Youngtown building permits

Building department

Address

12030 N. Clubhouse Square, Youngtown, AZ 85363

Phone

623-933-8286 ext. 200 (Building Inspector); ext. 101 (Building Inspector line on permit application)

Email

garrington@youngtownaz.org (Gregory Arrington, Community Development Manager)

Office hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Applications are submitted in person at Town Hall (two copies of plans required); a Building Permit Fee and a separate Plan Review Fee (65% of the Building Permit Fee) both apply and must be paid before a permit is issued.

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Youngtown — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Arizona has no statewide building code for non-state buildings; codes are adopted locally. According to the International Code Council, codes are adopted locally in Arizona and are predominantly the I-codes, with different cities and counties choosing their own editions and local amendments. The Arizona State Fire Code (adopting the 2018 IFC) applies only to state and county buildings, public and private schools, and non-residential occupancies in areas without a locally adopted fire code — it does not establish a statewide residential or commercial building code floor. Each city and county adopts its own code editions independently, resulting in different I-Code years and amendment sets across jurisdictions. There is no state-mandated minimum edition; enforcement is entirely local. Always confirm the adopted edition and any local amendments with the specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.

• Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/town/county authority under state enabling statutes (A.R.S. Title 9). The Town of Youngtown is a small (~6,500 population) incorporated town, but it runs its own in-house Community Development Department with a dedicated Building Inspector and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes; it does NOT defer general building permitting to Maricopa County (though fire/life-safety plan review and inspection for construction within Youngtown town limits is performed by the Sun City Fire and Medical District, a special fire district, per that district's own construction-permit page). Source: Town of Youngtown Permits & Plan Review page; Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page; Sun City Fire and Medical District Construction Permit page.
• 2021 International Building Code (IBC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown for commercial construction. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page (youngtownaz.org).
• 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown; fire/life-safety plan review and inspection within Youngtown town limits is administered by the Sun City Fire and Medical District, not the Town's own Community Development Department. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page; Sun City Fire and Medical District Construction Permit page.
• 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2021 International Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), as adopted by the Town of Youngtown. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC), as published by the National Fire Protection Association, adopted by the Town of Youngtown (note: electrical code cycle is one edition behind the 2021 ICC set). Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• 2013 AZBO (Arizona Building Officials) / Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Amendments, applied by the Town of Youngtown alongside the adopted ICC/NEC codes above. Source: Town of Youngtown Construction Codes & Licensing page.
• Right-of-way / civil construction permits (Youngtown Municipal Code Section 17.72.040, adopted October 17, 2013): all civil construction projects must conform to the 1998 Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Uniform Standard Specifications and Details for Public Works Construction; right-of-way construction permit fees are 2% of the engineer's estimated job cost, minimum $15. Source: Town of Youngtown Residential Permit Application (rev. 4/26/2018), reverse-side Permit Fee Schedule citing YMC 17.72.040.
• Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and factory-built buildings are regulated directly by the State of Arizona (A.R.S. § 41-4001 et seq., Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety / Office of Manufactured Housing) for construction/installation standards; the Town issues a separate on-site permit for placement, foundation/tie-down, zoning compliance, and site improvements, consistent with standard IBC Section 3113 treatment. Source: Arizona statutory framework as applied statewide; not independently re-confirmed on a dedicated Youngtown manufactured-housing page.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit (Additions, Alterations, New Construction, Garages, Shops)

  Required for construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, or occupancy-type change of any building or structure on a residential lot in Youngtown, including garage alterations, shops, room additions, and remodels. Reviewed against the 2021 IRC as adopted by the Town of Youngtown, with 2013 AZBO/MAG amendments. Applications are submitted in person (two copies of plans) to the Community Development Department at Town Hall.

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• Seasonal Pool Permit

  Required for installation of seasonal (typically above-ground or temporary) swimming pools in Youngtown. The Town publishes a dedicated Seasonal Pool Application distinct from its general residential building permit application.

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• Commercial Building Permit (New Construction / Site Improvement)

  Required for new commercial construction and separate commercial site improvements in Youngtown. Unlike residential-lot permits, commercial construction permits are explicitly classified as 'licenses' under the Town's A.R.S. § 9-835 Review Timeframes Policy and carry a fully published administrative + substantive review timeline.

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• Residential/Commercial Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit

  Required for installation of rooftop residential or commercial solar photovoltaic systems in the Town of Youngtown. There is no dedicated solar/PV permit type or fee line item published on the Town's Building Permit Fee Schedule page — confirmed directly against that page, which contains no mention of solar, photovoltaic, PV, or renewable energy. A solar installation is processed as a standard building permit, billed under the same valuation-based fee table used for other construction, and is subject to Arizona's statewide solar construction permit statute (A.R.S. § 9-468).

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• EV Charger / Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit

  Required for installation of a residential or commercial EV charger/EVSE in the Town of Youngtown. There is no dedicated EV charger/EVSE permit type or fee line item published on the Town's Building Permit Fee Schedule page — confirmed directly against that page, which contains no mention of EV, electric vehicle, EVSE, or charging station. An EV charger installation is processed as a standard electrical permit, billed under the same valuation-based fee table used for other construction, mirroring the identical gap and mechanism documented in this file's solar-pv-permit entry. Re-verified 2026-07-20 via a direct live re-fetch of the Town's Fee Schedule page: the full valuation table ($85 minimum at $0-$500 up to $5,660.25 + $3.65/additional $1,000 above $1,000,000) and the 65%-of-Building-Permit-Fee Plan Check Fee are both confirmed current and unchanged, with no EV/electric vehicle/EVSE/charging station line item anywhere on the page.

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