Zone Change / Conditional Use / Variance Permit in Holbrook, Arizona

Holbrook requires a zone change / conditional use / variance permit for: Zone Change Permit required for rezoning applications within Holbrook city limits; Conditional Use Permit required for uses requiring discretionary Planning & Zoning approval; Variance Permit required for relief from zoning ordinance standards; Dedicated application forms for Conditional Use Permit, Variance Permit, and Zone Change Permit are linked directly from the City's Building Department page; A Copy of the Zoning Ordinance can be purchased separately for $10. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Holbrook Building Department at 928-524-6225 before starting work.

A Zone Change is $250, a Variance Permit is $250, and a Conditional Use Permit is $150, per the City of Holbrook Fee Schedule (adopted November 15, 2025).

Holbrook does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Holbrook Building Department at 928-524-6225 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Conditional Use Permit Application; Variance Permit Application; Zone Change Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through City of Holbrook Building Department at City Hall, 465 1st Avenue, Holbrook, AZ 86025. Phone: 928-524-6225, email: rtissaw@holbrookaz.gov. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. (City Hall is closed Fridays on a 4-day/40-hour week; the City's Fee Schedule separately prices Special/Emergency Inspections performed on Fridays at $75/hour, minimum 1 hour, consistent with City Hall's normal 4-day week). Building Inspector Richard Tissaw (joined November 2024) oversees permitting. Applications are submitted via the City's online GOGov permit and licensing platform (app.govoutreach.com/holbrookcityaz/public/permits) or in person/by phone at City Hall.. Official information: https://holbrookaz.gov/departments/building-department/.

Holbrook, 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 City of Holbrook runs its own Building Department, independent of Navajo County, and issues its own construction permits within city limits. Source: City of Holbrook Building Department page (holbrookaz.gov/departments/building-department/).; The City of Holbrook's own published Fee Schedule (adopted November 15, 2025, superseding the September 1, 2025 edition; figures unchanged between the two) states that Building Permit Fees (Commercial/Residential/New/Remodel/Accessory Building) and the Residential Solar System Fee are calculated 'based on IBC/UBC Building Data-IRC 2018 Charts and Formulas,' confirming the 2018 edition of the ICC family of codes (International Building Code / International Residential Code) is the City's current operative code basis for permit valuation. Source: City of Holbrook Fee Schedule, adopted November 15, 2025 (Section 2-1, Section 2-3).; CONFIRMED 2026-07-23 via live-rendered Municode session (the platform is a JavaScript SPA that returns an empty shell to non-browser requests, but renders fully in a real browser): Holbrook City Code Chapter 5 (Building and Construction), Article 5-2 'Uniform Codes,' was repealed and re-enacted in its entirety by Ordinance No. 25-01, § 1 (adopted January 22, 2025) — replacing the former Art. 5-2 (§§ 5-2-1—5-2-13), which had derived from Ordinance 10-11, Ordinance 11-11, and Ord. No. 24-03, § 1 (adopted May 22, 2024). As codified (Supp. No. 2, Update 1, online content updated February 19, 2026; codified through Ordinance No. 25-09, enacted December 10, 2025), Article 5-2 adopts by reference: § 5-2-1 the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings; § 5-2-2 the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendix J (Grading) and Appendix K (Administrative Provisions — Mechanisms for Enforcement of NFPA 70 National Electrical Code); § 5-2-3 the 1997 Uniform Code for Building Conservation; § 5-2-4 the 2017 edition of the National Electrical Code (NOT 2018 — this is the one code title in the chapter on an older edition year than the rest); § 5-2-5 the 2018 edition of the NFPA Fire Code; § 5-2-6 the 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); § 5-2-7 the 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC); § 5-2-8 the 2018 International Residential Plumbing Code (the codified section title, verbatim); and § 5-2-9 the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendices A, B, G, H, J, L, M, P, and Q. Chapter 5 also contains Article 5-1 'Permits and Fees' (§ 5-1-1: a building/construction permit is required whenever the cost of construction, remodeling, or improvement exceeds $1,000, excepting floor/wall-covering replacement, window replacement, roofing, and painting — Ordinance 10-11; § 5-1-4: permit fees are set from time to time by council resolution, i.e. the Fee Schedule) and Article 5-3 'Drainage and Retention Criteria' (stormwater/grading design criteria, unrelated to permit fees or code editions). No climatic/geographic design-criteria table (wind speed, seismic design category, etc.) or plan-review turnaround-time language exists anywhere in Chapter 5's text. Ordinances subsequent to 25-09 (No. 26-01 and No. 26-02, both adopted May 13, 2026) amend Chapter 6 and Chapter 3 respectively — neither touches Chapter 5, so the code editions above remain the most current. Source: Holbrook, AZ Municode Library, Chapter 5 — Building and Construction (library.municode.com/az/holbrook/codes/city_code?nodeId=CH5BUCO), live-rendered 2026-07-23.; 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 City of Holbrook's own building permit process governs on-site placement, foundation/tie-down, and zoning compliance, consistent with statewide practice for Arizona home-rule municipalities. Source: Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety Office of Manufactured Housing statutory authority (A.R.S. § 41-4001 et seq.); City of Holbrook Building Department confirms it issues its own local permits independent of the County.. Local amendments apply — see the Holbrook overview page for the full list.