Portable Carport Zoning Clearance (No Building Permit Required) in Thatcher, Arizona

No. Portable carports require Site Plan Review but are explicitly exempted from the building permit requirement under Zoning Ordinance Section 13.8.D, provided they meet the size (400 sq ft max), open-sided, and non-permanent-anchoring requirements.

In Thatcher, the published Portable Carport Site Plan Review Fee is: No building permit fee applies since a building permit is not required; any applicable site-plan-review or administrative-use-permit fee is set by Town Council resolution. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Thatcher's published plan-review target for a portable carport zoning clearance (no building permit required) is 0–10 business days.

You'll need: Site Plan Review Submittal. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Town of Thatcher Community Development/Engineering (Building Department) — administered jointly with Planning & Zoning under the Office of the Town Manager at 3700 W. Main St., PO Box 670, Thatcher, AZ 85552. Phone: 928-428-2290, email: mpayne@thatcher.az.gov. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Town Hall 4/10 schedule, closed Fridays). Building Inspector: Mike Payne. All residential and commercial building, addition, remodel, outbuilding, pool, solar, electrical, gas, plumbing, sign, infrastructure, and underground-work permit applications are submitted online through the Town's iWorq Citizen Portal (thatcherpermitting.portal.iworq.net), which requires uploaded PDF plans and contractor licensing documentation; a Site Plan Review Checklist (2 copies, D-size 24"x36") must accompany building plans and the permit application to the Building Inspector.. Official information: https://www.thatcher.az.gov/departments/community-development-engineering.

Thatcher, 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 Thatcher independently recognizes and administers its own construction codes through the Community Development/Engineering Department (Building Inspector), under Chapter 150 of the Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances. Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances, Chapter 150 (amlegal.com/codes/thatcheraz); Town of Thatcher Planning & Zoning page.; International Building Code (IBC), 2015 Edition, as amended, adopted by reference (§ 150.01). Local amendments: automatic fire sprinkler systems required for all new structures (or additions/alterations resulting in) total floor area exceeding 7,500 sq ft; maximum building height of 45 feet from grade to the highest point, or 30 feet from grade to the top of the highest outside wall; § 101.1 retitled 'Building Code of the Town of Thatcher'; § 110.3.7 (Energy Efficiency Inspections) deleted; Table 2304.10.1 amended to add a story-to-story tie fastening schedule item. Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.01 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2015 Edition, as amended, adopted by reference (§ 150.02). Amendments: § 101.1 retitled 'Plumbing Code of the Town of Thatcher'; § 903.1 amended to insert '12' (inches). Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.02 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; National Electrical Code (NEC), 2014 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, adopted by reference with no local amendments noted in the code text (§ 150.03). Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.03 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2015 Edition, as amended, adopted by reference (§ 150.04). Amendments: § 101.1 retitled 'Mechanical Code of the Town of Thatcher'; § 504.8.2 (clothes dryer exhaust ducts) amended to prohibit screws/fasteners extending into the duct. Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.04 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; International Fire Code (IFC) and International Fire Code Standards, 2015 Edition, as amended, adopted by reference (§ 150.05), administered by the Building Official acting as Fire Marshal. Amendments: no new building permits for shake/wood shingle roofing except repair/replace of existing shake/shingle roofs or additions under 20% of existing floor area; violation-abatement lien procedure; § 101.1 amended to insert 'Town of Thatcher'. Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.05 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; International Residential Code (IRC), 2015 Edition, as amended, adopted by reference (§ 150.06). Amendments: § R101.1 amended to insert 'Town of Thatcher'; § 303.4 (Mechanical Ventilation) deleted; § 309.5, § R313.1, § R313.2 (fire sprinklers) changed from 'shall' to 'may' (i.e., NOT mandatory in Thatcher, unlike many other AZ jurisdictions); Chapter 11 (Energy Efficiency) deleted; § P2603.5.1 (Sewer Depth) revised to a flat 12-inch minimum below grade regardless of freezing conditions; §§ 3902.16 and 3902.17 (Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection) deleted. Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.06 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2015 Edition, as amended, adopted by reference (§ 150.07). Amendments: § 101.1 retitled 'Fuel Gas Code of the Town of Thatcher'; § 614.8.2 (clothes dryer exhaust ducts) amended identically to the IMC § 504.8.2 amendment. Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.07 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; International Existing Building Code (IEBC), 2015 Edition, adopted by reference with no amendments noted (§ 150.08). Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.08 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), 2009 Edition — explicitly RESCINDED by the Town ('is hereby rescinded, as it is no longer needed') (§ 150.09), consistent with the Town's deletion of IRC Chapter 11 (Energy Efficiency) and IBC § 110.3.7 (Energy Efficiency Inspections). Thatcher does not appear to enforce a distinct energy code beyond whatever baseline requirements remain embedded in the adopted 2015 IRC/IBC after those chapter deletions. Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.09 (Ord. 157-2009, Ord. 158-2009, Ord. 181-2017).; International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 Edition, as amended, adopted by reference (§ 150.10) — the only Chapter 150 code section carved out of the Class 1 misdemeanor penalty provision in § 150.99(B). Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.10 (Ord. 167-2011, Ord. 181-2017).; International Private Sewage Disposal Code, 2009 Edition — explicitly RESCINDED ('is hereby rescinded, as it is no longer needed') (§ 150.11). Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.11 (Ord. 133-2005, Ord. 181-2017).; International Urban-Wildland Interface Code, 2009 Edition (ICC/IAPMO) — explicitly RESCINDED ('is hereby rescinded, as it is no longer needed') (§ 150.12). Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.12 (Ord. 133-2005, Ord. 181-2017).; ICC A117.1-equivalent accessibility standards are incorporated via § 150.13 (effective June 1, 2005, per A.R.S. § 41-1492.03): standards/specifications applicable to public entities and to public accommodations/commercial facilities under Arizona's disability-access statute are incorporated into any building code adopted by the Town, applying to new construction and post-effective-date alterations. Source: Town of Thatcher Code of Ordinances § 150.13 (Ord. 133-2005).; Swimming Pool Safety Code, A.R.S. § 36-1681 (Arizona state statute governing residential swimming pool enclosures/barriers), cross-referenced directly by the Town's Zoning Ordinance § 13.10 rather than a separate local pool-barrier ordinance; where a conflict exists, the Zoning Ordinance states the state statute controls. Source: Town of Thatcher Zoning Ordinance (June 2013, as amended through Ord. 195-2024), Section 13.10.; Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and Recreational Vehicles (RVs) are explicitly barred from use as an accessory building/accessory dwelling unit in any zoning district (Zoning Ordinance § 13.8.B.11); ADUs must be affixed to a permanent foundation and meet all applicable residential building codes — mobile homes and RVs are not acceptable as ADUs (§ 13.8.A.2). Source: Town of Thatcher Zoning Ordinance, Section 13.8.. Local amendments apply — see the Thatcher overview page for the full list.