted 2024 International Building Code…

Pinal County requires a building permit for construction of buildings and appurtenant structures in the unincorporated…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, no building, structure or building service equipment regulated by the…

The Town of Queen Creek requires a permit from the Building Official before anyone constructs, enlarges, alters…

Sahuarita adopts the 2018 International Building Code, as locally amended by Resolution No. 2019-0596, to govern when a…

Scottsdale amends IBC Section 105 to run its own annual-permit and exemption system. City Code § 31-5 lets the building…

Sedona adopts the 2018 International Building Code and requires a permit for virtually all construction, alteration or…

Surprise adopts the 2024 International Building Code and 2024 International Residential Code by ordinance as its local…

Tempe requires a building official-issued permit under City Code Sec. 8-105 before constructing, altering, moving or…

Tucson has adopted the International Building Code, 2024 Edition, with local amendments, and Tucson Code § 6-37…

Yavapai County requires a building permit for construction in the unincorporated county unless the work falls on the…

Yuma enforces the 2024 International Building Code through City Code § 150-015, with local fee and process amendments…

Chandler exempts a straight re-roof from a building permit on Group R-3 or U occupancies (houses and accessory…

Avondale requires an electrical permit from the chief building official before any electrical installation, alteration…

Buckeye, Arizona adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code by reference for all electrical work, with local amendments…

Casa Grande enforces electrical work under the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, adopted with local amendments by…

Chandler adopted the 2023 National Electrical Code and requires a permit for electrical work under the amended Building…

Electrical work in the City of Flagstaff is governed by the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, adopted and locally…

Electrical work in Gilbert must comply with the "National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition," which Code of Gilbert Sec…

Glendale adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) by reference, and any electrical work must be permitted and…

Goodyear requires all electrical construction and installation to comply with the 2023 NFPA 70 National Electrical…

Lake Havasu City requires electrical work to follow the 2023 National Electrical Code, adopted by reference with city…

Maricopa adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code for all electrical work, with a local amendment to kitchen-island…

Unincorporated Maricopa County wires new construction to the National Electrical Code as locally amended by the Local…

Mesa enforces the National Electrical Code, adopted locally as the Mesa Electrical Code (§ 4-1-2(F)(3)), and requires a…

Peoria enforces electrical work under the 2017 National Electrical Code, adopted and locally amended by City Code…

Phoenix adopts its Construction Code by reference, and that code, covering the City's Electrical Code, is what requires…

Unincorporated Pima County wiring and electrical installations must meet the 2023 National Electrical Code, adopted as…

Electrical work in unincorporated Pinal County must comply with the National Electric Code, 2017 Edition, adopted by…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, all electrical work must follow the 2017 National Electrical Code as amended…

Queen Creek has adopted the 2020 National Electrical Code under Town Code Section 7-1-1-4-4, and Section 7-1-4-1…

Sahuarita governs electrical wiring, service equipment and installations through the 2017 National Electrical Code…

Scottsdale enforces the 2020 edition of the National Electrical Code as part of its Building Code, adopted by reference…

Sedona adopts the 2017 National Electrical Code for all electrical permits, but with one hard local rule: every…

Surprise adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code by ordinance as its governing electrical code, modified by local…

Tempe adopted the 2023 National Electrical Code by Tempe City Code § 8-800, and its Article 90 amendments make it…

Tucson Code § 6-84 adopts the National Electrical Code, 2023 Edition, with local amendments, and § 6-83 puts the…

Unincorporated Yavapai County enforces the 2023 National Electrical Code under Ordinance No. 2025-8 and requires an…

Yuma enforces the 2020 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code under City Code § 150-076, adopted by Resolution R2022-021…

Avondale adopts the 2024 International Plumbing Code, with its own amendments and Appendices B, C and E, as the city's…

Buckeye plumbing work runs on the locally adopted 2024 International Plumbing Code under City Code § 15-2-4, with local…

The City of Casa Grande enforces plumbing work under the International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition, with local…

Chandler enforces the 2024 International Plumbing Code and requires a permit for plumbing work, but Section 29-2.11…

Plumbing work in the City of Flagstaff falls under the 2018 International Plumbing Code as adopted and locally amended…

Plumbing work in Gilbert must follow the "International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition," which Code of Gilbert Sec. 10-34…

Glendale adopts the 2024 International Plumbing Code by reference, administered by the Building Safety Division, and…

Goodyear adopts the 2024 International Plumbing Code by reference to govern plumbing installation, alteration and…

Lake Havasu City requires plumbing work to comply with the 2024 International Plumbing Code, adopted by reference with…

Maricopa enforces the 2024 International Plumbing Code as its local plumbing code, with the Building Official or a…

Unincorporated Maricopa County regulates plumbing under the locally titled "Plumbing Code of Maricopa County," its…

Mesa enforces the International Plumbing Code, adopted locally as the Mesa Plumbing Code (§ 4-1-2(F)(4)), and requires…

Peoria enforces plumbing work under the 2018 International Plumbing Code, adopted and locally amended by City Code…

Phoenix requires a plumbing permit from the Planning and Development Director before any building sewer construction…

Unincorporated Pima County plumbing work must meet the 2024 International Plumbing Code, adopted by the county as its…

Plumbing installations in unincorporated Pinal County must follow the International Plumbing Code, 2018 Edition…

The Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, adopts the 2018 International Plumbing Code with Appendices B, C, D and E under…

Queen Creek has adopted the 2021 International Plumbing Code under Town Code Section 7-1-1-4-5, and Section 7-1-4-1…

Sahuarita requires plumbing work to follow the 2018 International Plumbing Code, adopted by STC § 15.05.020(A)(4) with…

Scottsdale adopted the 2021 International Plumbing Code, renamed locally the 'Plumbing Code of the City of Scottsdale,'…

Sedona runs plumbing work under the 2018 International Plumbing Code, adopted with local amendments covering fees…

Plumbing work in Surprise must comply with the 2024 International Plumbing Code, adopted by reference under City Code §…

Tempe adopted the 2024 International Plumbing Code by reference under general code § 8-600, and § 8-105.1 of the Tempe…

Tucson adopts the 2024 International Plumbing Code with local amendments as its plumbing code under City Code § 6-124…

Yavapai County Ordinance No. 2025-3 amends Section 101.4.3 of the adopted building code to apply the 2024 International…

Plumbing work in Yuma is governed by the locally amended 2018 International Plumbing Code, adopted at City Code §…

The Building Official keeps a comprehensive record of every inspection made under Maricopa's building codes, and…

When Chandler's building official finds a structure, premises, vehicle or outdoor area out of compliance with an…

In the City of Flagstaff, the Building Official inspects permitted work and can reject or require corrections for…

Glendale's Building Safety Division inspects work under the adopted 2024 International Building Code at rough-in and…

Before final sign-off, Maricopa County requires a floor/stemwall/foundation inspection ahead of the final building…

Mesa's Building Safety Director makes a set sequence of required inspections on every permitted job, footing and…

Peoria's building official inspects all permitted construction under the local IBC amendments at City Code Sec…

In the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, the permit holder must notify the building official when work is ready for…

The Town of Queen Creek requires ten distinct inspection stages under Town Code Section 7-1-8-3, from footing and…

Sahuarita charges $100 for every reinspection triggered by a failed building inspection, and a separate $60 fee for…

Scottsdale's building official can order any inspection needed to verify code compliance beyond the standard required…

Tempe requires every permitted project to pass staged inspections by the Building Safety Division before work can…

Tucson Code § 6-33 puts one office in charge of every building inspection in the city: the building inspection…

Yavapai County requires a set sequence of 15 inspections under Ordinance No. 2019-1 Sec. 110, from footing through…

Yuma's Building Safety Division inspects under the amended 2024 IBC. Standard weekday inspections are covered by the…