Where to search Mesa permits
| Tool | Search by | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa E-Permit Online Portal | Search Permit Records, Search All Records, Search for a Licensee | Permit records, certificates of occupancy, building safety documents |
| Building Permits (open data) | Any column, including contractor name and license | Status, issued and finaled dates, valuation, type of work, description |
| Building Permits Dashboard (on Building Permit & Plan Review) | Charts | Permit activity in Mesa |
| Our Mesa firm list | Contractor name | Each firm's permits, usual job value and days to final |
How to look up permits on a Mesa address
- Open the E-Permit portal and choose Search Records, then Search Permit Records.
- Search the address, then open each record for the type, status and dates.
- For the contractor and license number, filter the open dataset for the property address and read Contractor Name and Contractor License.
- Check that license with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors: the steps are in the Mesa contractor license lookup.
- Permit questions go to Permit Services on 480-644-4273 or PermitServices@mesaaz.gov.
What the statuses mean
Our pages count Finaled, C of C Issued and C of O Issued as finished, timed to the finaled date. Mesa publishes no expired or withdrawn status and almost every permit is eventually finaled, so we don't show a finished share; it can't tell contractors apart (Mesa about page; methodology).
| Trade | Permits | Firms | Usual days to final |
|---|---|---|---|
| New home | 2,376 | 56 | 201 |
| Pool | 452 | 80 | 87 |
| Battery storage and solar | 533 | 47 | 30 |
| Electrical | 385 | 118 | 23 |
| Plumbing | 328 | 65 | 33 |
| Remodel | 116 | 60 | 121 |
Mesa has no roofing or residential HVAC permit type in the file, so those trades are not here.
When the record is not online
The City's Public Records Requests page says "Not all records need to be requested in order to view them": building records start in the E-Permit portal, which links the Development Services request form. Everything else goes through the "All Other City Records" portal (mesaaz.govqa.us), and "there may be an associated fee" set in the Citywide Fees & Charges schedule (read 23 October 2026).
What our Mesa data adds
The portal is organised by record. Ours groups Mesa's residential permits by contractor: the Mesa permit statistics, and the compare lists for new homes, pools, solar and batteries and electricians. Which jobs need a permit: Do I need a permit?
See every Mesa pool builder by permits filed →
How we know this
Portal and records wording is quoted from the City of Mesa's Public Records Requests and Building Permit & Plan Review pages and the E-Permit portal's menu, and column names from the Building Permits open dataset, all read 23 October 2026. Our counts are City of Mesa residential permits, October 2023 to September 2026.
Numbers come from City of Mesa residential building permits, data through October 16, 2026. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can.
Questions
- How do I find out if a permit was pulled on my house in Mesa?
Use Search Permit Records in the Mesa E-Permit Online Portal, or filter the City's Building Permits open dataset by your address. The City says building permit records are available online and do not need a records request.
- Are Mesa building permits public record?
Yes. Mesa publishes its building permits as open data, with the contractor's name and license, status, finaled date and valuation, and its public records page lists building permit records, certificates of occupancy and building safety documents as searchable online.
- Can I search Mesa permits by contractor?
The open dataset has Contractor Name and Contractor License columns, and the E-Permit portal has a Search for a Licensee tool. Our Mesa pages group 4,663 residential permits from October 2023 to September 2026 under 486 contractors.
- How do I get a copy of an old Mesa permit or certificate of occupancy?
The City's public records page lists Building Permit Records, Certificate of Occupancy and Document Retrieval for Building Safety as search-and-request items in the E-Permit portal. Other City records go through the All Other City Records portal; fees may apply.
- Why is there no contractor on my recent Mesa permit?
Mesa's file leaves the contractor blank on a growing share of new permits; under a third of 2026 residential permits named one. Ask the contractor for the permit number and look it up in the E-Permit portal.
Build your own list
Every firm with that kind of permit on record. Pick what you value. The list moves.
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For one city
- Do I need a permit to build a house in Mesa, AZ? Yes: the plan review, the fee table, and the builders
- Mesa pool barrier rules: the 5-foot fence, self-latching gates, door alarms and where the pool can go
- Setting a manufactured home or park model in Mesa: the City permit, the separate state permit, and who does the work
- Mesa E-Permit Online Portal (Accela Citizen Access) (2026-10-23)
- Public Records Requests — City of Mesa (2026-10-23)
- Building Permit & Plan Review — City of Mesa (2026-10-23)
- Building Permits — City of Mesa Open Data (2026-10-23)