Commercial Building Permit in Clifton, Arizona

Clifton requires a commercial building permit for: Commercial construction, alteration, or occupancy-change is submitted on the Town's single 'Building Permit/Certificate of Occupancy Application' -- the same form used for residential and every other Clifton building-permit type; no separate commercial application or checklist was found; Work must conform to the 2009 International Building Code (Code of Ordinances Section 151.01), which governs commercial and other non-R-3 occupancies Town-wide, as distinct from the 2009 International Residential Code (Section 151.09), limited to R-3 (residential) occupancies; The Town's published Building Permit Residential Checklist is explicitly a residential-only document (site plan, footing/foundation, floor framing, roof truss calculations for dwellings); no equivalent commercial submittal checklist was located; The same sequential review blocks used for any other Clifton building permit apply: Planning and Zoning Administrator review against the Official Zoning Map (commercial work typically falls in the CC-1, CC-2, GC-1, I-1, or I-2 zoning districts), Flood Plain Administrator (if applicable), Town Manager (if within the Clifton Townsite Historic District, requiring a prior Certificate of Appropriateness), and Code Enforcement Officer; Tenant-improvement work within an existing commercial building is not a separate permit type -- it is processed through the same general Building Permit/Certificate of Occupancy Application, reviewed under the 2009 International Existing Building Code (Section 151.10) where the work constitutes repair, alteration, or change of occupancy of an existing building; If the project is $50,000 or more in value and involves an out-of-state contractor, a certificate of compliance with A.R.S. Section 42-5007 (Department of Revenue bonding certificate) must be obtained prior to permit issuance -- the same requirement documented in the building-permit entry, applying to commercial projects as much as any other; Applicant provides a Contractor's Estimate or itemized Cost of Materials plus Estimated Labor Cost; the total determines the permit fee, per the same mechanism used for any other Clifton building permit -- no separately published commercial valuation-based fee table exists; Submitted by emailing codeenforcement@cliftonaz.gov or bringing the completed application to the Code Enforcement Officer at Clifton Town Hall; no online permitting portal is published. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Clifton Building Department (Code Enforcement/Building) at 928-865-4146 before starting work.

In Clifton, the published Building Permit Fee is: Determined by total project cost (Contractor's Estimate or itemized Cost of Materials plus Estimated Labor Cost, as entered on the application) -- no separately published valuation-based fee table was located, and no commercial-specific line item exists. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Clifton does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Clifton Building Department (Code Enforcement/Building) at 928-865-4146 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit/Certificate of Occupancy Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Clifton requires 1 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit, in order: Building Official / Building Inspector Inspection(s). Schedule each through Town of Clifton Building Department (Code Enforcement/Building) (928-865-4146).

Apply through Town of Clifton Building Department (Code Enforcement/Building) at 510 North Coronado Boulevard, P.O. Box 1415, Clifton, Arizona 85533. Phone: 928-865-4146, email: codeenforcement@cliftonaz.gov. Office hours: Town Hall hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (closed Friday - Sunday). Building permit and demolition permit applications are submitted by emailing codeenforcement@cliftonaz.gov or bringing them to the Code Enforcement Officer at Clifton Town Hall; no online permitting portal is published.. Official information: https://cliftonaz.com/code-enforcement%2Fbuilding.

No. The Town of Clifton has no dedicated commercial building permit application, checklist, or fee line distinct from its general Building Permit/Certificate of Occupancy Application. Commercial construction is reviewed under the same 2009 International Building Code (Code of Ordinances Section 151.01) that governs all non-residential occupancies, using the identical application form as residential and every other Clifton permit type.

No. Clifton has no standalone tenant-improvement permit, application, or fee. Tenant-improvement work in an existing commercial building is submitted on the same general Building Permit/Certificate of Occupancy Application and reviewed under the 2009 International Existing Building Code (Section 151.10) for repair, alteration, or change of occupancy of an existing structure.