Queen Creek sits in two counties and threw out the model code's permit chapter to write its own. So the R105.2 exempt list that governs most suburbs around it does not apply here at all, and anyone quoting that section for a Queen Creek address is quoting a provision the town deleted. The rule that does apply lives in Town Code section 7.1, and it exempts a same-style window in the same opening.
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Queen Creek deleted IBC Chapter 1 and substituted its own permit framework in Town Code section 7.1. So the R105.2 list that governs most Arizona suburbs doesn't apply here. The operative provision is section 7.1.4.2.1, and item 15 exempts "window replacement with same style window in same opening. Emergency escape and rescue openings, swimming pool barrier requirements, and egress requirements must be maintained."
Anyone citing R105.2 for a Queen Creek address is citing a section the town removed.
Queen Creek is located in Maricopa and Pinal counties. It incorporated on 5 September 1989 with just over 2,500 residents and had an estimated 83,700 by 2024, so the housing stock skews heavily to recent construction.
The town adopted the 2021 code family on 19 October 2022, effective 1 January 2023, with all applications required to comply from 1 April 2023. Note that the town's public "when is a permit required" list doesn't mention windows at all and carries its own disclaimer that it isn't all inclusive, so the code amendment is the document that settles it.
The exemption here is the town's own, so the first thing worth confirming is that whoever quoted you is reading the right document.
Not if the town's exemption fits. Item 15 of Town Code section 7.1.4.2.1 exempts window replacement with the same style window in the same opening, provided emergency escape and rescue openings, swimming pool barrier requirements and egress requirements are maintained.
Because the town removed it. Queen Creek deleted IBC Chapter 1 and substituted its own permit framework in Town Code section 7.1. Anyone citing R105.2 for a Queen Creek address is citing a section that is not in force here.
No. The public when-is-a-permit-required list carries its own disclaimer that it is not all inclusive. The code amendment is the document that settles the question.
The 2021 family, adopted 19 October 2022, effective 1 January 2023, with all applications required to comply from 1 April 2023.
The town spans Maricopa and Pinal counties, but the building rules are the town's own, so the permit answer does not change across the county line.