During the first eight months of 2023, the city of Sedona issued a total of 453 building permits, an average of 57 permits per month. The average annual number of permits issued from 2000- 2022 was 574.
Thirty-two of these permits, or 7%, were for single-family homes. The average number of single-family home permits issued by the city each year from 2005 to 2022 was 43. The average cost of a single-family home permit was $6,384.20, with a low of $1,887.25 and a high of $21,360.25. According to the city’s records, at least 18 of these homes are being constructed by contractors rather than by their owners.
The city also issued four permits for manufactured homes during the eight-month period.
Another 24 of the issued permits, or 5.3%, were for the installation of swimming pools. Permits are required for all below-ground pools and any above-ground pool more than 18 inches deep or 8 feet in diameter.
Eighty-three permits were issued for additions to existing residential structures, and 50 permits were issued for the installation of photovoltaic solar systems.
The remaining 260 permits, or 60% of the total, were issued for other construction purposes, primarily the erection of fences, sheds and signs.
August was the busiest month for permitting, with 72 permits issued, followed by January through March, with between 63 and 67 permits each month. May was the slowest month, with 39 permits.
