Residential Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels) in Springerville, Arizona

Springerville requires a residential building permit (new construction, additions, remodels) for: A Plan/Design Review application resulting in a building permit and inspections is required for most residential projects: anything having to do with structural, electrical, plumbing, or foundations (including remodeling, porches, additions, accessory buildings, and equipment such as air conditioners, heat sources, and water heaters); Plans must comply with the 2015 IRC/IBC as adopted by the Town of Springerville and the Town's own Climate and Geographic Design Criteria (90 mph wind, Exposure B; Seismic Design Category B; 4°F winter design temperature; 32-36 PSF snow loads depending on roof pitch); It is the homeowner/property owner's responsibility to provide acceptable plans or information to obtain a building permit; the Planning & Zoning Department reviews submitted plans but does not design them; A licensed general contractor may have to oversee the project, with additional subcontractors for electrical, plumbing, or HVAC installations, OR an owner-builder/owner-developer exemption under A.R.S. §32-1121A.5 or A.R.S. §32-1121A.6; Metal buildings and some pre-assembled buildings require stamped engineered plans; Detached accessory structures over 200 square feet require a building permit; Rental units are considered commercial property and require a commercial-licensed contractor; Work completed without first obtaining a permit may be charged double the original permitting fee. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Springerville Planning & Zoning Department — Building Department at 928-333-2656 ext. 227 (Building Department); 928-333-2656 (Planning & Zoning main line); fax 928-333-5598 before starting work.

In Springerville, the published Plan Design Review Fee — Residential is: $100.00. Additional published fees: Building Permit Fee — Varies in accordance with ICC/Building Valuation Data — February 2015 Charts and Formulas, adopted in Ordinance 2016-005; 3rd Party Review of any plan or design — Applicant pays the difference in review costs; Mandatory Inspections (2) — $100.00; Additional Inspections — $50.00; Extension Fee (6 months) — $85.00; Certificate of Occupancy — $30.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

The Plan/Design Review step (required before a building permit is issued) has a published 10-working-day review timeline per Town of Springerville Municipal Code Chapter 17.88, confirmed on the Town's own Plan Review Checklist and independently corroborated in Municipal Code Chapter 17.28.070 (Walls and Fences). If the zoning administrator elects to route the application through the Planning & Zoning Commission, an additional 5 days applies after Commission review.

You'll need: Plan/Design Review Application; Exemptions from Licensing Supplement; Construction Plans and Specifications. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Springerville requires 3 inspection(s) for a residential building permit (new construction, additions, remodels), in order: Foundation/Footing, Rough-In (Framing, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical), Final / Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through Town of Springerville Planning & Zoning Department — Building Department (928-333-2656 ext. 227 (Building Department); 928-333-2656 (Planning & Zoning main line); fax 928-333-5598).

Apply through Town of Springerville Planning & Zoning Department — Building Department at 418 E. Main St., Springerville, AZ 85938. Phone: 928-333-2656 ext. 227 (Building Department); 928-333-2656 (Planning & Zoning main line); fax 928-333-5598, email: Publicly listed on the Town's Building Department page as an obfuscated/masked address; no plain-text department email address was recoverable from the live site. Contact by phone at 928-333-2656 ext. 227, or via the Town's online contact form at springervilleaz.gov/contact-us.. Office hours: Not published on the Town's Building Department page as of this review (no explicit hours-of-operation statement was found on the Building Department, Community Development, or Contact Us pages). Applicants must contact the Building Department a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours in advance to schedule an inspection, per the Town's own permit application forms.. Official information: https://www.springervilleaz.gov/building-department.

Springerville, Arizona has adopted: 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 Springerville runs its own Planning & Zoning Department / Building Department and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes and fee schedule; it does NOT defer building permitting to Apache County or to the neighboring Town of Eagar — Springerville's own permit applications, fee schedule, and Municipal Code sections (e.g., Chapter 17.28 Walls and Fences, Chapter 17.88 Plan Review) are self-contained and administered entirely by Springerville's own Planning & Zoning/Building staff. This is confirmed independently from Springerville's own primary sources, not inferred from the Eagar precedent.; 2015 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document (springervilleaz.gov, Building Department Forms), restated verbatim on multiple Town permit application checklists (Manufactured Home, Shed/Storage, Plan/Design Review).; 2015 International Building Code (IBC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville for commercial/non-residential construction. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2015 International Fire Code (IFC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville as its uniform fire code. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2015 International Plumbing Code (IPC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2015 International Green Building Code (IgCC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville (electrical code cycle predates the 2015 ICC set). Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and factory-built buildings (FBB) are regulated directly by the State of Arizona (Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety, Office of Manufactured Housing, 1110 West Washington, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85007) for construction/installation standards, including HUD federal preemption under 24 CFR §3280 (construction) and §3285 (installation, non-preemptive — local jurisdictions MAY set stricter local snow-load/installation standards per the Department's own May 24, 2010 clarification letter); the Town of Springerville issues a separate local Manufactured Home Installation Permit for site installation, utility connections, accessory structures, and inspections. Source: Town of Springerville Manufactured Home Installation Permit Application (Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety letterhead) and Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety letter re: Design Roof Load Zone 'South' in Arizona (May 24, 2010).; Flood Hazards: the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as adopted by the Town Council of Springerville on 10/2/2007, administered by the Apache County Engineer. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' / Climate and Geographic Design reference document.; Note on code-text access: the Town's Code of Ordinances is hosted on Municode Library (library.municode.com/az/springerville) which returned HTTP 403 Forbidden on direct fetch attempts; the specific adopted code edition years above are instead sourced directly from the Town's own (non-Municode) 'Building Health and Safety' reference PDF, a primary town-published, non-mirror source, cross-confirmed as identical text appearing on at least three separate Town permit-application PDFs (Manufactured Home, Shed/Storage, and the standalone Building Health and Safety document).. Local amendments apply — see the Springerville overview page for the full list.

No. The Town of Springerville operates its own Planning & Zoning Department / Building Department, with its own permit applications, fee schedule (effective January 15, 2025), adopted code editions (2015 IRC/IBC/IFC/IMC/IPC/IgCC, 2014 NEC), and Municipal Code sections, entirely independent of the neighboring Town of Eagar's Building Department. The two towns' fire/EMS response is jointly provided by the Round Valley Fire & Medical Department, but that arrangement is limited to fire/EMS and does not extend to building-code adoption or permit issuance for either town.