How to respond to Scottsdale plan check corrections

What the City of Scottsdale calls its correction letter, how to resubmit, and what to include, from the city’s own pages. Each fact links to its source.

How to resubmit

1. Open the record in Scottsdale SPUR; the markups explain why each document needs to be resubmitted.
2. To reply to the staff reviewer, click Respond and enter your text.
3. Select the corrected file to upload and click Submit.

From the city’s instructions: scottsdaleaz.gov

What to include

• Files attached within PDFs must be removed
• Remove any file security
• Documents uploaded cannot have the same file name

From Scottsdale’s own page, read October 31, 2026: scottsdaleaz.gov

Codes its letters cite

Building code named on the city’s pages: 2021 International Building Code (IBC) with 2021 City Amendments (effective Jan. 1, 2023).

Source: scottsdaleaz.gov

Local amendments to the building code

Arizona has no statewide building code: each city, town and county adopts its own code edition and amendments by ordinance.

Source: azleg.gov

Official links

• Resubmittal instructions
• Building department page
• Planning and Development Services: 480-312-2500 (scottsdaleaz.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 7447 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (scottsdaleaz.gov, checked October 31, 2026)

Links and facts checked on October 30, 2026.

Arizona rules every plan check here follows

These come from Arizona law and state agencies, so they apply in Scottsdale as well. Each links to its source.

Permits are covered

These state rules on review times apply to city and town permits and approvals, not just business licenses.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-831, checked October 31, 2026

Posted review times

Each city or town must post its permit time frames online, showing the completeness check and the technical review as separate periods.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-835, checked October 31, 2026

One full set of corrections

During the technical review, the city or town may send you one comprehensive written list of corrections.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-835, checked October 31, 2026

A meeting about corrections

If you ask, the city or town must meet or talk with you about its corrections within ten working days and give you enough guidance to make them.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-835, checked October 31, 2026

Fee refund for missed deadlines

For residential building or land development permits, if the city or town goes beyond the allowed rounds of corrections or misses its overall time frame, it must refund all review fees without you having to ask.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-835, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to plan check corrections has

General guidance, not the City of Scottsdale’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

• Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
• Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
• Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
• Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
• Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

Other Arizona city guides

• City of Apache Junction
• City of Avondale
• Town of Cave Creek
• City of Chandler
• City of El Mirage

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