Scottsdale permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-06-18 · 2 official sources
Verified against official sourcesCity of Scottsdale Planning and Development Department
- 7447 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
- Phone: 480-312-3111
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Scottsdale
Scottsdale lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. The city's eServices Building Permit Search is public.
Look up Scottsdale permit records
Or search the Scottsdale permit portal
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- Who pulls the permit, you or me, and is the permit fee included in the bid?
- Which inspections will this job need, and who meets the inspector on site?
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Schedule an inspection in Scottsdale
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. The Inspection Services page explains scheduling through the SPUR portal.
Schedule or request a Scottsdale inspection
Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Permitting activity in Scottsdale
In 2024, Scottsdale authorized permits for 1,320 new residential housing units (403 single-family, 917 in multi-family buildings), valued at $483M , up from1,067 the year before. That works out to about 5 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, 2024 annual data · population 262,647.
About Scottsdale
Scottsdale has about 138,422 housing units. The median home is valued at $709,900, against a median household income of $107,372. About 68% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1990.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.