Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
Administrative review is 15 business days, after which the county sends an acceptance or incompleteness notice and deficiencies if applicable. The application instructions also provide statutory fee-refund/excusal remedies if the county misses the required overall timeframe.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 928-669-6138 (Community Development); 928-669-6115 (Code Compliance/Building Inspector) if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
La Paz County Department of Community Development / Building and Safety Department is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 928-669-6138 (Community Development); 928-669-6115 (Code Compliance/Building Inspector).
Administrative review is 15 business days, after which the county sends an acceptance or incompleteness notice and deficiencies if applicable. The application instructions also provide statutory fee-refund/excusal remedies if the county misses the required overall timeframe.
Submit the complete, signed application with site plan and plans to Community Development and keep the work site accessible to the Building Inspector. Contact 928-669-6138 or comdev@lapaz.gov to coordinate required inspections; the county may issue a Stop Work order if construction does not match approved plans or the site plan.
La Paz County Building Code Ordinance No. 2024-02 adopts the 2018 International Building, Residential, Existing Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Fire, Property Maintenance, and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes, with county amendments and appendices, plus the 2020 National Electrical Code. Qualifying accessory structures under 2018 IRC R105.2/IBC 105.2 may be exempt from a building permit, but they remain subject to La Paz County zoning, floodplain and wastewater rules and require a site-plan review before construction ($20 fee). Demolition and grading generally still require permits; the reviewed current county materials did not provide a broader cosmetic-work exemption list.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.