Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Tenant Improvement, Remodel) in Unincorporated Gila County, Arizona

Unincorporated Gila County requires a commercial building permit (new construction, tenant improvement, remodel) for: Required for new commercial, industrial, and multi-family construction, tenant improvements, and remodels in unincorporated Gila County; Application must be made IN PERSON at the Globe office (745 N. Rose Mofford Way) or Payson office (608 E. Hwy 260); Refer to the Commercial Construction Permit Requirements checklist for the full document list; Two sets of plans meeting county design criteria, including 2 site plans, are required for review; Wastewater, Floodplain, and other department approvals may be required before a building permit can be issued; Plan review fee (65% of the calculated building permit fee) collected at time of submittal. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Gila County Community Development Division — Building Safety at Globe: 928-402-4224 (press option for permitting); Payson: 928-474-7110 (press option for permitting) before starting work.

No. For commercial and multi-family residential projects, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permit fees are charged per their own separate fee schedules, unlike single-family residential where they are bundled into the building permit fee. Source: Gila County Community Development Fee Schedule (https://cms3.revize.com/revize/gilacounty/government/community_development/Docs/Docs/FEESCHEDULE%2012-2019.pdf), p.2

Unincorporated Gila County's published plan-review target for a commercial building permit (new construction, tenant improvement, remodel) is 15–20 business days.

You'll need: Commercial Construction Permit Requirements Checklist. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Gila County requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction, tenant improvement, remodel), in order: Foundation/Footing, Framing / Structural, Final. Schedule each through Gila County Community Development Division — Building Safety (Globe: 928-402-4224 (press option for permitting); Payson: 928-474-7110 (press option for permitting)).

Apply through Gila County Community Development Division — Building Safety at Globe Office: 745 N. Rose Mofford Way, Globe, AZ 85501; Payson Office: 608 E. Hwy 260, Payson, AZ 85541. Phone: Globe: 928-402-4224 (press option for permitting); Payson: 928-474-7110 (press option for permitting), email: Contact via Globe or Payson office phone lines listed above; the county's Building Safety page lists an obfuscated contact-form email rather than a plain address. Office hours: County offices generally Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm (per county-wide footer hours at gilacountyaz.gov). Plans can be submitted EITHER by e-mail as PDF documents to the Building Safety address, OR in person at the Globe or Payson office — the Building Safety page states both routes. Plan review payments accepted by credit/debit card by phone (3% service fee added), cash, or check payable to Gila County. Globe: 45 N. Rose Mofford Way, 928-402-4224. Payson: 608 E. Hwy 260, 928-474-7110. Chief Building Official: Randy Pluimer. NOTE: the County's separate FAQ page still carries older wording stating applications 'must be made IN PERSON' and 'cannot be accepted by fax or mail'; where the two disagree, the Building Safety department's own page (which allows e-mail submittal) is the operative one, and the discrepancy is recorded rather than silently resolved.. Official information: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/index.php.

Unincorporated Gila County, Arizona has adopted: Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code for general construction — code adoption is a per-jurisdiction (city/town/county) authority under state enabling statutes (A.R.S. § 11-861 for county adoption by reference). Gila County's Community Development Division / Building Safety Department independently adopts and administers construction codes for all unincorporated areas of the county; incorporated cities and towns within Gila County (Globe, Payson, Winkelman, Miami, Hayden, Star Valley) adopt and enforce their own codes separately and are not covered by this county program. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/index.php; Building Code of the County of Gila, effective October 2, 2014, adopted by the Gila County Board of Supervisors via Building Code Ordinance No. 2017-02 ('Building Ordinance for Unincorporated Areas in Gila County'), which superseded the prior Building Code Ordinance effective July 28, 2011. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php and ordinance PDF at https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/Docs/Docs/Building%20Ordinance%20for%20Unincorporated%20Areas%20in%20Gila%20County%20-%20Ordinance%20No.%202017-02%20-%20Approved.pdf; 2012 International Residential Code (IRC) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, adopted by reference with Gila County amendments (per Building Code Ordinance No. 2017-02). Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php; 2012 International Building Code (IBC), adopted by reference with Gila County amendments. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php; 2012 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), adopted by reference with Gila County amendments. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php; 2012 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), adopted by reference with Gila County amendments. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php; 2012 International Mechanical Code (IMC), adopted by reference with Gila County amendments. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php; 2012 International Plumbing Code (IPC), adopted by reference with Gila County amendments. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php; 2012 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), as published by the International Code Council, adopted by reference with Gila County amendments (barrier height raised from 48 to 60 inches; gate openings 18 to 24 inches; latch-release provisions rewritten). Source: Building Code Ordinance No. 2017-02, Section 104(H), page 19 of 25 (a scanned recorded ordinance). NOTE: TWO OFFICIAL COUNTY SOURCES DISAGREE on this code's name, and the disagreement is recorded rather than resolved by preference: the County's Adopted Building Code web page (gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php) calls it the "2012 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa & Hot Tub Code" — a summary listing — while Ordinance No. 2017-02 is the adopting instrument and says "International Swimming Pool and Spa Code". The ordinance governs. Note the localAmendments already recorded the ordinance's Section 104 list correctly, so codesAdopted was contradicting another field in the same record.; 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), adopted by reference as an OPTIONAL, NON-REQUIRED standard — not a mandatory code. Ordinance No. 2017-02, Section 104(I), page 19 of 25, read from a page render: the IECC "is adopted as an optional/non required standard" available to an applicant who requests to follow it. Added 2026-08-17; codesAdopted previously carried no IECC entry at all, which left the impression the County had adopted no energy code rather than an expressly optional one.; 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC), adopted by reference with Gila County amendments. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php; ICC A117.1-2009 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (ADA accessibility standard), adopted by reference. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/adopted_building_code.php; Manufactured homes and factory-built buildings: installed per the latest Arizona Office of Manufactured Housing (Arizona Department of Housing Manufactured Housing Division) publication standards; Gila County holds a direct contract with the state to perform manufactured-home and factory-built-building permitting/inspection in the unincorporated county. Only HUD-approved manufactured homes have been permitted in unincorporated Gila County since March 22, 2007. Source: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community_development/building_safety/manufactured_home_permits.php. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Gila County overview page for the full list.