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Demolition Permit in Wellton, Arizona

Required to demolish any building or structure in the Town of Wellton, listed as a distinct permit type on the Town's Building Permit Application alongside Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire Sprinkler.

Verified 2026-07-06 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Permit required to demolish a building or structure within Wellton town limits, per the Town's general permit requirement ('A permit is required to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure')
  • 'Demolition' is listed as one of six checkbox permit types on the Town's standard Building Permit Application
  • Applicant must indicate whether the address has overhead service and septic status on the application

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Fee schedule

Demolition Permit Fee — Based on ValuationNo separate itemized fee schedule is published; the standard Building Permit Application's Official Use Only fee section (Permit / Plan Check Fee / Total Permit) applies. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permit Application (PDF, DocumentCenter Doc ID 312).
Calculated by Building Safety Division staff at intake

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final

    Verification that demolition is complete and site is safe/cleared per approved permit

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Tips

  • As of July 2026, the Town of Wellton does not appear to publish permit-specific plan review turnaround times for demolition permits on its public website. The Town publishes 'Demolition' as one of six checkbox permit types on its standard Building Permit Application, but no category-specific review timeline, utility-disconnection procedure, or asbestos/dust-control coordination requirement (of the kind published by larger Arizona cities) was found in the Town's own materials. There is no verifiable online source for this — call the Building Safety Division at 928-785-3348 directly for project-specific requirements and timing.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. A permit is required to demolish a building or structure in the Town of Wellton; 'Demolition' is one of the six standard permit types on the Town's Building Permit Application.

In Wellton, the published Demolition Permit Fee — Based on Valuation is: Calculated by Building Safety Division staff at intake. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Wellton does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Wellton Building Safety Division (Department of Community Development) at 928-785-3348 for current turnaround.

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

Wellton requires 1 inspection(s) for a demolition permit, in order: Final. Schedule each through Town of Wellton Building Safety Division (Department of Community Development) (928-785-3348).

Apply through Town of Wellton Building Safety Division (Department of Community Development) at 28634 Oakland Avenue, Wellton, AZ 85356 (mailing: PO Box 67, Wellton, AZ 85356). Phone: 928-785-3348, email: arivera@town.wellton.az.us. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Town Hall operates a 4-day work week; closed Fridays). Building permit applications are processed by the Building Safety Division; contact person for permit application/review questions is Ashley Rivera, Permit Clerk (928-785-3348, arivera@town.wellton.az.us).. Official information: https://www.welltonaz.gov/1226/Building-Permits.

Wellton, 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 Town of Wellton operates its own Building Safety Division within its Department of Community Development and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes; it does not defer building permitting to Yuma County. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permits page (welltonaz.gov/1226/Building-Permits).; 2009 International Codes (I-Codes), as published by the International Code Council — the Town of Wellton's own live Building Permits page states verbatim: 'The Town of Wellton is currently following the 2009 International Council Code (ICC).' This is independently corroborated by the 2025 AZBO (Arizona Building Officials) Directory, which lists the Town of Wellton's 'Adopted Codes' as '2009 I Codes' with no separate electrical-code edition listed. Unlike most other AZBO-directory Arizona jurisdictions (which have since moved to 2015, 2018, or 2024-cycle I-Codes and separate NEC editions), Wellton's own published information has not been updated past the 2009 cycle as of the last verification — this reflects the Town's genuinely small size (approx. 2,600-3,000 population) and correspondingly thin published code-update cadence, not a research gap. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permits page (welltonaz.gov/1226/Building-Permits, live page text); 2025 AZBO Directory (azbo.us), Town of Wellton entry, p. 21.; The 2009 International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Plumbing Code (IPC), International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), International Fire Code (IFC), and International Existing Building Code (IEBC) are understood to be adopted as a single 2009 'I-Codes' package per the Town's own code-adoption statement; the Town's Building Permit Application form lists six permit-type categories that align with this code family: Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Sprinkler, and Demolition. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permit Application (PDF, DocumentCenter Doc ID 312).; Manufactured/mobile homes are regulated via a separate, dedicated Mobile Home Placement Permit process (distinct application form) rather than the standard Building Permit Application, reflecting the Town's substantial manufactured-housing stock. Source: Town of Wellton Mobile Home Placement page (welltonaz.gov/1225/Mobile-Home-Placement) and Mobile Home Placement Permit Application (PDF, DocumentCenter Doc ID 313).; The Town of Wellton publishes no dedicated fee schedule, master fee resolution, or ICC valuation table — none appears on the Town's official website, in its DocumentCenter, or in its adopted annual budget documents (FY2024-2025, FY2025-2026). The Town's own Building Permit Application form leaves 'Valuation' and 'Permit Fees' as blank fields completed by Building Safety Division staff at intake, consistent with fees being calculated per-project from the adopted 2009 I-Codes' own valuation-based fee tables rather than a separately republished municipal fee schedule. The Town's Finance Department, Development Services, and Development Impact Fees pages likewise publish no itemized building-permit fee table, so expect your fee to be quoted at intake. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permit Application (PDF, DocumentCenter Doc ID 312); Town of Wellton Finance Department page (welltonaz.gov/1221/Finance-Department); Town of Wellton Development Impact Fees page (welltonaz.gov/1229/Development-Impact-Fees).. Local amendments apply — see the Wellton overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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