Coolidge building permits

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Department contacts, adopted codes, permit types, fees, and gotchas for Coolidge, Arizona.

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Building department

Address: 131 W. Pinkley Avenue, Coolidge, AZ 85128
Phone: 520-723-6075
Email: inspection@coolidgeaz.com
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Inspection requests are handled via a separate Inspection Line (520-723-6049); inspections take place the next business day if the Inspection Request Form is received by 3:30 p.m. the prior business day (no inspections on holidays/weekends). Building Official: Bill Jones (wjones@coolidgeaz.com). FAX 520-723-6079, TDD 520-723-4653.
Website: Official site
Permit portal: Apply online at Coolidge's portal

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Coolidge — 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/county authority under state enabling statutes (e.g., A.R.S. Title 9 for municipalities, A.R.S. § 9-802 for adoption of public records by ordinance reference). The City of Coolidge independently adopts and administers its own construction codes through its Development Services Department / Building Safety Division. Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13 (passed December 11, 2023, effective July 1, 2024), 'Adopting that certain document filed with the City Clerk and entitled 2023 Amendments to Title XV of the Coolidge City Code,' amending Coolidge City Code §§150.022, 150.023, 150.025.
2018 International Building Code (IBC), as published by the International Code Council, adopted by reference as Code No. 1 (Coolidge City Code §150.022(A)), including Appendix C (Group U — Agricultural Buildings), Appendix F (Rodent Proofing), Appendix G (Flood-Resistant Construction), Appendix I (Patio Covers), and Appendix J (Grading), with City of Coolidge amendments (Exhibit A). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(A) and Exhibit A.
2018 International Residential Code (IRC), as published by the International Code Council, adopted by reference as Code No. 2 (§150.022(B)), including Appendix A (Sizing/Capacities of Gas Piping), Appendix B (Sizing of Venting Systems), Appendix C (Exit Terminals of Mechanical Draft and Direct-Vent Venting Systems), Appendix H (Patio Covers), Appendix J (Existing Buildings and Structures), and Appendix Q (Tiny Houses), with City of Coolidge amendments (Exhibit B) — the IRC's own Chapter 1 Administration (Sections R101–R114) is deleted in favor of using the IBC's administrative provisions. Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(B) and Exhibit B.
2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), adopted by reference as Code No. 3 (§150.022(C)). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(C).
2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), adopted by reference as Code No. 4 (§150.022(D)), with City of Coolidge amendments (Exhibit C) — IMC Chapter 1 Administration (Sections 101–109) deleted in favor of the IBC's administrative provisions. Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(D) and Exhibit C.
2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC), adopted by reference as Code No. 5 (§150.022(E)). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(E).
2018 International Fire Code (IFC), adopted by reference as Code No. 6 (§150.022(F)) as the City's uniform fire code, including Appendices A through O, with City of Coolidge amendments (Exhibit F). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(F) and Exhibit F.
2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), adopted by reference as Code No. 7 (§150.022(G)), with City of Coolidge amendments (Exhibit D). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(G) and Exhibit D.
2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), adopted by reference as Code No. 8 (§150.022(H)), with City of Coolidge amendments (Exhibit E). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(H) and Exhibit E.
2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), adopted by reference as Code No. 9 (§150.022(I)). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(I).
2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), adopted by reference as Code No. 11 (§150.022(J)). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(J).
2017 National Electrical Code (NEC), as published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 70), adopted by reference as Code No. 12 (§150.022(K)), with City of Coolidge amendments (Exhibit G) — note the electrical code cycle is one edition behind the 2018 ICC set. Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(K) and Exhibit G; confirmed independently on the City of Coolidge Building Code Information page (coolidgeaz.com) and the City's Commercial Plan Submittal handout.
1997 Uniform Administrative Abatement of Dangerous Building Code (UABDBC), as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, adopted by reference as Code No. 13 (§150.022(L)). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(L).
ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009 Accessibility and Usable Buildings and Facilities standard, adopted by reference (§150.022(M)). Source: City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §150.022(M).
Fee authority: Coolidge City Code §109 (Building Code Administration, as amended by Ordinance No. 23-13) delegates all permit fees, plan review fees, and related charges to be 'as established by Council' — the operative fee amounts are set out in the City of Coolidge Building Permit Fee Schedule (approved and adopted by the Coolidge City Council January 12, 2009, effective February 12, 2009), which remains the fee schedule currently published on the City's website. Fee tables are derived from the May 2003 issue of the Building Safety Journal (International Code Council), adjusted by regional modifiers for Pinal County construction costs, per Coolidge City Code §201/Article 2 of the Fee Schedule. Source: City of Coolidge Building Permit Fee Schedule (adopted 2009); City of Coolidge Ordinance No. 23-13, Exhibit 1, §109.
Manufactured/factory-built homes are regulated by the State of Arizona Office of Manufactured Housing (A.R.S. § 41-4001 et seq.) for construction/installation standards; the City of Coolidge separately charges a Factory Built Building Installation fee ($150 residential, plus $40 per additional unit) and a Park Model Installation fee ($150, plus $50 for accessory structures) for local site placement. Source: City of Coolidge Building Permit Fee Schedule, Article 9.

Permit types & fees

New residential construction activity

New privately-owned residential construction only

Housing units authorized by building permits for new privately-owned residential construction — this is not total permit volume (no commercial permits or remodels).

Latest month (2026-05)

No data reported

Trailing 12 months

121units

6 of 12 months reported · #42 in Arizona coverage by units

Year to date (2026 YTD through 2026-05)

92units

90 buildings · $13.6M valuation

2 month(s) reported to Census

Full year 2025

289units

286 buildings · $40.6M valuation

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (BPS), 2026-05 vintage. Census survey data — separate from the permit-requirements verification above. All Arizona building activity

Tips & gotchas

Arizona has no statewide mandatory building code — the City of Coolidge independently adopts and amends its own construction codes and runs its own Development Services / Building Safety Division; it does not defer to Pinal County for permitting within city limits.
The City of Coolidge adopted the full 2018 ICC code suite (IBC, IRC, IMC, IPC, IFGC, IFC, IPMC, IEBC, IECC, ISPSC) plus the 1997 UABDBC and ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009, per Ordinance No. 23-13 (passed December 11, 2023, effective July 1, 2024); the National Electrical Code is one edition behind at 2017 NEC.
Building/plan review fees are delegated by code (Coolidge City Code §109, as amended) to 'as established by Council' — the operative dollar figures are set out in the City's Building Permit Fee Schedule, originally adopted January 12, 2009 and effective February 12, 2009, which remains the current published fee schedule as of this review (no superseding fee-schedule resolution was found on the City's website).
Coolidge's own climatic/geographic design criteria (IRC Table R301.2(1), as amended) are: 90 mph wind speed (Exposure C), Seismic Design Category B (masonry/concrete to Category C minimum), no ground snow load, moderate-to-heavy termite potential, 32°F winter design temperature, and an 18-inch minimum foundation depth.
Automatic fire sprinkler systems for one- and two-family dwellings (IRC §R313) are explicitly deleted from Coolidge's code per A.R.S. § 9-807, a state law preempting local sprinkler mandates for these occupancies.
Permits (other than demolition) expire 24 months after issuance without an approved final inspection; separately, any permit lapses after 180 days of inactivity (not commenced, suspended/abandoned, or 180 days since the last approved inspection).
IMPORTANT CAVEAT ON REVIEW TIMELINES: as of July 2026, no City of Coolidge-published, category-specific plan review turnaround time (in business days) was found for ANY permit type covered in this file, despite exhausting the City's Development Services pages, Forms & Applications page, Building Permit Fee Schedule, and the full text of Ordinance No. 23-13 (the current code-adoption ordinance). A '45 business days to complete first review' phrase is indexed on the City's Forms & Applications page, but it was traced to boilerplate language belonging to a linked third-party utility/interconnection submittal PDF (adjacent to an azwater.com link on the same page), not a City of Coolidge-authored building-permit review-time commitment — using it here would have been a fabrication dressed as a citation, so every permit type in this file is marked reviewTimelineVerified: false with null min/max per the zero-tolerance policy. Applicants should call the Development Services Department directly at 520-723-6075 for current turnaround estimates.
No dedicated accessory dwelling unit (ADU) permit type was found; Coolidge's population (~15,000-16,000) falls well below the 75,000-population threshold that triggers Arizona's state-mandated ADU zoning reform under A.R.S. § 9-461.18, so ADU construction is understood to fall under the standard Residential Building Permit process plus Coolidge zoning review.
No dedicated re-roofing permit exemption (of the kind some other Arizona cities publish for like-for-like single-layer asphalt shingle overlays) was found in Coolidge's adopted code amendments — Coolidge's only City-specific amendment to IBC §105.2 addresses the 200 sq ft accessory-structure threshold, not roofing work.
No dedicated flat fee for solar photovoltaic permits was found in the City's Building Permit Fee Schedule (unlike some peer cities) — solar work is billed under the general valuation-based Article 3 building permit schedule and/or the Article 4 electrical permit schedule, subject to A.R.S. § 9-468's requirement that solar permit fees not exceed the City's actual cost of issuance.
The Building Official position changed between the 2025 AZBO Directory (which listed Dennis Gillespie) and the City's own live staff directory page as of July 2026, which lists Bill Jones (wjones@coolidgeaz.com) as the current Building Official — this file uses the live-site figure as the more current source, consistent with the general caution that AZBO directories can go stale.