Arizona Building Code and Licensing Information
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023
What Arizona Construction Codes and Editions Are Adopted:
Codes are adopted locally. Arizona Department of Health Services adopts a minimum code (currently 2012 edition) for licensed health care facilities statewide. By examination of the major communities within the Phoenix area, the following codes have been adopted:
- 2018 International Building Code (IBC)
- 2018 International Residential Code (IRC)
- 2018 International Fire Code (IFC)
- 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC)
- 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
- 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC)
- 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
- 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC)
- The NEC is not adopted at the state level. Each municipality is free to adopt and amend the NEC.
- State Energy Code – Home rule
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code 2018
Applicability (statewide, local, limited): LOCAL
Codes are primarily adopted and enforced locally.
Notes: Arizona is a home rule state and does not have a mandatory statewide energy code. Arizona codes are adopted and enforced on a local level. The majority of localities have adopted at least the 2009 IECC for Commercial and ACEEE estimates that over 90% of Arizona’s population is covered by either the 2009 or 2006 IECC. At present, statewide adoption of an energy code, residential and/or commercial, must be mandated by the legislature.
| State Government | https://www.az.gov/ | |
| State Licensing | Electricians are not required to be licensed on a statewide level in Arizona. Check with your local jurisdiction, such as the City of Phoenix, for local licensing requirements.
Contractors are licensed with the State Registrar of Contractors, but have no CE requirement |
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| State Licensing Division | https://roc.az.gov/ | |
| State Fire Marshall | https://dffm.az.gov/fire-marshals-office | |
| State Environmental Permit | https://azdeq.gov/ |
Additional Building Codes by State
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