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What Does a Pool Demolition Permit Cost in Pima County?

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ByAaron Baker

Across Pima County, the permit fee for a residential pool demolition is small next to the cost of the job. In the City of Tucson, pool demolition permits closed at about $170 each in the city’s March 2026 activity report. Unincorporated Pima County’s base fee for a permit requiring an inspection is $69 on the schedule effective July 1, 2026. Marana charges $150. Sahuarita charges no fee. Oro Valley does not publish a fee on its pool and spa permit page.

Pool demolition permit fees by jurisdiction

JurisdictionPermitFee
City of TucsonSwimming Pool DemolitionAbout $170 per permit in the March 2026 activity report
Pima County, unincorporatedDemo permit$69 base fee for a permit requiring an inspection, effective July 1, 2026
Oro ValleyDemolition permitNot published on the pool and spa permit page
MaranaDemolition permit$150 on the FY25 comprehensive fee schedule
SahuaritaDemolition permitNo fee

Notes on each number

City of Tucson. The city’s FY27 fee schedule has no line specific to pools. The $170 figure is what pool demolition permits closed at in the Planning and Development Services March 2026 construction summary. Treat it as a guide, not a quote. You apply through Tucson Development Center Online.

Pima County. The county issues a Damage/Demo permit with the Demo sub-type. The $69 figure is the base fee for a permit requiring an inspection on the schedule effective July 1, 2026. You apply through the Pima County Permit Gateway.

Oro Valley. The town requires a demolition permit for a residential pool or spa, applied for through the SmartGov customer portal. The fee is not listed on the pool and spa permit page. Community and Economic Development can tell you the current amount at (520) 229-4800 or permits@orovalleyaz.gov.

Marana. The demolition permit fee is $150 on the town’s FY25 comprehensive fee schedule. Development Services is at (520) 382-2600 and permits@maranaAZ.gov.

Sahuarita. The demolition checklist lists no fee. The town requires the utilities to be capped and reports demolition permits to the Pima County Assessor. Public Works is at (520) 344-7100.

What the permit requires costs more than the permit

The fee is the smallest line in a permitted removal. What the permit requires is where the work is:

  • A site plan showing the pool, and in Tucson, the location of the buried structure for the permanent record
  • Pool equipment removed and utilities capped before inspection
  • Drainage holes through the floor before any fill. Pima County calls for a 4 inch hole at the lowest point of the pool
  • In Oro Valley, an inspection before fill, a final inspection after backfill, and signed compaction test reports on site when testing is required
  • If the area will support a structure, full shell removal, engineered fill and a geotechnical report from a licensed engineer, which Oro Valley requires in writing

Marana’s demolition checklist also notes that NESHAP compliance through Pima County DEQ may be required if asbestos is present or suspected.

If the pool was filled without a permit

In the City of Tucson and unincorporated Pima County, an after-the-fact permit is typically available for a pool that was filled without one. The jurisdiction decides what inspection or engineering evidence it needs before it closes the permit. We do not quote a fee for it here, because it depends on the case. Omni coordinates the process with the jurisdiction from application to closed permit.

Who pays the fee on an Omni job

We do. Omni prepares the site plan, files the application, pays the fee, photographs every drainage hole before fill and schedules the inspections. The fee is part of the written quote. The detail on each jurisdiction’s inspections is in our article on pool demolition permits in Pima County, and our pool removal page covers the removal methods and pricing.

Get a written quote with the permit included

Call (520) 222-8503 or send us your address and a photo of the pool. To see what your pool costs you each year, use the TerraSpec, the pool removal cost calculator.

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