Chapter 9 BUILDING*

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Editor's note: The Construction Code of the City of Phoenix, including other codes such as the Plumbing Code, Electrical Code or codes that formerly were contained in chs. 13, 17, 21 and 25, are not set out in this volume and may be found on file in the office of the City Clerk and the office of the Building Safety Director.

Cross references: Development Services Department, § 2-35; Development Advisory Board, § 2-164 et seq.; fire prevention, ch. 15; nuisances and noise, § 23-11 et seq.; leaving building material on street or sidewalk, § 23-25; excavations in streets, § 23-26; shielding and filtering outdoor lighting, § 23-100 et seq.; public swimming pools, § 24-1 et seq.; sewers, ch. 28; connections to public sewers, § 28-27 et seq.; development impact fee, ch. 29; streets and sidewalks, ch. 31; placing building material on streets and sidewalks, § 31-9; display of house and building numbers, § 31-14; subdivisions, ch. 32; grading and drainage, ch. 32A; floodplains, ch. 32B; tents, ch. 33; water, ch. 37; neighborhood preservation, ch. 39; fireplace restrictions, § 40-1 et seq.; zoning, ch. 41; Development Services Department fee schedule, app. A.2.

State law references: General authority relative to buildings, A.R.S. §§ 9-499.01, 9-240(B)(7), 9-276(A)(13)– (A)(15).

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Sec. 9-1. Adoption by reference.

Sec. 9-2. Headings and catchlines.

Sec. 9-3. Penalty.

Sec. 9-1. Adoption by reference.

The code or document on file with the City Clerk, marked, known, and designated as the Construction Code of the City of Phoenix, and each and all of the regulations, terms, and provisions thereof are hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if set forth at length, and these documents shall comprise the Construction Code of the City of Phoenix.

(Ord. No. G-1018, § 1; Ord. No. G-1229, § 1; Ord. No. G-1229, § 2; Ord. No. G-1240, § 1; Ord. No. G-1271, § 2; Ord. No. G-1271, § 3; Ord. No. G-1274, § 1; Ord. No. G-1274, § 2; Ord. No. G-1284, § 1; Ord. No. G-1290, § 1; Ord. No. G-1290, § 2; Ord. No. G-1310, § 1; Ord. No. G-1353, § 1; Ord. No. G-1378, § 1; Ord. No. G-1389, § 1; Ord. No. G-1390, § 1; Ord. No. G-1414, § 1; Ord. No. G-1414, § 2; Ord. No. G-1427, § 1; Ord. No. G-1432, § 1; Ord. No. G-1437, § 1; Ord. No. G-1448, § 1; Ord. No. G-1454, § 1; Ord. No. G-1471, § 1; Ord. No. G-1472, § 1; Ord. No. G-1479, § 1; Ord. No. G-1480, § 1; Ord. No. G-1492, § 1; Ord. No. G-1493, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. G-1513, § 1; Ord. No. G-1514, § 1; Ord. No. G-1535, § 2; Ord. No. G-1611, § 1; Ord. No. G-1633, § 1; Ord. No. G-1634, § 1; Ord. No. G-1649, §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. G-1661, § 1; Ord. No. G-1662, § 1; Ord. No. G-1663, § 2; Ord. No. G-1679, §§ 1– 7; Ord. No. G-1684, §§ 1– 3; Ord. No. G-1696, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. G-1718, §§ 1– 12; Ord. No. G-1732, §§ 2– 4; Ord. No. G-1734, § 1; Ord. No. G-1740, § 1; Ord. No. G-1748, § 1; Ord. No. G-1749, § 1; Ord. No. G-1760, § 1; Ord. No. G-1774, § 1; Ord. No. G-1786, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. G-1836, § 1; Ord. No. G-1837, § 1; Ord. No. G-1839, § 1; Ord. No. G-1845, § 1; Ord. No. G-1860, §§ 1– 4; Ord. No. G-1880, § 1; Ord. No. G-1891, § 1; Ord. No. G-1892, § 1; Ord. No. G-1899, § 1; Ord. No. G-1902, § 1; Ord. No. G-1903, § 1; Ord. No. G-1911, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. G-1912, § 1; Ord. No. G-1919, § 1; Ord. No. G-1920, § 1; Ord. No. G-1934, § 1; Ord. No. G-1952, § 1; Ord. No. G-1957, § 1; Ord. No. G-1973, § 1; Ord. No. G-2008, § 1; Ord. No. G-2024, § 1; Ord. No. G-2026, § 1; Ord. No. G-2037, § 1; Ord. No. G-2043, § 1; Ord. No. G-2053, § 1; Ord. No. G-2054, § 1; Ord. No. G-2063, § 1; Ord. No. G-2064, § 1; Ord. No. G-2068, § 1; Ord. No. G-2108, § 1; Ord. No. G-2114, § 1; Ord. No. G-2135, § 1; Ord. No. G-2139, § 1; Ord. No. G-2149, § 1; Ord. No. G-2156, § 1; Ord. No. G-2179, § 1; Ord. No. G-2205, § 1; Ord. No. G-2220, § 1; Ord. No. G-2230, § 1; Ord. No. G-2261, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. G-2262, § 1; Ord. No. G-2263, § 1; Ord. No. G-2295, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. G-2317, § 1; Ord. No. G-2327, §§ 1– 3; Ord. No. G-2328, § 1; Ord. No. G-2352, § 1; Ord. No. G-2375, § 1; Ord. No. G-2393, § 1; Ord. No. G-2447, § 1; Ord. No. G-2466, § 1; Ord. No. G-2534, § 1; Ord. No. G-2535, § 1; Ord. No. G-2565, § 1; Ord. No. G-2566, § 1; Ord. No. G-2367, § 1; Ord. No. G-2568, § 1; Ord. No. G-2595, § 1; Ord. No. G-2678, § 1; Ord. No. G-2687, § 1; Ord. No. G-2703, § 1; Ord. No. G-2715, § 1; Ord. No. G-2721, § 1; Ord. No. G-2736, § 1; Ord. No. G-2775, § 1; Ord. No. G-2776, § 1; Ord. No. G-2777, § 1; Ord. No. G-2778, § 1; Ord. No. G-2800, § 1; Ord. No. G-2815, § 1; Ord. No. G-2816, § 1; Ord. No. G-2864, § 1; Ord. No. G-2879, § 1; Ord. No. G-2880, § 1; Ord. No. G-2894, § 1; Ord. No. G-2895, § 1; Ord. No. G-2930, § 1; Ord. No. G-2949, § 1; Ord. No. G-2959, § 1; Ord. No. G-2986, § 1; Ord. No. G-2998, § 1; Ord. No. G-3008, § 1; Ord. No. G-3024, § 1; Ord. No. G-3065, § 1; Ord. No. G-3081, § 1; Ord. No. G-3082, § 1; Ord. No. G-3099, § 1; Ord. No. G-3100, § 1; Ord. No. G-3114, § 1; Ord. No. G-3153, § 1; Ord. No. G-3165, § 1; Ord. No. G-3175, § 1; Ord. No. G-3195, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. G-3196, § 1; Ord. No. G-3200, § 1; Ord. No. G-3247, § 1; Ord. No. G-3248, § 1; Ord. No. G-3249, § 1; Ord. No. G-3270, § 4; Ord. No. G-3284, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. G-3316, § 1; Ord. No. G-3324, § 1; Ord. No. G-3346, § 1; Ord. No. G-3348, § 1; Ord. No. G-3366, § 1; Ord. No. G-3389, § 1; Ord. No. G-3425, §§ 1– 6; Ord. No. G-3515, § 1; Ord. No. G-3516, § 1; Ord. No. G-3517, § 1; Ord. No. G-3736, § 1; Ord. No. G-3889, §§ 1– 5; Ord. No. G-3906, § 1, passed 3-6-1996, eff. 4-8-1996; Ord. No. G-3967, §§ 1, 2, passed 10-30-1996, eff. 1-1-1997; Ord. No. G-4024, § 1, passed 6-18-1997, eff. 8-1-1997; Ord. No. G-4159, § 1, passed 2-10-1999, eff. 3-12-1999; Ord. No. G-4176, §§ 15– 17, passed 5-19-1999, eff. 6-18-1999; Ord. No. G-4328, § 1, passed 2-7-2001, eff. 4-1-2001; Ord. No. G-4361, § 1, passed 6-27-2001, eff. 8-1-2001; Ord. No. G-4362, § 1, passed 6-27-2001, eff. 7-27-2001; Ord. No. G-4363, § 1, passed 6-27-2001, eff. 8-1-2001; Ord. No. G-4376, § 1, passed 7-5-2001, eff. 8-5-2001; Ord. No. G-4432, § 2, passed 5-1-2002, eff. 6-15-2002; Ord. No. G-4509, passed 5-7-2003, eff. 5-7-2003; Ord. No. G-4683, §§ 1– 16, adopted 3-30-2005, eff. 7-1-2005; Ord. No. G-4771, §§ 1– 7, adopted 1-4-2006, eff. 2-6-2006; Ord. No. G-4788, § 1, adopted 3-29-2006, eff. 3-29-2006; Ord. No. G-4808, § 2, adopted 6-21-2006, eff. 7-21-2006; Ord. No. G-4885, § 1, adopted 4-11-2007, eff. 7-1-2007; Ord. No. G-5191, § 1, adopted 7-2-2008, eff. 8-1-2008; Ord. No. G-5332, § 2, 4-1-2009, eff. 5-1-2009; Ord. No. G-5333, § 1, adopted 4-1-2009, eff. 5-1-2009)

Editor's note: It should be noted that section 3 of Ord. No. G-5331, provides for an effective date of Oct. 1, 2009.

State law references: Adoption by reference, A.R.S. § 9-801 et seq.

Sec. 9-2. Headings and catchlines.

All titles and heading of chapters, sections, subsections or otherwise of chapter 9 of the Code of the City of Phoenix, 1969, and shall not be construed to alter the otherwise intended meaning.

(Ord. No. G-1018, § 1)

Sec. 9-3. Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of chapter 9 of the Code of the City of Phoenix shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, a violation of the provisions of chapter 9 may be subject to civil sanctions and penalties, as may be more fully set forth in other sections of the Construction Code. Every person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day, or portion of a day, during which such violation continues and shall be punishable therefor as herein provided.

(Ord. No. G-1018, § 1; Ord. No. G-1899, § 2; Ord. No. G-4034, § 1, passed 7-2-1997, eff. 8-1-1997)