Glendale rewrote parts of its exempt-work list for 2026 and left windows out of it. The amendments touch fences and add an item for hoophouses, and nothing in them addresses glass, glazing, sash or doors, which leaves the unamended residential list governing and that list carries no window item. It is an absence rather than a stated rule, so Glendale's building safety office is where a specific job gets settled.
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Glendale adopted the 2024 building, residential, mechanical, plumbing, energy, fuel gas, fire, pool and spa, existing building and property maintenance codes along with the 2023 National Electrical Code, effective 9 January 2026, thirty days after council approval. Plans submitted earlier could stay under the 2018 codes until 9 July 2026.
Glendale's 2024 amendments do modify section 105.2. They change the fence item to "not over 7 feet (2134 mm) high" and add an item for hoophouses and polyhouses used to produce and store live plants. Nothing in them addresses glass, glazing, windows, sash or doors, which leaves the unamended residential list governing, and that list has no window item.
We're not turning that into a published permit rule. It's an absence rather than a statement, and Glendale's building safety office is the right place to confirm a specific job.
One practical note: Glendale moved its website from glendaleaz.com to glendaleaz.gov, and older permit FAQ links now return 404. Guidance found on the former domain is stale.
Glendale changed codes in January 2026 and moved its website, so both the rule and the guidance a contractor found online may be out of date.
Not on the list. Glendale's 2024 amendments do modify section 105.2, changing the fence item and adding one for hoophouses and polyhouses, but nothing in them addresses glass, glazing, windows, sash or doors. That leaves the unamended residential list governing, and it has no window item. This is an absence rather than a published permit rule.
It depends when the plans went in. Glendale adopted the 2024 code family and the 2023 National Electrical Code effective 9 January 2026, thirty days after council approval. Plans submitted earlier could stay under the 2018 codes until 9 July 2026.
Because the city moved its website from glendaleaz.com to glendaleaz.gov and older permit FAQ links now return 404. Guidance found on the former domain is stale.
Glendale's building safety office. With no window item either way, that is the only reliable answer.