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Do I need a permit for a siding replacement in Phoenix, AZ?

Short answer: It depends on the details for a siding replacement in Phoenix, AZ (for example: EIFS: permit).

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Not legal advice. Always confirm with your local building department. Rules change, and your parcel's zoning, HOA, historic district, floodplain or utility work can change the answer. We show the official source and the date we last checked it so you can verify for yourself.
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No permit to install a nonstructural weatherproof covering (including prescriptive stucco) over existing covering. EIFS ("synthetic stucco") over an existing structure needs a permit.

What changes the answer

Cost

Fee not extracted; see the Phoenix fee schedule. Unverified, confirm locally

Fee source: https://www.phoenix.gov/content/dam/phoenix/pddsite/documents/impact-fees/fee-schedule.pdf · All verified Phoenix permit fees

Where to apply

City of Phoenix PDD Residential Projects

Permitting authority: City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department (PDD). Zoning (setbacks, height, lot coverage) applies even when a building permit is not required. See also: how to apply for a building permit.

Official sources

“Installation of a nonstructural weatherproof exterior covering over an existing weatherproof covering on an existing structure so long as the new covering will not affect the fire-resistive classification of the existing structure.”

Source: https://www.phoenix.gov/content/dam/phoenix/pddsite/documents/trt/external/dsd_trt_pdf_00618.pdf

“Installation of an EIFS over an existing structure requires a permit.”

Source: https://www.phoenix.gov/content/dam/phoenix/pddsite/documents/trt/external/dsd_trt_pdf_00618.pdf

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