{ "dataset_name": "Arizona Pool Removal Permit Requirements Audit, July 2026", "publisher": "Pool Removal Mesa Research", "publisher_identity": "Pool Removal Mesa Research is the independent research and reference section of poolremovalmesa.com.", "canonical_page": "https://poolremovalmesa.com/research/arizona-pool-removal-permit-requirements/", "version": "2026-07-27", "last_verified": "2026-07-27", "geographic_scope": "Arizona statewide statutory layer plus 16 selected local permitting jurisdictions", "home_market": "Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona", "record_count": 17, "local_jurisdiction_count": 16, "verification_legend": { "★": "Read directly against a pool-removal-specific official source or controlling state statute and publishable within the stated scope.", "●": "Compiled from official general permitting material; pool-removal-specific applicability or technical detail is not published in the reviewed source.", "⚠": "Current official sources conflict; the conflict is reported without resolving it by inference." }, "methodology": [ "Reviewed statutes and issuing-office pages, directives, handouts, fee schedules, rebate applications, and official permit records.", "Recorded only requirements stated in the cited primary source; missing technical fields were not filled by inference.", "Kept generic demolition categories separate from pool-removal-specific requirements.", "Preserved official-source conflicts and public-information gaps.", "Carried a row-level verification date, source document, source date when displayed, and source URL.", "Computed original audit counts from the 16 local-jurisdiction rows; the separate state row is excluded from that denominator." ], "derived_metrics": [ { "metric": "Selected local Arizona jurisdictions audited", "value": 16, "denominator": 16, "definition": "All local city, town, and county rows; excludes the separate statewide statutory row." }, { "metric": "Jurisdictions publishing exact pool-floor opening dimensions", "value": 2, "denominator": 16, "definition": "Unincorporated Maricopa County and Glendale." }, { "metric": "Jurisdictions publishing a permit-fee line explicitly labeled for pool or spa removal", "value": 0, "denominator": 16, "definition": "Generic demolition fees and valuation-based methods are not counted as pool-removal-specific lines." }, { "metric": "Jurisdictions with a live conflict between current official permit sources", "value": 1, "denominator": 16, "definition": "Scottsdale." }, { "metric": "Jurisdictions publishing a numeric wall or coping removal depth", "value": 2, "denominator": 16, "definition": "Unincorporated Maricopa County and Glendale; both publish an 18-inch criterion in different contexts." }, { "metric": "Jurisdictions publishing a build-over engineering or compaction condition", "value": 2, "denominator": 16, "definition": "Unincorporated Maricopa County and Glendale." }, { "metric": "Jurisdictions publishing a numeric compaction threshold", "value": 1, "denominator": 16, "definition": "Unincorporated Maricopa County publishes a minimum 90% relative density standard." }, { "metric": "Jurisdictions with a fixed generic demolition amount found in an official schedule", "value": 3, "denominator": 16, "definition": "Unincorporated Maricopa County, Chandler, and Phoenix; none of the cited lines is labeled specifically for pool removal." } ], "limitations": [ "This is a public-source research dataset, not legal, engineering, contracting, or project-specific permit advice.", "The sample covers 16 selected local jurisdictions, not every Arizona city, town, county, tribal jurisdiction, or special district.", "A blank or not-published field means the reviewed official material did not state the requirement; it does not prove that no requirement exists.", "Permit fees can exclude plan review, inspection, reinspection, grading, floodplain, air-quality, zoning, utility, or other charges.", "Scottsdale has an unresolved current official-source conflict.", "Maricopa County's directive page displayed a future revision date when checked." ], "records": [ { "record_id": "AZ-STATE", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Arizona statewide licensing framework", "jurisdiction_type": "State", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "★", "permit_requirement": "These statutes do not create one statewide pool-removal permit. When a local authority requires a building permit for covered work, the application must include a signed contractor-license statement or the asserted exemption basis.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Local city/county permit; technical permit type varies", "issuing_office": "Applicable city, town, or county permitting authority", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "A.R.S. §32-1169 requires the license number or exemption basis on covered permit applications. A.R.S. §32-1121 contains an owner-builder exemption subject to its conditions.", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not defined statewide by the cited statutes", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Controlled by local jurisdiction", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Controlled by local jurisdiction", "floor_opening_rule": "Controlled by local jurisdiction", "utility_rule": "Controlled by local jurisdiction", "inspection_rule": "Controlled by local jurisdiction", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Controlled by local jurisdiction", "build_over_rule": "Controlled by local jurisdiction", "published_fee": "No statewide pool-removal permit fee", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Local zoning, floodplain, air-quality, historic, and other reviews may apply", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Project-specific local requirements", "source_document": "A.R.S. §32-1169; A.R.S. §32-1121", "source_document_date": "Current Arizona Revised Statutes as accessed", "source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01169.htm | https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01121.htm", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "State licensing/exemption framework only; not a statewide technical demolition checklist." }, { "record_id": "AZ-MESA", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Mesa", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "Yes", "verification_status": "★", "permit_requirement": "Yes. Mesa lists constructing or filling in an inground swimming pool as permit-required. Its demolition FAQ also says demolition permits are required for inground pools and spas when the work is not in conjunction with new construction.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Demolition permit / residential construction permit route", "issuing_office": "City of Mesa Development Services", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "No pool-removal-specific method definitions found on the cited public pages", "site_plan_or_submittal": "No pool-removal-specific public checklist found in the cited pages", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not publicly specified in the cited pages", "floor_opening_rule": "Not publicly specified in the cited pages", "utility_rule": "Not publicly specified in the cited pages", "inspection_rule": "Required inspections must occur before work is concealed or covered; a final inspection is required to close the permit.", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not publicly specified in the cited pages", "build_over_rule": "Not publicly specified in the cited pages", "published_fee": "Based on estimated construction cost; no fixed pool-removal fee verified", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Mesa's demolition FAQ points to a Maricopa County Air Quality dust permit when disturbed area exceeds 0.1 acre (4,356 square feet), including qualifying stockpiles and equipment areas.", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Exact shell-opening, backfill, compaction, utility-disconnection, and build-over criteria", "source_document": "Residential Construction; Commercial Construction FAQ; Construction Inspections", "source_document_date": "Current web pages; no displayed publication date located", "source_url": "https://www.mesaaz.gov/Business-Development/Development-Services/Building-Permit-Plan-Review/Residential-Construction | https://www.mesaaz.gov/Business-Development/Development-Services/Building-Permit-Plan-Review/Commercial-Construction/Commercial-Construction-FAQ | https://www.mesaaz.gov/Business-Development/Development-Services/Construction-Inspections", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "A finalized Mesa demolition permit removes the improvement from property records." }, { "record_id": "AZ-MARICOPA-UNINC", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Unincorporated Maricopa County", "jurisdiction_type": "County", "home_market": "Yes", "verification_status": "★", "permit_requirement": "Yes. County Directive DD-5015-01 requires a demolition permit.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Demolition permit", "issuing_office": "Maricopa County Planning & Development", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Full removal; partial removal; abandon in place", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Partial removal and abandonment require a site plan accurately locating the pool and showing dimensions to property lines and buildings.", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Partial removal: top of pool wall removed to at least 18 inches below grade", "floor_opening_rule": "Partial removal and abandonment: two floor openings, one at the deep end and one at the shallow end; each at least 2 feet by 2 feet", "utility_rule": "Remove pool equipment, cap drains, and remove electrical back to the main service panel/electrical panel as specified for the method", "inspection_rule": "County inspection is required; abandonment utilities are inspected before fill. A compaction report, when required, must be approved before final.", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "When a building or structure is planned over or within 5 feet, backfill must be supervised by a qualified geotechnical engineer, achieve at least 90% relative density, and have an approved compaction report.", "build_over_rule": "Abandon-in-place method prohibits a new building or structure over or within 5 feet. Full-removal/engineered-backfill provisions apply when future construction is planned.", "published_fee": "$50 demolition permit in the June 2024 fee schedule linked by the county fee page when checked; site-specific and other departmental fees may apply", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Other county departmental reviews and site-specific fees may apply", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "Directive page displays a revision date of 12/21/2026, which was in the future on the 7/27/2026 verification date. Its HTML hierarchy under 'Full Removal' also appears malformed.", "unresolved_items": "Confirm the operative revision metadata and current project-specific fee quote", "source_document": "Pool and Spa Demolition—DD-5015-01; Planning & Development Fee Schedule and Estimators; June 2024 fee schedule", "source_document_date": "Directive adopted 11/21/2025; fee schedule June 2024", "source_url": "https://www.maricopa.gov/6443/Pool-and-Spa-Demolition---DD-5015-01 | https://www.maricopa.gov/391/Fee-Schedule-and-Estimators | https://www.maricopa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/94568", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "The directive says commercial, public, and multifamily pool demolitions follow the full-removal procedure." }, { "record_id": "AZ-GLENDALE", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Glendale", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "★", "permit_requirement": "Yes. The city handout says pool demolition/infill requires a building permit.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Building permit for swimming-pool demolition/infill", "issuing_office": "City of Glendale Development Services", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Demolition/infill; the handout does not publish a three-method taxonomy", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Permit submittal required; exact public checklist not stated in the one-page handout", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Coping removal is not required. If coping is removed, removal must extend at least 18 inches below finished grade.", "floor_opening_rule": "At least one 24-inch-by-24-inch opening at the bottom of the deep end", "utility_rule": "Remove above-ground pool plumbing, including pumps and heaters. If a subpanel is removed, remove subfeed conductors back to the service supply. Reused electrical work requires separate approval/inspection.", "inspection_rule": "The floor opening must be inspected before the pool is filled", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "A certified soil-engineer compaction report is required if the former pool area will be built on", "build_over_rule": "Building on the former pool area triggers the certified compaction-report requirement", "published_fee": "Based on the standard residential demolition fee; no fixed amount stated in the handout", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Separate approval may be required for repurposed electrical work", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Current fixed fee and any additional project-specific submittals", "source_document": "Swimming Pool Demolition handout", "source_document_date": "No visible publication/revision date located in the handout", "source_url": "https://www.glendaleaz.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/development-services/documents/building-codes/swimming-pool-demolition.pdf", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Technical dimensions were read directly from the city-issued PDF." }, { "record_id": "AZ-TUCSON", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Tucson", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "★", "permit_requirement": "Yes. A permit is required to demolish, fill in/bury, or otherwise remove a pool or spa.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Swimming Pool Demolition", "issuing_office": "City of Tucson Planning and Development Services Department", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "A current official permit record used a licensed contractor or a signed Owner Builder Affidavit condition", "allowed_removal_methods": "Demolish, fill in/bury, or otherwise remove", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Site plan showing the location of the buried structure is required for the permanent record", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not specified on the cited page", "floor_opening_rule": "Not specified on the cited page", "utility_rule": "Not specified on the cited page", "inspection_rule": "Permit inspections apply; exact pool-specific sequence was not published on the cited page", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "No numeric compaction standard published on the cited page", "build_over_rule": "No general build-over rule published on the cited page", "published_fee": "No current fixed pool-demolition fee verified", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Special District Review is required in a Historic Preservation Zone or Neighborhood Preservation Zone", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Floor openings, utility termination, compaction criteria, and current fee", "source_document": "Do I Need a Permit? (Exemptions); official completed pool-demolition permit record", "source_document_date": "Current permit page; cited permit finalized 6/18/2025", "source_url": "https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Permits/Tucson-Permit-Exemptions | https://pro.tucsonaz.gov/permitdetails/TC-DMO-0325-00066/", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Any pool/spa fill must include structural modification for positive drainage." }, { "record_id": "AZ-SCOTTSDALE", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Scottsdale", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "⚠", "permit_requirement": "Unresolved official-source conflict. Two current pool-specific city sources require a demolition permit, while the general Permit Services page says demolition permits are not required for residential pools.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Demo Permit / Demolition Application according to pool-specific sources", "issuing_office": "City of Scottsdale Planning & Development Services, One Stop Shop", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "July 2026 pool-removal rebate form requests the contractor's Arizona Registrar of Contractors business license number", "allowed_removal_methods": "The rebate form requires eligible rebate projects to be filled in; that is a rebate condition, not established here as a universal city demolition method", "site_plan_or_submittal": "July 2026 rebate form says a hand-drawn site plan may be used and should show pool location and utility lines to be demolished", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified from a general pool-removal code/checklist", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified from a general pool-removal code/checklist", "utility_rule": "Pool-specific page says the demolition permit is used to inspect electrical and plumbing removal; rebate form says electric and gas inspections are included in the permit", "inspection_rule": "Pool-specific sources contemplate permit inspections; rebate projects also require a conservation pre-inspection and Notice to Proceed", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified from a general city pool-removal checklist", "build_over_rule": "The rebate form says rebate-eligible pools must be filled even if a deck or other structure is installed over the top; do not generalize this into a citywide engineering rule", "published_fee": "No current pool-removal permit fee verified", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Separate rebate-program conditions apply only to rebate participants", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "Swimming Pools page and 7/8/2026 rebate form require a demolition permit; Permit Services page says residential pools do not require demolition permits.", "unresolved_items": "Written clarification from Scottsdale One Stop Shop; technical shell/backfill rules; fee", "source_document": "Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs and Spas; Permit Services; 2026-27 Single-family Residential Pool Removal Rebate Application", "source_document_date": "Pool page updated 7/15/2026; rebate application version 7/8/2026", "source_url": "https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/codes-and-ordinances/swimming-pools | https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning-development/permit-services | https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/water/water-conservation/rebates | https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/docs/default-source/scottsdaleaz/water/rebates/sfr-pool-removal-rebate-application.pdf?sfvrsn=9a143f92_4", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "The published page should display this conflict prominently rather than resolve it by inference." }, { "record_id": "AZ-PHOENIX", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Phoenix", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "Official SHAPE PHX records document DMR demolition permits for both filling in and totally demolishing residential inground pools. The city's generic demolition handout requires a permit before demolition work begins.", "permit_type_or_channel": "DMR demolition permit in SHAPE PHX", "issuing_office": "City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Official records evidence fill-in and total-demolition projects", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Generic demolition handout requires a site plan; no pool-specific checklist located", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified from a pool-specific city source", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified from a pool-specific city source", "utility_rule": "Not verified from a pool-specific city source", "inspection_rule": "Generic demolition handout requires final inspection; demolition is not complete until final approval", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified from a pool-specific city source", "build_over_rule": "Not verified from a pool-specific city source", "published_fee": "The fee schedule effective 1/20/2026 lists $98 for demolition of a single-family residential structure including accessory buildings and $390 plus $6 per 1,000 square feet for other structures; neither line names pools, so no pool-removal amount is assigned.", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Project-specific city reviews may apply", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Pool-specific technical criteria, inspection sequence, and fee", "source_document": "Demolition handout; Planning & Development fee schedule; SHAPE PHX DMR permit records", "source_document_date": "Fee schedule effective 1/20/2026; cited pool-demolition records issued in 2025", "source_url": "https://www.phoenix.gov/content/dam/phoenix/pddsite/documents/trt/external/dsd_trt_pdf_00442.pdf | https://www.phoenix.gov/content/dam/phoenix/pddsite/documents/impact-fees/fee-schedule.pdf | https://shapephx.phoenix.gov/s/permit2/a03cs00001NmNkX/dmr302501083 | https://shapephx.phoenix.gov/s/permit2/a03cs00001U1bN8/dmr302501166", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "The generic handout states work may not begin before permit issuance and uses a 60-day completion period." }, { "record_id": "AZ-CHANDLER", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Chandler", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "Pool-removal-specific permit applicability was not separately confirmed. The current city fee schedule does list a generic commercial/residential demolition permit.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Generic commercial/residential demolition permit category", "issuing_office": "City of Chandler Development Services", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not published in a pool-removal-specific source found", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Not verified", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Not verified from a pool-removal-specific source", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "$100 generic commercial/residential demolition permit, effective 3/2/2026. The separate $110 residential pool permit should not be presented as a pool-removal fee.", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Other fees or reviews may apply", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Whether the $100 category is the exact pool-removal permit fee; all technical requirements", "source_document": "City of Chandler Citywide Fee Schedule", "source_document_date": "Effective 3/2/2026", "source_url": "https://www.chandleraz.gov/sites/default/files/departments/management-services/City-of-Chandler-Citywide-Fee-Schedule.pdf", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Fee applicability must be confirmed before it is stated as the total or exact pool-removal fee." }, { "record_id": "AZ-PEORIA", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Peoria", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "Yes according to the city's pool/spa removal rebate page, which says a permit is required and directs applicants to the city's Demolition or Abandoned Pool Requirements.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Demolition or abandoned-pool permit route", "issuing_office": "City of Peoria Development Services", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "The city currently links a “511 — Demolition or Abandoned Pool Requirements” PDF; technical values are not reproduced because the PDF content could not be retrieved in this verification pass.", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Not reproduced; the linked city technical PDF could not be retrieved in this verification pass", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not reproduced; the linked city technical PDF could not be retrieved in this verification pass", "floor_opening_rule": "Not reproduced; the linked city technical PDF could not be retrieved in this verification pass", "utility_rule": "Not reproduced; the linked city technical PDF could not be retrieved in this verification pass", "inspection_rule": "Not reproduced; the linked city technical PDF could not be retrieved in this verification pass", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not reproduced; the linked city technical PDF could not be retrieved in this verification pass", "build_over_rule": "Not reproduced; the linked city technical PDF could not be retrieved in this verification pass", "published_fee": "Not verified", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Rebate conditions are separate from permit requirements", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "The city currently links a “511 — Demolition or Abandoned Pool Requirements” PDF, but the PDF content could not be retrieved in this verification pass on 7/27/2026.", "unresolved_items": "Pool-removal technical specifications in the linked city PDF and the current permit fee remain unreproduced.", "source_document": "In Ground Pool/Spa Removal Rebate; Plan Review and Building Permits", "source_document_date": "Current web pages; no displayed revision date located", "source_url": "https://www.peoriaaz.gov/government/departments/water-services/water-conservation/rebate-programs/pool-spa-removal | https://www.peoriaaz.gov/business/development-services/plan-review-and-permits", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Only facts stated on retrievable current city pages are reported; no secondary technical values are used." }, { "record_id": "AZ-BUCKEYE", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Buckeye", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "The Permit Center says permits are required to remove, convert, or demolish buildings or structures and are also required for pools and spas; a pool-removal-specific route was not separately published.", "permit_type_or_channel": "General permit / demolition route; exact pool-removal record type unverified", "issuing_office": "City of Buckeye Permit Center", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Owner Builder Form is published; Arizona state framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not verified", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Completed permit application, plans, and requested supporting documents", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Not verified from a pool-removal-specific source", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "No pool-removal-specific fee published in the reviewed official material", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Floodplain use permit may be required before grade/fill or other changes in a floodplain", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Exact record type, technical checklist, inspections, and fee", "source_document": "Welcome to the Permit Center; Permit Center References", "source_document_date": "Current page; fee schedule noted as effective 5/21/2026 on city page", "source_url": "https://www.buckeyeaz.gov/business/development-services/permit-center | https://www.buckeyeaz.gov/business/development-services/permit-center/permit-center-references", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Generic permit language should not be converted into invented pool-demolition specifications." }, { "record_id": "AZ-QUEEN-CREEK", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Queen Creek", "jurisdiction_type": "Town", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "The town lists demolition of any structure and swimming pools/spas as permit-required categories; the public page does not explicitly map pool removal to a specific permit record.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Unresolved pool-removal-specific record type", "issuing_office": "Town of Queen Creek Development Services / Building Safety", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not verified", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Not verified", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Not verified", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "No pool-removal-specific fee published in the reviewed official material", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Town says its permit-required list is not exhaustive", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Pool-removal permit type, technical requirements, inspections, and fee", "source_document": "When is a Permit Required?", "source_document_date": "Current web page; no displayed publication date located", "source_url": "https://www.queencreekaz.gov/government/development-services/building-safety/required-permits", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Publish as an incomplete-public-guidance row, not a definitive technical rule." }, { "record_id": "AZ-AVONDALE", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Avondale", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "The city's permit record-types document includes demolition of structures and a separate pool/spa construction category, but it does not clarify the pool-removal record type.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Unresolved", "issuing_office": "City of Avondale Development Services", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not verified", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Not verified", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Not verified", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "No pool-removal-specific fee published in the reviewed official material", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Not verified", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Permit requirement, record type, technical criteria, inspections, and fee", "source_document": "Development Services Record Types", "source_document_date": "Document file dated 12/23/2024; posted on city site", "source_url": "https://avondaleaz.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/Record-Types-12.23.24.pdf", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "No pool-removal inference should be made solely from adjacent record categories." }, { "record_id": "AZ-GOODYEAR", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Goodyear", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "The city's review-times page lists demolition and swimming pool/spa as separate review categories, but no pool-removal-specific permit rule was located.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Unresolved", "issuing_office": "City of Goodyear Development Services", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not verified", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Not verified", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Not verified", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "No pool-removal-specific fee published in the reviewed official material", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Not verified", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Permit requirement, record type, technical criteria, inspections, and fee", "source_document": "Development Review Times", "source_document_date": "Current web page; no displayed publication date located", "source_url": "https://www.goodyearaz.gov/business/development-center/development-resources/review-times", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Category presence is not enough to publish a specific removal rule." }, { "record_id": "AZ-SURPRISE", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Surprise", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "No pool-removal-specific public rule was verified from the cited city pages", "permit_type_or_channel": "Unresolved", "issuing_office": "City of Surprise Community Development / permits and inspections", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not verified", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Generic permit application resources only", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Generic inspection resources only", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "No pool-removal-specific fee published in the reviewed official material", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Not verified", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "All pool-removal-specific requirements", "source_document": "Permits & Applications; Permits & Inspections", "source_document_date": "Current web pages; no displayed publication date located", "source_url": "https://surpriseaz.gov/permits-applications | https://surpriseaz.gov/permits-inspections", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "A blank technical row is intentional evidence of a public-information gap." }, { "record_id": "AZ-TEMPE", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Tempe", "jurisdiction_type": "City", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "No pool-removal-specific public rule was verified from the cited city page", "permit_type_or_channel": "Unresolved", "issuing_office": "City of Tempe Community Development / Building Safety", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not verified", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Generic applications/forms only", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Not verified", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "No pool-removal-specific fee published in the reviewed official material", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Not verified", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "All pool-removal-specific requirements", "source_document": "Building Safety Applications and Forms", "source_document_date": "Current web page; no displayed publication date located", "source_url": "https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-development/building-safety/applications-forms", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Forum language may inform wording but is not evidence for this row." }, { "record_id": "AZ-PINAL-UNINC", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Unincorporated Pinal County", "jurisdiction_type": "County", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "County resources publish demolition and pool/spa permit categories, but the exact pool-removal route and technical requirements were not established.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Unresolved; older processing document lists demolition and pool/spa separately", "issuing_office": "Pinal County Development Services", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not verified", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Not verified for pool removal", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Not verified", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "No pool-removal-specific fee published in the reviewed official material", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Not verified", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "The processing-time document is older and does not map pool removal to a record type", "unresolved_items": "Permit requirement, record type, technical criteria, inspections, and fee", "source_document": "Applications & Information Bulletins; Submittal Time Frames", "source_document_date": "Current applications page; processing PDF date not treated as current rule", "source_url": "https://www.pinal.gov/191/Applications-Information-Bulletins | https://www.pinal.gov/DocumentCenter/View/382/Submittal-Time-Frames-PDF", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Do not equate a new-pool application with a pool-removal permit." }, { "record_id": "AZ-PIMA-UNINC", "state": "Arizona", "jurisdiction": "Unincorporated Pima County", "jurisdiction_type": "County", "home_market": "No", "verification_status": "●", "permit_requirement": "The county's general page identifies demolition of a building/structure and swimming pools as permit-required categories, but it does not publish a pool-removal-specific route or checklist.", "permit_type_or_channel": "Unresolved pool-removal-specific record type", "issuing_office": "Pima County Development Services", "contractor_license_or_owner_builder": "Arizona state licensing/exemption statement framework applies", "allowed_removal_methods": "Not verified", "site_plan_or_submittal": "Not verified", "wall_or_coping_rule": "Not verified", "floor_opening_rule": "Not verified", "utility_rule": "Not verified", "inspection_rule": "Not verified", "compaction_or_geotechnical_rule": "Not verified", "build_over_rule": "Not verified", "published_fee": "No pool-removal-specific fee published in the reviewed official material", "overlay_or_extra_review": "Not verified", "source_conflict_or_anomaly": "", "unresolved_items": "Exact permit requirement, record type, technical criteria, inspections, and fee", "source_document": "Do I Need a Permit?", "source_document_date": "Current web page; no displayed publication date located", "source_url": "https://www.pima.gov/1125/Do-I-Need-a-Permit", "secondary_source_url": "", "verified_on": "2026-07-27", "notes": "Publish as incomplete public guidance, not as a definitive pool-removal rule." } ] }