Building permits in Chandler, Arizona
Of the 10 common home projects we have verified in Chandler, 1 needs a permit outright and 9 depend on size or scope. Click any project for the full rule, fee, and how to apply.
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- in Chandler
City of Chandler Development Services Department, Building Safety Division
- 215 E. Buffalo St., Chandler, AZ 85225
- Phone: 480-782-3074
- Email: rod@chandleraz.gov
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Chandler
Chandler permit records are public, and you can check a property's permit history by address or permit number online.
What needs a permit in Chandler
Of the 10 common home projects we have verified in Chandler, 1 needs a permit outright and 9 depend on size or scope. Click any project for the full rule, fee, and how to apply.
| Project | Permit needed? | Threshold | Typical fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck Permit | It depends | Decks not exceeding 200 sq ft in area, not more than 30 inches above grade at any point, not attached to a dwelling or townhouse, and not serving a required exit door are exempt from a building permit; any deck exceeding those limits or attached to the residence requires a permit. | ...item, billed as a standard building permit by construction valuation with a $50... |
| Electrical Permit | It depends | Like-for-like repair or replacement of motors, transformers, overcurrent devices (breakers), or similar equipment on a single-family residence is exempt when the replacement is the same rating, installed in the same location, and properly labeled; new wiring, circuits, service work, or new outlets and fixtures require a permit. | Fee schedule sets a flat $100 fee only for electrical service upgrades of 400 amps or... |
| Fence Permit | It depends | Fences not over 7 feet high are exempt from a building permit; a fence taller than 7 feet requires Planning approval and a building permit. A separate zoning limit caps front-yard fence height at 3 feet regardless of the building-permit threshold. | ...Manual and is then billed as a standard building permit by valuation with a $50... |
| HVAC Permit | It depends | Like-for-like replacement of an evaporative cooler (equal or lesser airflow, same location) or of gas-fired air-conditioning equipment, direct-vent equipment, furnaces, or log lighters (equal or lesser BTU, same location) is exempt from a permit; new HVAC installations or non-like replacements require a permit. | ...mechanical permits are billed as a standard building permit by valuation with a $50... |
| Patio Permit | It depends | An open, unattached patio slab no more than 200 sq ft in area and not more than 30 inches above grade falls under the same code exemption as an unattached deck and does not require a permit; a patio cover (roofed structure) requires a permit regardless of size, per the city's Patio Covers guidance. | ...line, patio covers are billed as a standard building permit by valuation with a $50... |
| Plumbing Permit | It depends | Like-for-like replacement of water conditioning/treatment equipment, solar pool or spa heating equipment, or electric water heating equipment is exempt when the replacement has equal or lesser capacity/amperage and is installed in the same location; new pipe work or system alterations require a permit. | ...work of 1-6 plumbing openings with limited gas or electrical is a flat $100 per... |
| Pool Permit | It depends | A prefabricated swimming pool less than 18 inches deep is exempt from a building permit; any pool or spa (in-ground or prefabricated) 18 inches deep or greater requires a permit, and a compliant safety barrier is required regardless of depth once a permit-triggering pool exists. | Flat $110 residential pool permit fee per Fee Schedule 4.6.4(d), a separate flat $55 fee... |
| Roof Replacement Permit | It depends | Re-roofing with the same type of material as the existing roof, where the replacement covering classification is equal to or greater and does not increase structural loads, is exempt provided it does not exceed two layers over an existing roof; replacing with a different material, exceeding two layers, or increasing structural load requires a building permit. | ...fee line, a reroof is billed as a standard building permit by valuation with a $50... |
| Shed Permit | It depends | One-story detached accessory structures (storage sheds, open-air ramadas) with floor area of 120 sq ft or less and height of 7 ft or less (up to 9 ft with 2 additional feet of setback per additional foot of height) are exempt if not connected to any electrical, gas, or water utility; exceeding either limit or connecting a utility requires a building permit. | Flat $150 residential ramada/accessory storage building permit fee per Fee Schedule... |
| Solar Permit | Permit required | Any size | Flat $150 fee for a residential solar photovoltaic system permit and a separate flat... |
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Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. The city's Inspections page offers text, phone, and online options for scheduling building inspections.
Schedule or request a Chandler inspection
When the portal will not take the date you need, the office still books by phone: 480-782-3074.
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Chandler permit fees compared with nearby Arizona localities
| Arizona locality | Deck Permit | HVAC Permit | Electrical Permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler | ...building permit by construction valuation with a $50... | ...as a standard building permit by valuation with a $50... | Fee schedule sets a flat $100 fee only for electrical... |
| Gilbert | ...valuation-based building permit fee, minimum... | Individual Mechanical Permit, residential: $150 (fee... | Individual Electrical Permit, residential: $150 (fee... |
| Maricopa County | ...building permit fee under Table 1-A with a $23.50... | Flat fee of $50 for mechanical work under the Minor Self... | Flat rate by residential service size, $50 for 1-200 amps... |
| Mesa | ...construction under the Residential Rate Table, $220... | ...valuation based via the Residential Rate Table, $220... | ...based on the same Residential Rate Table, $220... |
Each cell is the opening clause of that Arizona jurisdiction's own fee schedule; the full wording and source sit on each permit page.
Chandler permit questions, answered from the data
- Do you need a permit in Chandler?
- For most projects, yes. Of the 10 permit types we have verified for Chandler, 1 always requires a permit (for example a solar permit), 9 depend on size or scope (a deck permit, for instance). Each Chandler permit type's page states the exact rule and its source.
- How much does a permit cost in Chandler?
- Chandler publishes a fee for 10 of the 10 permit types we cover, each quoted on its page from the jurisdiction's own schedule (linked on every page that carries one). Fees are set by City of Chandler Development Services Department, Building Safety Division; we do not estimate or mark them up.
- Where do you apply for a permit in Chandler?
- City of Chandler Development Services Department, Building Safety Division issues permits in Chandler, with an online portal for applications, plan uploads and status checks, and takes questions at 480-782-3074. The Chandler official page and portal are linked in the office section above.
How the Chandler pages were verified. 10 permit types, 6 distinct official sources, most recently checked . Every rule is read from City of Chandler Development Services Department, Building Safety Division or the applicable code and cited on its page; anything we could not confirm for Chandler is marked rather than estimated. How we verify.
Permitting activity in Chandler
In 2025, Chandler authorized permits for 719 new residential housing units (167 single-family, 552 in multi-family buildings), valued at $218M , down from 1,020 the year before. That works out to about 2.7 permits per 1,000 residents. It is a useful gauge of how busy the local permit office is.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual data · population 265,398.