Tucson
City of Tucson Planning & Development Services Department
In short
City of Tucson Planning & Development Services Department issues 3 permits we publish for Tucson, last verified 2026-09-05. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Occupancy | City of Tucson Planning & Development Services Department | $70.62 for a Certificate of Occupancy at an address with no permit issued in the prior 360 days. A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy is $695.50, valid 30 days; renewing it is $267.50, also valid 30 days. | issued once per qualifying occupancy; a temporary certificate runs 30 days | 2026-09-05 |
| Commercial Building/Alteration Permit | City of Tucson Planning & Development Services Department | Valuation is set by the signed construction contract, or, absent one, as a percentage of full building valuation by IEBC alteration level — 5% for Level 1 (removal/replacement of existing materials/fixtures), 20% for Level 2 (reconfiguring space, doors, windows, systems), 35% for Level 3 (work area over 50% of the building). That valuation runs through the fee table: $89.45 flat up to $2,000; $89.45 + $22.95 per $1,000 from $2,000.01–$25,000; $617.30 + $16.83/$1,000 to $50,000; $1,038.05 + $9.64/$1,000 to $100,000; $1,520.05 + $8.25/$1,000 to $500,000; $4,800.05 + $7.45/$1,000 to $1,000,000; $8,525.05 + $5.45/$1,000 above that. A Building Staff Review fee of 65% of the permit fee applies, plus a Fire Review of 2.5% (staff) and 2% (inspections) of the permit fee for commercial alterations. | one-time, per project | 2026-09-05 |
| Sign Permit | City of Tucson Planning & Development Services Department | By sign valuation: $88.28 ($1–$2,000), $132.41 ($2,000.01–$5,000), $176.55 ($5,000.01–$8,000), $264.83 ($8,000.01–$12,000), $353.10 ($12,000.01–$15,000), $397.24 ($15,000.01–$20,000), $441.38 ($20,000.01–$30,000), $485.51 ($30,000.01–$40,000), $662.06 (above $40,000). A separate staff review fee also applies: $353.10 for 1–10 signs, $617.93 for more than 10, $264.83 for a sign repair, $88.28 for a change of copy. | one-time, per sign | 2026-09-05 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Certificate of Occupancy
A separate, still-published Temporary Certificate of Occupancy intake form states a flat $500 fee — that form appears stale relative to this Mayor & Council-adopted master fee schedule, which took effect July 1, 2026, and is used here as the authoritative, current figure.
Commercial Building/Alteration Permit
For new commercial construction (not an alteration), the fire staff-review rate is 3% rather than 2.5%.
Sign Permit
A standalone 'Permanent Sign Fees' PDF dated October 2022 shows lower, now-superseded figures and should not be used.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of Tucson — Year Two Revised Development Review Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2026)City of Tucson, Planning & Development Services Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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