San Tan Valley takes building permits over from Pinal County on Sunday and raises its address and zoning-letter fees

Next door in the Town of San Tan Valley, building permits change hands on Sunday, Nov. 1. From that day, Pinal County stops taking new building plan reviews, permits and inspections for properties inside the town limits, and new submittals go to the town, SanTanValley.com reported.

The switch covers the whole process, from plan review through inspections and the certificate of occupancy. Plans already submitted to the county before Nov. 1 stay with the county until they are finished. In the unincorporated part of the San Tan Valley area, the county keeps handling building permits as before.

Since July 1, the town has issued zoning, right-of-way, engineering and sign permits, while building permits stayed with the county, which meant two stops for many projects. The town's staff report said its permitting system is running and that consultants under contracts the council already approved will help with plan review and inspections.

Town Manager Brent Billingsley confirmed the Nov. 1 start in his report to the council Oct. 21, according to SanTanValley.com.

Builders get some time on codes. Through Dec. 31, new plans can follow either the Pinal County building code the town adopted or the town's own technical codes. From Jan. 1, 2027, new applications must follow the town code, though plans using county-approved standard plans can stay on the county code until March 1, 2027.

Questions about projects inside town limits go to the town at 623-462-5650; projects already with the county go to Pinal County Building & Safety at 520-866-6405.

New fees

At the same Oct. 21 meeting, the council adopted the first update to the town's fee schedule, effective immediately, by voice vote with no one opposed, SanTanValley.com reported:

• The fee to add or change an address is now $50, compared with $5 to $25 before. Multiple addresses cost $50 for the first and $15 for each one after. The town's IT director said the increase pays for a new GIS addressing specialist.
• A basic zoning confirmation letter for one parcel drops to $75 from a flat $250, while more complex letters rise to $350.
• Signs cost $150 each instead of $125, and a full sign package rises to $1,500 from $1,000.
• New pavement restoration fees apply when someone cuts into a road, from $125 per square yard on a road up to two years old down to nothing after seven years.
• Oversized load permits now carry a $15 fee.

The council also voted to join Arizona 811, the call-before-you-dig center, because the town owns conduit under its traffic signals. The town engineer estimated dues at $10,000 a year or less.

Sources

santanvalley.com

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