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EV Charger / EVSE Permit (via General Building Permit) in Duncan, Arizona

Required for installation of an electric vehicle charging station in Duncan. As with solar PV (see this file's solar-pv-permit entry), the Town of Duncan does not maintain a separate electrical permit at all — its permitTypes are limited to a single general-purpose Building Permit, a Mobile Home Permit, a Zoning Use Permit, and a Floodplain Development Permit. An EV charger circuit or wall-mounted charging unit is therefore filed as a standard Building Permit on the Town's one-page 'Application for Building Permit and Inspection' form (checking 'Alteration' or 'Repair' as appropriate), billed on the Town's standard valuation-based fee formula — there is no distinct EV-charger/EVSE line anywhere in the Town's Schedule of Fees and Charges.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Submit a Building Permit application to the Town of Duncan for the EV charger installation — there is no separate electrical permit application, confirmed across every permitType this file documents for Duncan
  • Work must conform to the Building, Plumbing, Gas, and Electrical Codes of the Town of Duncan as referenced on the permit application, including the National Electrical Code (adopted as 'current edition,' Town Code Article 7-3)
  • Application must state the scope of work, approximate cost/valuation, location/APN, owner, and contractor, using the General Description checkboxes (Construction/Alteration/Repair/Moving/Demolition)
  • Approved in person by the Building Official (Town Manager's office); no online submittal portal is published

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee — valuation-based (governs EV charger installations, no distinct EV/electrical line)Town of Duncan Schedule of Fees and Charges, Planning and Zoning section, item 1.B 'Building Permit' — the same fee line already documented on this file's solar-pv-permit entry, since Duncan has no standalone electrical or EV-charger fee line at all
$30.00 plus $4.11 per $1,000 of valuation
Building Plan Review FeeTown of Duncan Schedule of Fees and Charges, item 1.D
65% of the Building Permit Fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Building Official Inspection

    Town Code Chapter 7 vests all building, plumbing, electrical, and other inspection authority in the Town Manager's office (or authorized deputies); inspections are scheduled directly with the Building Official as work progresses

See the full Duncan inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Duncan has no separate electrical or EV-charger permit — the Town's only construction-related permits are the general Building Permit, Mobile Home Permit, Zoning Use Permit, and Floodplain Development Permit, so an EV charger installation is filed as a standard Building Permit.
  • There is no distinct EV-charger/EVSE fee line anywhere in the Town's Schedule of Fees and Charges — the same $30.00 plus $4.11 per $1,000 valuation formula used for any other construction/alteration work applies.
  • Because Duncan's adopted electrical code is the National Electrical Code referenced as 'current edition' (Town Code Article 7-3), a standard Level 2 charger installation should meet current NEC EV-charging provisions even though the Town's other codes (e.g., the 2006 IBC) are considerably older.

Frequently asked questions

Duncan requires an ev charger / evse permit (via general building permit) for: Submit a Building Permit application to the Town of Duncan for the EV charger installation — there is no separate electrical permit application, confirmed across every permitType this file documents for Duncan; Work must conform to the Building, Plumbing, Gas, and Electrical Codes of the Town of Duncan as referenced on the permit application, including the National Electrical Code (adopted as 'current edition,' Town Code Article 7-3); Application must state the scope of work, approximate cost/valuation, location/APN, owner, and contractor, using the General Description checkboxes (Construction/Alteration/Repair/Moving/Demolition); Approved in person by the Building Official (Town Manager's office); no online submittal portal is published. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Duncan Town Hall — Building Official (Town Manager's Office) at 928-359-2791 before starting work.

In Duncan, the published Building Permit Fee — valuation-based (governs EV charger installations, no distinct EV/electrical line) is: $30.00 plus $4.11 per $1,000 of valuation. Additional published fees: Building Plan Review Fee — 65% of the Building Permit Fee. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Duncan does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Duncan Town Hall — Building Official (Town Manager's Office) at 928-359-2791 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Application for Building Permit and Inspection. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Duncan requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit (via general building permit), in order: Building Official Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Duncan Town Hall — Building Official (Town Manager's Office) (928-359-2791).

Apply through Town of Duncan Town Hall — Building Official (Town Manager's Office) at 506 SE Old West Highway, P.O. Box 916, Duncan, AZ 85534. Phone: 928-359-2791. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (excluding federal holidays); fax 928-359-9146, TTY 800-367-8939. No online permitting portal or email intake address is published — applications are submitted in person or by mail to Town Hall using the paper 'Application for Building Permit and Inspection' form and, where zoning/historic-district/floodplain review also applies, the combined 'Zoning Use, Building, Historic District and Floodplain Permit' form.. Official information: https://duncanaz.us/home/services/building-permits-fees/.

Duncan, 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 (A.R.S. Title 9 for municipalities). The Town of Duncan is a small incorporated town that runs its own building-permit program directly out of Town Hall (the Town Manager's office functions as Building Official) rather than deferring to Greenlee County; this is confirmed by the Town's own Building Permits & Fees page, its Chapter 7 (Building) town code chapter, its Schedule of Fees and Charges, and its paper 'Application for Building Permit and Inspection' form, all of which are Duncan's own documents (not county documents). Source: Town of Duncan Building Permits & Fees page (duncanaz.us/home/services/building-permits-fees/) and Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building (Rev. 6/06).; 2006 International Building Code (IBC), adopted by reference as the Town's building code (Town Code § 7-1-1, Rev. 6/06). This is the only building-code edition Duncan's published town code identifies by year; the Town has not published any subsequent code-update ordinance superseding the 2006 IBC adoption. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-1, Section 7-1-1.; 'Adobe Code' adopted by reference as a supplement to the (Uniform) Building Code (Town Code § 7-1-3, Rev. 6/06) — reflecting the region's traditional adobe construction. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-1, Section 7-1-3.; Uniform Plumbing Code, 'current edition' as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), adopted by reference (Town Code Article 7-2, Rev. 6/06). The ordinance text itself does not pin a specific year/edition — it self-updates to whichever edition IAPMO currently publishes, which is a town-code drafting convention rather than a fixed-year adoption. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-2.; National Electrical Code (NEC), 'current edition' as published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), adopted by reference (Town Code Article 7-3, Rev. 6/06). Same self-updating drafting convention as the plumbing code — no fixed year is specified in the ordinance text. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-3.; Uniform Mechanical Code, 'current edition' as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), adopted by reference (Town Code Article 7-4, Rev. 6/06). Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-4.; Uniform Solar Energy Code and Uniform Sound Transmission Control Code, both adopted by reference as additional codes (Town Code Article 7-5, Rev. 6/06). Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-5.; The Building Official/administrative authority function for all building, plumbing, electrical, and other inspections under Chapter 7 is vested in the office of the Town Manager, who may authorize deputies to perform inspection work (Town Code Article 7-6, Rev. 6/06). Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-6.; Asbestos-containing materials (ACM) in older commercial buildings: any renovation, demolition, or removal of a commercial building must first obtain a Building Permit, contingent on proof of compliance with State/Federal ACM laws, including an asbestos survey and handling/removal by an Arizona State Licensed ACM Contractor, coordination with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and disposal at a State-approved ACM landfill (Town Code Article 7-7, effective 6/11/2001). Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 7 — Building, Article 7-7.; Floodplain/flood-damage-prevention regulations are adopted separately under Chapter 8 (Rev. 11/05), enacted under authority of A.R.S. § 48-3610, and administered by the Town Manager (or designee) acting as Floodplain Administrator, with the Floodplain Board being either the Flood Control District of Greenlee County or the Duncan Town Council depending on which body is engaged in enforcement at a given time (A.R.S. § 48-3601 definition). A separate Development Permit (the Floodplain Permit line on the combined Zoning/Building/Historic District/Floodplain Permit form) is required before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard. Source: Town of Duncan Town Code Chapter 8 — Floodplain Management, Articles 8-1-1, 8-1-7.2.; A separate Historic District permit track exists on the Town's combined permit form ('Zoning Use, Building, Historic District and Floodplain Permit'), implying a locally designated historic district with its own review layer, but no standalone Historic District ordinance chapter or design-guideline document was found published on the Town's website to independently verify its scope or criteria. Source: Town of Duncan Zoning Use, Building, Historic District and Floodplain Permit form (Rev. 4/2006).. Local amendments apply — see the Duncan overview page for the full list.

No. The Town of Duncan has no standalone electrical or EV-charger permit at all — an EV charging station is installed under the Town's single general Building Permit, billed at $30.00 plus $4.11 per $1,000 of valuation, the same fee formula used for any other construction, alteration, or repair work in Town.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Duncan building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.