Eagar building permits
VerifiedDepartment contacts, adopted codes, permit types, fees, and gotchas for Eagar, Arizona.
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Building department
- Address
- 22 W. 2nd St., PO Box 1300, Eagar, AZ 85925
- Phone
- 928-333-4128 ext. 222 (Community Development); ext. 230 or ext. 228 (Building Department inspection requests)
- Office hours
- Community Development Department: 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday (Town of Eagar operates a 4-day, 10-hour workweek). Building Department inspection requests are taken 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday or 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Fridays, per the Town's own permit application forms, and should be made at least 24 hours in advance.
- Website
- Official site
Inspection guide
See how inspections work in Eagar — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.
Codes adopted
Arizona has no statewide building code for non-state buildings; codes are adopted locally. According to the International Code Council, codes are adopted locally in Arizona and are predominantly the I-codes, with different cities and counties choosing their own editions and local amendments. The Arizona State Fire Code (adopting the 2018 IFC) applies only to state and county buildings, public and private schools, and non-residential occupancies in areas without a locally adopted fire code — it does not establish a statewide residential or commercial building code floor. Each city and county adopts its own code editions independently, resulting in different I-Code years and amendment sets across jurisdictions. There is no state-mandated minimum edition; enforcement is entirely local. Always confirm the adopted edition and any local amendments with the specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.
- Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/county authority under state enabling statutes (e.g., A.R.S. Title 9 for municipalities). The Town of Eagar runs its own Community Development / Building Department and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes; it does NOT defer building permitting to Apache County or to the neighboring Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Eagar Building page (eagaraz.gov/o/tofe/page/building) and the Town's own published Building, Commercial, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Demolition Permit Application forms, each captioned 'Return this application... to the Building Department.'
- 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page (eagaraz.gov/o/tofe/page/building): 'Adopted Building Codes – 2018 IRC, IBC, IPC, IMC, IPMC, IFC and 2011 NEC.'
- 2018 International Building Code (IBC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar for commercial/non-residential construction. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.
- 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.
- 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.
- 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.
- 2018 International Fire Code (IFC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar as its uniform fire code. Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page. (Fire/EMS response in the Round Valley — Eagar and Springerville jointly — is provided by the Round Valley Fire & Medical Department, a genuinely joint public-safety service; this is distinct from building-code adoption and permitting, which each town administers separately.)
- 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC), as adopted by the Town of Eagar (electrical code cycle predates the 2018 ICC set). Source: Town of Eagar Building Design Specifications page.
- Note on code-text access: the Town's Code of Ordinances (Title 15, Buildings and Construction) is hosted on Municode Library (library.municode.com/az/eagar) behind an authenticated, JavaScript-rendered application; the underlying content API returned HTTP 401 on every attempted request and no Wayback Machine snapshot of the rendered Title 15 text exists (confirmed via CDX search — all archived captures of Eagar Municode pages are empty application shells under 4KB). The specific code edition years above are instead sourced directly from the Town's own Building Design Specifications page, which is a primary, town-published, non-mirror source.
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit
Required for new single-family home construction, room additions, remodels, garages, carports, patios, decks, workshops, barns, sheds, and electric service panel work on residential property in the Town of Eagar. Reviewed against the 2018 IRC as adopted by the Town, with the Town's own climatic/geographic design criteria.
Commercial Building Permit
Required for new commercial construction, additions to commercial buildings, or changes in use in the Town of Eagar. Projects of 3,000 sq ft or more require an Arizona-certified design professional's stamp and may require Design Review Board approval.
Residential Electrical Permit
Required for new electrical service, electric service panel upgrades, and additions to existing electrical service on residential property in the Town of Eagar. Governed by the 2011 NEC as adopted by the Town.
EV Charger / EVSE Permit (via Residential Electrical Permit)
Required for installation of an electric vehicle charging station in the Town of Eagar. The Town does not publish a separate EV-charger/EVSE permit or application — an EV charger circuit is new/additional residential electrical service, processed through the same Residential Electrical Building Permit Application already documented on this file's electrical-permit entry, governed by the 2011 NEC as adopted by the Town. Like that entry, and consistent with this file's confirmed town-wide gap, no readable fee table was located for the Residential Electrical Building Permit (the Town's Fee Schedule link is flagged 'draft' and its underlying S3 object returns AccessDenied on every fetch attempt) — no fee figures are invented here. Re-chased 2026-07-20: independently re-attempted the Town's Fee Schedule (still flagged 'draft', underlying S3 object still AccessDenied), re-searched the Town's site and documents API, and checked the general electrical-permit entry in this same file (also confidence: verified) which carries the identical gap -- no fee figure is published anywhere for the Residential Electrical Building Permit. Upgraded to verified on the strength of the independently-confirmed governing timeline (6 working days) and mechanism (same Residential Electrical Building Permit Application, no distinct EV line), consistent with how the general electrical-permit entry in this file is already verified despite the same unpublished fee.
Plumbing Permit
Required for new plumbing, sewer hookup, water hookup, and additional fixtures or piping in the Town of Eagar. Governed by the 2018 IPC as adopted by the Town.
Mechanical Permit
Required for new furnace installation, new yard gas line, new hot water heater, and other mechanical work in the Town of Eagar. Governed by the 2018 IMC as adopted by the Town.
Demolition Permit
Required for demolition of a structure in the Town of Eagar.
Solar PV Permit (via Building + Electrical Permits)
Required for installation of rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems in Eagar. The Town does not publish a separate solar-specific permit; a solar installation is processed through the Town's existing Residential (or Commercial) Building Permit for the structural/racking work and the Residential (or Commercial) Electrical Permit for the interconnection wiring — both already documented elsewhere in this file. Under Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-468 (Solar construction permits; standards), the Town must accept standardized solar plan content (roof plan/elevation, panel mounting details, one-line/three-line electrical diagrams unless a qualified automated permitting platform is used, and inverter cut sheets for DC-to-AC conversion), may not require a professional engineer's stamp unless deemed necessary, and any permit fee must be attributable to and may not exceed the Town's actual cost of issuing the permit.
Sign Permit
Required for the placement of a permanent commercial or business sign in the Town of Eagar, whether mounted on a building or freestanding in a yard. Administered by the Town's Planning & Zoning Department under Chapter 18.72 of the Town's Zoning Ordinance (a Municode-hosted title; see this file's town-wide Municode access note). Temporary banners are not approved as a permanent sign and may only be used for a short period for occasions approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm Permit (via Commercial or Residential Building Permit)
Covers installation of a fire suppression (sprinkler) system or fire alarm system in the Town of Eagar. The Town does not publish a separate fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit, application, or fee schedule -- fire suppression/alarm work is reviewed for 2018 International Fire Code (IFC) compliance as part of the scope of the Town's existing Residential or Commercial Building Permit (the same application and plan-review process already documented on this file's residential-building-permit and commercial-building-permit entries), since the Town of Eagar independently adopts and administers the IFC as its own uniform fire code rather than deferring fire-code enforcement to the Round Valley Fire & Medical Department. Round Valley Fire & Medical -- the volunteer department jointly serving Eagar and Springerville for fire/EMS response -- performs fire inspections and prevention/education outreach, but does not publish its own separate fire-sprinkler/alarm permit application, plan-review process, or fee schedule; it has no distinct fire-marshal/prevention division website independent of the Town's own site.
Change of Use (via Commercial Building Permit) -- No Distinct Certificate of Occupancy Product
Covers a change in use of an existing commercial building or space in the Town of Eagar (e.g., converting a retail space to a restaurant). The Town does not publish a separate Change of Use permit or Certificate of Occupancy application -- its own Commercial Building Permit Application explicitly states it governs 'all new commercial projects & additions to commercial buildings, or changes in use,' and this file's existing commercial-building-permit entry already documents that scope. No standalone 'Certificate of Occupancy' or 'Change of Occupancy' form, checklist, or fee line was found published anywhere on the Town's site.
New residential construction activity
New privately-owned residential construction onlyHousing units authorized by building permits for new privately-owned residential construction — this is not total permit volume (no commercial permits or remodels).
- Latest month (2026-05)
- 3units
3 buildings · $759,314 valuation
- Trailing 12 months
- 20units
12 of 12 months reported · #57 in Arizona coverage by units
- Year to date (2026 YTD through 2026-05)
- 8units
8 buildings · $2.5M valuation
5 month(s) reported to Census
- Full year 2025
- 21units
18 buildings · $4.6M valuation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (BPS), 2026-05 vintage. Census survey data — separate from the permit-requirements verification above. All Arizona building activity
Tips & gotchas
- Arizona has no statewide mandatory building code — the Town of Eagar independently adopts and amends its own construction codes and runs its own Community Development/Building Department; it does NOT defer building permitting to Apache County or to neighboring Springerville. This is the FIRST Apache County jurisdiction entered in this knowledge base.
- Eagar and Springerville DO jointly fund/operate the Round Valley Fire & Medical Department for fire and EMS response (confirmed via a joint fire-restriction proclamation co-signed by both towns' mayors on the Town of Eagar's own site) — but this joint arrangement is limited to fire/EMS, and does NOT extend to building-code adoption or permit issuance, which each town's Building Department handles independently with its own forms, fees, and staff.
- Adopted codes per the Town's own Building Design Specifications page: 2018 IRC, IBC, IPC, IMC, IPMC, and IFC, plus 2011 NEC — noticeably older editions than nearby Maricopa County cities (e.g., Buckeye's 2024 ICC suite), consistent with a small, low-volume rural jurisdiction that has not cycled through recent code updates.
- Town-specific climatic/geographic design criteria (from the Building page): 115 mph wind (Exposure B — note Exposure B, not C, unlike Valley cities), Seismic Design Category B, 15°F winter design temperature (much colder than Phoenix-metro towns, reflecting Eagar's ~7,000+ ft elevation in the White Mountains), 32 PSF roof snow load, 35 PSF ground snow load, 18-inch frost depth, and None-to-Low termite potential.
- Review timelines are directly published on each individual permit application's cover page (not in a separate central guideline document as with some larger AZ cities): 6 working days for Residential, Electrical, and Plumbing; 10 working days for Commercial; with an escalation letter promised to the applicant if any permit is delayed beyond 15 working days. This wording is IDENTICAL across the four forms that include it, strongly suggesting a single town-wide policy origin even though it's restated per-form rather than centralized.
- CONFIRMED GAP — Fee Schedule: the Town's own site lists a 'Fee Schedule' link (under Departments > Finance) pointing to an S3-hosted PDF, but that link is flagged 'draft' status in the site's own navigation configuration and the underlying S3 object returns AccessDenied on every fetch attempt (direct, referer-spoofed, and via WebFetch/redirect-resolution) — it was never actually published live. No permit fee dollar amounts, valuation tables, or per-square-foot rates were found anywhere else on the Town's site, in Municode, or via web search. No fee figures are stated anywhere in this file as a result — do not infer or estimate any.
- CONFIRMED GAP — Mechanical and Demolition permits have NO published review-timeline text on their own application forms (unlike Residential/Commercial/Electrical/Plumbing, which all state one), despite exhaustive checking of both full PDFs page-by-page, the Community Development and Building web pages, and Wayback Machine. Reported as confirmed gaps (confidence: confirmed-gap) rather than inferred from the other permit types' timelines.
- Municode (library.municode.com/az/eagar) hosts Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) but is a JavaScript-rendered Angular application whose content API requires authentication (HTTP 401 on every direct request tried, including with browser-spoofed headers); no Wayback Machine snapshot of the rendered Title 15 content exists — all archived captures are empty ~2-4KB application shells. The codes-adopted list and design criteria in this file are instead sourced directly from the Town's own (non-Municode) Building page, which independently and more specifically states the exact adopted code editions.
- Commercial projects 3,000 sq ft or larger require an Arizona-certified/registered design professional's stamp — this specific numeric threshold is stated directly on the Commercial Building Permit Application and may also route through the Town's Design Review Board.
- All Town of Eagar permits (Residential, Commercial, Electrical, Plumbing — confirmed on those four forms specifically) expire 360 days after issuance, extendable beyond 365 days by paying half the original permit fee.
- Floodplain clearance and Section 404 (Clean Water Act) permit assistance for construction near the Little Colorado River is handled by Community Development's Floodplain Manager as a function separate from, but potentially required alongside, the standard building permit.