Permit Fees in Arizona
2 cities tracked. 2 verified from published fee schedules. Bathroom remodel permits range from $600.24 to $706.00 across 2 cities.
| City | Bathroom | Kitchen | Roof | HVAC | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | $706.00 | $906.00 | Exempt | $558.00 | ✓ |
| Tucson | $600.24 | $944.49 | $496.97 | $168.54 | ✓ |
How Arizona Cities Compare
The permit for a bathroom remodel runs from $600.24 in Tucson to $706.00 in Phoenix.
The permit for a kitchen remodel runs from $906.00 in Phoenix to $944.49 in Tucson.
Tucson charges $496.97 for a roof replacement. Phoenix exempts it.
The permit for an HVAC replacement runs from $168.54 in Tucson to $558.00 in Phoenix.
Each figure is the city's own published fee for that project, the same number as in the table. Exempt means the city's code exempts the typical version of that job; each city page lists the conditions.
How permits work in Arizona
Arizona has no statewide residential building code. Each city, town, and county adopts its own, nearly always built on the I-codes, which means the rules change at the city line. Phoenix runs on the 2024 Phoenix Building Construction Code, adopted by council in June 2025 under Ordinance G-7397 and effective August 1, 2025. A project a mile away in unincorporated Maricopa County answers to the county's adoption instead. Phoenix permits go through the Planning and Development Department's ShapePHX portal.
Two state laws matter before you talk yourself out of a permit. Arizona lets unlicensed handymen take jobs under $1,000 in combined labor and materials, but ARS 32-1121 kills that exemption in any case where the work requires a local building permit. The dollar limit stops mattering the moment a permit applies. The same statute's owner-builder exemption lets you pull permits on your own house, with a catch: sell or rent the place within a year of finishing and the state presumes you were contracting without a license all along.
The local-adoption setup has one practical consequence. Never assume a neighboring suburb wants the same paperwork or runs the same code year; each jurisdiction adopts and amends on its own clock. Check the city's own building page before you price a project across municipal lines.
Sources: ICC Arizona code adoption · ARS 32-1121 (licensing exemptions) · Phoenix Building Construction Code · verified 2026-06