Deck permit checklist — Tempe, Arizona
Assembled from Tempe’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Tempe requires a permit for a deck.
Decks on R-3 occupancies, detached single-family and two-family dwellings and townhomes are exempt from permit when they are 200 square feet or smaller, no higher than 30 inches above grade, freestanding rather than attached to a dwelling or townhouse, and not serving the required exit door (Tempe Administrative Code, City Code Sec. 8-105, 105.2).
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Sources
- deck — permit rules ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Tempe publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
- Fence permit checklist
- Shed permit checklist
- Water heater permit checklist
- Re-roof permit checklist
- Retaining wall permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Tempe before you build.