Building Safety -
Project Development

Building Safety staff works closely with Planning in the beginning stages of a project’s development.  This interaction provides for a flow of information to the applicant regarding Utilities, Streets and site design.  Below is valuable information that will assist in the successful design/construction of a project.

Applicable Regulations

• City of Mesa Subdivision Regulations Title 9, Chapter 6 of the Mesa City Code regulates minor (i.e., Land Splits) and major subdivisions of land within the City of Mesa. Note: Chapter 6 begins on Page 8 of Title 9.
   
• Off-Site Improvement Regulations, Title 9, Chapter 8 of the Mesa City Code regulates the development of land that is not subject to the Subdivision Regulations or is not a Single Family Residence. Note: Chapter 8 begins on Page 106 of Title 9.
   
• Construction Codes and the City of Mesa Ordinances creating, adopting and amending various construction related codes.
   
• Fire Code Adoption Amendment, (.pdf 4 page) City of Mesa Ordinance 4331.

Design Standards & Guidelines

• Addressing Requirements (.pdf 1 page)
   
• Engineering & Design Standards (.pdf 194 pages) provides specific direction and guidelines to design professionals (i.e., civil engineers, architects, etc.) that are preparing design documents for land development projects within the City of Mesa or it's Utility Service Areas in Maricopa County.
   
• Fire Code Plan Review Checklists
   
• Fire Protection System Deferred Submittal Program (.pdf 2 pages) Frequently asked questions
   
• IFC Medical Gases Installation Certificate (.pdf 1 page)
   
• Mesa Fire Department Details and Forms
   
• Mesa Standard Specifications and Details 2007
   
• Mesa Transportation Plan is the City of Mesa's transportation policy document which provides a blueprint for future decisions and investments.
   
• Preliminary Plan Review - Building Codes
   
• Preliminary Plan Review - Fire Codes
   
• Public Street Access Guidelines have been prepared to provide design professionals with guidance regarding access from the City of Mesa public streets into newly developed commercial, industrial or multi-family projects.
   
• Overhead Utilities Guidelines (.pdf 1 page) addresses the relocation of twelve kilovolt (12kv) or less overhead utilities (i.e., electric, telephone, cable television, etc.) that are existing in the public rights-of-way on arterial, section, mid-section and/or collector streets.
   
• Residential Solid Waste Guidelines (.pdf 2 pages) have been prepared to provide design professionals with specific direction and guidance in preparing the site layout of courtyard/cluster type and private street developments.

Financial Programs

• City Share Financial Participation Program (.pdf 14 pages) is a program offered by the City of Mesa to those developments which are requested or required to install public infrastructure and/or facilities to meet the regional needs of the City of Mesa.
  • City Share Acceptance Form (.pdf 1 page)
  • City Share Acceptance With $112,000.00 Waiver Form (.pdf 1 page)
  • Declining City Share Form (.pdf 1 page)
     
• Utility Buy-In Program (.pdf 7 pages) is a program that provides to those qualified developments a mechanism to recoup some of their costs of extending public water and sewer mains to their properties by requiring a reimbursement be paid by other properties upon connection in compliance with an executed Private Line Agreement

Development, Public Utility and Public Roadway Infrastructure Information

The following information is available for research or viewing at Building Safety, 55 North Center Street, Mesa AZ 85201.

• City of Mesa Sewer Master Plan 2002
• City of Mesa Water Master Plan 2004
• City of Mesa Master Drainage Reports
• City of Mesa Record Drawings
• City of Mesa Utility Quarter Section Maps

Copies of these documents may be requested by completing a Document Retrieval Request form and faxing it to (480) 644-4900.