Cave Creek Building Codes

Adopted codes, residential permits, inspections, zoning setbacks, and fees for a custom home in the Town of Cave Creek.

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Adopted Codes

Cave Creek Adopted Building Codes: The 2024 I-Codes That Apply to Your Build

Effective January 1, 2026, the Town of Cave Creek builds to the 2024 International Residential and Building codes, the 2024 International Mechanical, Fuel Gas, and Energy codes, the 2023 National Electrical Code, and the 2025 Plumbing, Fire, and Existing Building codes. The Town Council adopted them by reference through Resolution R2025-01.

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Permits

Cave Creek Building Permit and Impact Fees for a New Home: How the Valuation Table Works

Cave Creek prices a new-home permit by construction valuation, using the ICC Building Valuation Table set in Town Code Section 151.14. The permit fee climbs with valuation, and plan review is $50 or 65 percent of the permit fee, whichever is greater. The Town's posted table is dated, so confirm the live fee.

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Cave Creek Residential Building Permit Requirements: What You File and the Steps

A new home in the Town of Cave Creek needs a Town building permit before construction starts. You submit digitally through the Town's online permitting portal with a site plan, the required documents, and your parcel information. The Building and Fire Code Compliance Division reviews the plans for code and zoning compliance, and the permit issues after fees are paid.

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Inspections

Cave Creek Building Inspections for New Homes: The Sequence Through Final and CO

Cave Creek inspects a new home in stages, from foundation to framing to final, and each stage must pass before the work is covered up. You request every inspection through the Town's SmartGov permitting portal. After the final inspection passes, the Town issues a Certificate of Occupancy that lets you legally move in.

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Zoning & Setbacks

Cave Creek Residential Zoning and Setbacks: Desert Rural Lots and Where the House Goes

Cave Creek's Desert Rural (DR) zones require big yards. DR-190, DR-89, and DR-70 each need a 60 foot front and rear yard and a 30 foot side yard, capped at 10% lot coverage. DR-43 drops to 40 foot front and rear and 20 foot sides at 15%. Building height tops out at 25 feet.

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