Taylor building permits

Building department

Address

Taylor Town Hall, 425 Papermill Road (P.O. Box 158), Taylor, AZ 85939

Phone

928-536-7366

Email

geri@tayloraz.gov

Office hours

Town Hall is currently open Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (closed Fridays and all major holidays), per the Town's current live website. An older (2014) Town of Taylor 'Homeowner's Guide to Permits' handout lists Development Services Department hours as Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; the Town Hall-wide 4-day/10-hour schedule on the current tayloraz.gov site is treated as the more current figure for permit-counter purposes. The single Building Official/Zoning Administrator position (reporting directly to the Town Manager as part of the executive leadership team, per the Town's 2024 AZBO job posting) administers both building permits and zoning/planning for the Town.

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Taylor — 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 authority under state enabling statutes (A.R.S. Title 9). The Town of Taylor independently adopts and administers its own construction codes through its own Building/Zoning Department (Development Services Department) at Taylor Town Hall; it does not defer building permitting to Navajo County. Verified independence: Taylor maintains its own Municipal Code Chapter 15.05 (Building and Construction Codes), its own Fee Schedule (effective April 5, 2025), its own Building Permit Application, and a dedicated Building Official/Zoning Administrator position reporting to the Town Manager. The Town shares only Fire/EMS (Taylor-Snowflake Fire) and Police (Snowflake-Taylor Police Department) with the adjacent Town of Snowflake — building/zoning permitting is NOT a shared program between the two towns. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05 (codepublishing.com/AZ/Taylor/html/Taylor15/Taylor1505.html); tayloraz.gov Building Department and Permits pages; Town of Taylor Fee Schedule effective 4/5/2025; Town of Taylor Building Official/Zoning Administrator job posting (AZBO, 2024).
• 2015 International Building Code (IBC), published by the International Code Council, adopted by reference with Appendices C and I, as amended by the Town of Taylor (Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05). Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.040 (codepublishing.com/AZ/Taylor/html/Taylor15/Taylor1505.html).
• 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, adopted by reference with Appendices A, B, H, M, N, R, and S, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.
• 2015 International Plumbing Code (IPC), adopted by reference, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.
• 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC), adopted by reference, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.
• 2015 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), adopted by reference with Appendices A, B, and C, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.
• 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — notably one code family behind the Town's otherwise-2015 ICC set. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.
• 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), adopted by reference, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.
• 2015 International Fire Code (IFC), adopted by reference as the Town's uniform fire code, as amended by the Town of Taylor. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.
• 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC/NFPA 70), published by the National Fire Protection Association, adopted by reference, as amended by the Town of Taylor — one edition behind the otherwise-2015 ICC family set (the same one-cycle-behind pattern seen in other Navajo County towns, e.g. Show Low's 2017 NEC alongside 2018 ICC codes). Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05.
• Residential fire sprinklers: IRC Section R313 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with a cross-reference directing compliance to Arizona Revised Statute § 9-807 (the state statute governing municipal authority to require or not require residential fire sprinklers) rather than the model code's own prescriptive sprinkler trigger. Source: Town of Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05 (IRC Chapter 3 amendment).
• Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and factory-built buildings: construction/installation standards are regulated directly by the State of Arizona (Arizona Department of Housing, Office of Manufactured Housing (OMH); A.R.S. § 41-4001 et seq.). The Town of Taylor's own Building/Zoning Department governs on-site placement, foundation/tie-down, and zoning compliance, and imposes its own additional zoning-based requirements (see localAmendments). As of the Town's published guidance, Arizona no longer allows Owner-Builder permits for manufactured home installation — a licensed installer must apply for the permit. Source: Town of Taylor 'Manufactured Homes Requirements in Taylor AZ' handout (Taylor Building/Zoning Department); A.R.S. § 41-4001 et seq.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit (New Construction)

  Required for new single-family and two-family dwelling construction in the Town of Taylor. Reviewed against the 2015 IRC/IBC and Town of Taylor amendments (Taylor Municipal Code § 15.05). Applications are submitted at the Building/Zoning Department, Taylor Town Hall.

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• Residential Accessory Structure / Detached Structure Permit

  Required for detached accessory structures over 200 square feet in the Town of Taylor (garages, sheds, workshops, barns), and for enclosure of any carport, garage, or patio regardless of size. The Town's own 2016 handout explicitly states there is NO exception for temporary or moveable structures once the 200-sq-ft threshold is crossed.

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• Electrical / Mechanical / Plumbing (Trade) Permit

  Combined flat-fee permit category for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing installation, alteration, or repair work in the Town of Taylor, governed by the 2014 NEC, 2015 IMC, and 2015 IPC as adopted and amended by the Town. Trade permits can be applied for individually or as a combined 'M.P.E. COMBO' on the Town's Building Permit Application.

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• Manufactured Home Installation Permit

  Required for placement of a manufactured home in the Town of Taylor. Only multi-section manufactured homes are a permitted use under the Town's Zoning Code; single-wide homes require a Conditional Use Permit and are allowed only on agricultural-zoned property. Both a Town of Taylor building permit and a State of Arizona Office of Manufactured Housing (OMH) installation permit are required.

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• Residential/Commercial Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System Permit

  Required for installation of a rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic system in the Town of Taylor. Solar PV Systems have their own dedicated, published flat fee line under the Town's current Fee Schedule (effective April 5, 2025) — $200.00, listed separately from the general $50 combined Electrical-Mechanical-Plumbing trade-permit fee — confirming solar is a real, distinct billed category rather than folded into the general electrical fee. Arizona statute A.R.S. § 9-468 independently governs solar permit standards and caps whatever fee is actually charged at the Town's actual cost of issuing the permit.

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• Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger / Charging Station Permit

  The Town of Taylor's current Fee Schedule (effective April 5, 2025) has no dedicated EV charger/EVSE line item, unlike Solar PV Systems, which does get its own $200 flat fee. Installing a Level 2 (or greater) EV charging station is electrical work, billed under the Town's general $50.00 combined Electrical-Mechanical-Plumbing trade-permit fee documented in this file's Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing Permit entry, using the Town's standard Building Permit Application.

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• Demolition Permit

  Required to demolish, move, or change the occupancy of a building or structure in the Town of Taylor, per the Town's Residential Accessory Structure Handout and Building Permit Application (which lists 'DEMOLITION' as a distinct Permit Type checkbox).

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• Commercial Building Permit / Tenant Improvement

  Required for new commercial/industrial construction, additions, repairs, and tenant improvements in the Town of Taylor, reviewed against the 2015 IBC as adopted and amended by the Town. The Building Permit Application supports 'TENNENT IMPROVEMENT' and 'CHANGE OF USE' as distinct Class/Permit selections, and the Town publishes a dedicated Commercial Plan Submittal Requirements handout and Commercial Kitchen Hood Worksheet.

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