Building Permit Fees in Tucson, AZ (2026)

City of Tucson PDSD FY27 Planning and Permitting Fee Schedule, Table 4-02.4 Construction Valuation (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). Alterations use contract valuation on Table 4-02.4.

The Level-1 5%-of-building-valuation path is not used because a contract value is assumed. Band $2,000.01–$25,000: base $89.45 + $22.95 per extra $1,000 of valuation above $2,000, plus digital filing 1% minimum $18.54.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $22,000 high. The official typical project value is $12,000.

In calculating fees, the schedule says values are rounded up to the nearest fee threshold. $8,000, $12,000, and $22,000 are already on a $1,000 threshold, so each extra thousand is an exact count. Digital filing is 1% of the total fee, minimum $18.54.

On each listed band, 1% of the total fee is below that minimum, so digital filing is the $18.54 minimum. It is already inside each total and is not added again.

• Low $8,000 = $245.69 total.

That is 6 additional thousands: $89.45 + $22.95 x 6 = $227.15. $227.15 + $18.54 = $245.69. The $227.15 is the low valuation-table portion, not a separate extra.

• Typical $12,000: valuation-table portion $318.95 + digital filing $18.54 = $337.49.

That line is 10 additional thousands: $89.45 + $22.95 x 10 = $318.95. $318.95 + $18.54 = $337.49. Those two lines are the typical total and are not added again on top of $337.49. high $22,000 = $566.99 total.

That is 20 additional thousands: $89.45 + $22.95 x 20 = $548.45. $548.45 + $18.54 = $566.99. The $548.45 is the high valuation-table portion, not a separate extra.

From $8,000 to $12,000 that is 4 times $22.95 = $91.80, and $227.15 + $91.80 = $318.95. Digital filing stays $18.54, so $245.69 + $91.80 = $337.49.

From $12,000 to $22,000 that is 10 times $22.95 = $229.50, and $318.95 + $229.50 = $548.45. Digital filing stays $18.54, and $337.49 + $229.50 = $566.99.

City of Tucson PDSD (not unincorporated Pima County).

City of Tucson PDSD FY27 Planning and Permitting Fee Schedule, 4-02.9 Trade Permits (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). HVAC change-out is listed trade F.

Air Conditioner/Heater Repair/Replace (max 2), not the valuation table. Section 4-02.9 prices this change-out by item count.

The first trade item is $150, and each additional trade item is $50. Listed trade F allows at most 2 items, so this row has no third-item dollar.

Digital filing is 1% of the trade-permit fee, minimum $18.54. On the one-item subtotal and on the two-item subtotal, 1% is below that minimum, so the official digital filing line is the $18.54 minimum on both bands.

It is already inside each total and is not added again. Low (1 item): first trade item $150 + digital filing min $18.54 = $168.54.

The $50 additional-item line is not in that low total. The one-item path is a single listed repair or replace, such as one air conditioner or one heater.

Typical furnace + 3-ton (2 items): first trade item $150 + each additional trade item $50 + digital filing $18.54 = $218.54. Those trade lines are $150 + $50 = $200, then $200 + $18.54 = $218.54.

The typical path counts a furnace and a 3-ton air conditioner as two items, which is the listed maximum. The second item adds $50.

It does not add a second $18.54 digital-filing minimum. High equals typical on this row ($218.54) because max 2 items is already the typical band.

Tonnage does not move the fee: a 2-ton unit and a 5-ton unit are still one item each on this table. The official typical project value is $7,500.

That figure is the typical job value for the cost model. It is not an input to section 4-02.9, and no assumed valuation is listed on this row.

Table 4-02.4 is the construction-valuation path other Tucson jobs use. It is not this change-out.

City of Tucson PDSD path; trade table not valuation. The issuer is the City of Tucson Planning and Development Services Department, not unincorporated Pima County.

City of Tucson PDSD FY27 Planning and Permitting Fee Schedule, Table 4-02.4 Construction Valuation (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). New decks use the new-construction valuation table at the assumed job value.

The shade-structure line on 4-02.9.6 is the same as building permit fees for new construction. Shade-structure line points to the same building-permit table.

It is not a second fee. Band $2,000.01–$25,000: base $89.45 + $22.95 per extra $1,000 of valuation above $2,000, plus digital filing 1% minimum $18.54.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $19,200 high. The official typical project value is $12,000.

In calculating fees, the schedule says values are rounded up to the nearest fee threshold. $8,000 and $12,000 are already on a $1,000 threshold. $19,200 rounds up to $20,000. On each listed band, 1% of the valuation-table portion is below that minimum, so digital filing is the $18.54 minimum.

It is already inside each total and is not added again.

• Low $8,000 = $245.69 total.

That is 6 additional thousands: $89.45 + $22.95 x 6 = $227.15. $227.15 + $18.54 = $245.69. The $227.15 is the low valuation-table portion, not a separate extra.

• Typical $12,000: valuation-table portion $318.95 + digital filing $18.54 = $337.49.

That line is 10 additional thousands: $89.45 + $22.95 x 10 = $318.95. $318.95 + $18.54 = $337.49. Those two lines are the typical total and are not added again on top of $337.49. high $19,200 = $521.09 total.

Rounding $19,200 up to $20,000 is 18 additional thousands: $89.45 + $22.95 x 18 = $502.55. $502.55 + $18.54 = $521.09. The $502.55 is the high valuation-table portion, not a separate extra.

From $8,000 to $12,000 that is 4 times $22.95 = $91.80, and $227.15 + $91.80 = $318.95. Digital filing stays $18.54, so $245.69 + $91.80 = $337.49.

From $12,000 to $19,200 the added value is $7,200, and $200 is a fraction of the next $1,000, so the round-up counts 8 additional thousands: 8 times $22.95 = $183.60, and $318.95 + $183.60 = $502.55. Digital filing stays $18.54, and $337.49 + $183.60 = $521.09.

City of Tucson PDSD (not unincorporated Pima County).

City of Tucson PDSD FY27 Planning and Permitting Fee Schedule, Table 4-02.4 Construction Valuation (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). Alterations use assumed contract valuation on Table 4-02.4.

The Level-2 15%-of-standard-building-valuation path is not used because a contract value is assumed. Band $2,000.01–$25,000: base $89.45 + $22.95 per extra $1,000 of valuation above $2,000, plus digital filing 1% of the total fee, minimum $18.54.

Band $25,000.01–$50,000: base $617.30 + $16.83 per extra $1,000 of valuation above $25,000, plus digital filing 1% of the total fee, minimum $18.54. Band $50,000.01–$100,000: base $1,038.05 + $9.64 per extra $1,000 of valuation above $50,000, plus digital filing 1% of the total fee, minimum $18.54.

Listed assumed valuations are $15,000 low, $35,000 typical, and $75,000 high. The official typical project value is $35,000.

In calculating fees, the schedule says values are rounded up to the nearest fee threshold. $15,000, $35,000, and $75,000 are already on a $1,000 threshold, so each extra thousand is an exact count. Digital filing is 1% of the total fee, minimum $18.54.

On each listed band, 1% of the total fee is below that minimum, so digital filing is the $18.54 minimum. It is already inside each total and is not added again.

• Low $15,000 = $406.34 total.

That is 13 additional thousands: $89.45 + $22.95 x 13 = $387.80. $387.80 + $18.54 = $406.34. The $387.80 is the low valuation-table portion, not a separate extra.

• Typical $35,000: valuation-table portion $785.60 + digital filing $18.54 = $804.14.

That line is 10 additional thousands: $617.30 + $16.83 x 10 = $785.60. $785.60 + $18.54 = $804.14. Those two lines are the typical total and are not added again on top of $804.14.

• High $75,000 = $1,297.59 total.

That is 25 additional thousands: $1,038.05 + $9.64 x 25 = $1,279.05. $1,279.05 + $18.54 = $1,297.59. The $1,279.05 is the high valuation-table portion, not a separate extra.

Trade permits (plumbing fixture / electrical circuit) are separate and are not added to the building total. City of Tucson PDSD (not unincorporated Pima County).