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Permit records # Mesa permit search Mesa permit records are public. The jurisdiction publishes them through an online record search. [By Mario Bailey](https://permitnotebook.com/about/mario-bailey/) Last checked 12 Jul 2026 · 10 official sources **Project types verified** 10 in Mesa **Search verified** 12 Jul 2026 we opened it ourselves ## Search Mesa permit records The Mesa E-Permit portal has a public permit record search. [Open the Mesa record search](https://aca-prod.accela.com/MESA/Default.aspx) [Applying rather than searching? Use the Mesa permit portal](https://aca-prod.accela.com/mesa/Default.aspx) We opened this address ourselves on 12 Jul 2026. Official government links only, and we check them on a schedule. [](https://aca-prod.accela.com/mesa/Default.aspx) The Mesa permit portal as we captured it on 22 Jul 2026. ## If the permit does not turn up Older permits are often missing from online records, and a permit filed under a contractor's name will not surface in an address search that expects the owner. City of Mesa Development Services Department can check the paper file. - 55 N Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201 - Phone: 480-644-4273 - Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) - [Official permit page](https://www.mesaaz.gov/Business-Development/Development-Services/Building-Permit-Plan-Review/Residential-Construction) - [Official fee schedule](https://www.mesaaz.gov/Business-Development/Development-Services/Building-Permit-Plan-Review) Sponsored Get contractor quotes in Mesa Compare quotes from Mesa pros on Angi. A licensed contractor usually pulls the Mesa permit as part of the job. [Compare local contractor quotes on Angi](https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-101869140-17141197) PermitNotebook may earn a fee if you request Mesa quotes through this link. Partners never influence the Mesa permit data on this page. ## What needs a permit in Mesa Every project type we have verified in Mesa, with the rule, the threshold, and the fee that applies here. | Project | Permit needed? | Threshold | Typical fee | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Deck Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/deck-permit/) | Permit required | Any size | ...as miscellaneous residential construction under the Residential Rate Table, $220... | | [Electrical Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/electrical-permit/) | Permit required | Any size | ...electrical permit is valuation based on the same Residential Rate Table, $220... | | [Fence Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/fence-permit/) | It depends | fences under 6 feet in height do not require a permit; fences 6 feet or taller require a building permit | No general fence fee line (the only named fence line is a $120 per-inspection Desert... | | [HVAC Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/hvac-permit/) | Permit required | Any size | ...mechanical work is valuation based via the Residential Rate Table, $220 minimum for... | | [Patio Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/patio-permit/) | It depends | open ground-level patio slabs do not require a permit; covered patio structures or enclosed patio rooms require a permit | ...covers and enclosures are valuation based via the Residential Rate Table, $220... | | [Plumbing Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/plumbing-permit/) | Permit required | Any size | ...stand-alone plumbing permit is valuation based via the Residential Rate Table, $220... | | [Pool Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/pool-permit/) | Permit required | Any size | Flat all-inclusive fee of $330 for a residential in-ground swimming pool or spa, plus a... | | [Roof Replacement Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/roof-replacement-permit/) | It depends | re-roofing with identical original materials does not require a permit; structural changes or different materials require a permit | A like-for-like or better roof covering replacement needs no permit and no fee per the... | | [Shed Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/shed-permit/) | It depends | detached structures under 200 sq ft without utilities are exempt; structures 200 sq ft or larger or those with utilities require a permit | Sheds under 200 sq ft with no utility connections need no permit per the Residential... | | [Solar Permit](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/solar-permit/) | Permit required | Any size | Most residential rooftop solar under 10,000 sq ft installed by a licensed Arizona... | [Everything we have verified about permits in Mesa](https://permitnotebook.com/arizona/mesa/)
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100 pages, set against the 167,893 sites with figures.
- Readablehigher is better
- 100%100 of 100 pages
- All 167,893 sitesBetter than 47%
Pages whose own text is in the HTML the server sends, enough of it for their kind.
- Cleanhigher is better
- 90%middle page
- All 167,893 sitesBetter than 85%
Of the words before script, the share that are the page and not menus, footer and forms.
- Costshown, never scored
- 472,305tokens
- About 4,723 a page
To read every page once. A long page that answers well is not worse for it. Tokens are estimated at about 4 characters each.
How its pages spread on Clean
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Against its rivals
The sites nearest it by what they do, with figures. Close means similar work, not better.
| Readinghigher is better | Costnot scored | ||
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| Site | Readable | Clean | Tokens a page |
| permitnotebook.comThis site, 100 pages | 100% | 90% | 4,723 |
| govcodex.com100 pages | 100% | 95% | 3,268 |
| permitflow.com99 pages | 99% | None | 3,751 |
First of 3 on Readable, second on Clean.
AI crawler access
What robots.txt says to each, as read on October 23, 2026. 8 of 8 may read the site.
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| GPTBotOpenAI | Not named | Training models | Falls to User-agent: * |
| OAI-SearchBotOpenAI | Not named | ChatGPT search | Falls to User-agent: * |
| ChatGPT-UserOpenAI | Not named | A page a person asks about | Falls to User-agent: * |
| ClaudeBotAnthropic | Not named | Training models | Falls to User-agent: * |
| Claude-SearchBotAnthropic | Not named | Claude’s search | Falls to User-agent: * |
| PerplexityBotPerplexity | Not named | Perplexity search | Falls to User-agent: * |
| Google-ExtendedGoogle | Not named | Training Gemini | Falls to User-agent: * |
| bingbotMicrosoft | Not named | Bing and Copilot | Falls to User-agent: * |
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Every page
Worst first. Each opens in Agent View at the top.
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| What an agent getshigher is better | Signals | Costnot scored | ||||
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| Page | Words | Clean | Readable | Main heading | Tokens | What it loses |
| /arizona/mesa/permit-search | 532 | 75% | Yes | Yes | 1,177 | Nothing |
| /arizona/phoenix/permit-search | 537 | 75% | Yes | Yes | 1,188 | Nothing |
| /arizona/maricopa-county/permit-search | 558 | 76% | Yes | Yes | 1,227 | Nothing |
| /about/research | 448 | 77% | Yes | Yes | 765 | Nothing |
| /arizona/permits/solar | 947 | 79% | Yes | Yes | 1,982 | Nothing |
| /arizona/gilbert/permit-search | 720 | 80% | Yes | Yes | 1,580 | Nothing |
| / | 747 | 80% | Yes | Yes | 1,952 | Nothing |
| /arizona/pima-county/permit-search | 806 | 82% | Yes | Yes | 1,592 | Nothing |
| /about/mario-bailey | 629 | 82% | Yes | Yes | 934 | Nothing |
| /arizona/maricopa-county/solar-permit | 2,542 | 83% | Yes | Yes | 5,355 | Nothing |
| /arizona/phoenix/solar-permit | 2,486 | 83% | Yes | Yes | 5,273 | Nothing |
| /arizona/mesa/solar-permit | 2,563 | 84% | Yes | Yes | 5,414 | Nothing |
| /arizona/gilbert/solar-permit | 2,682 | 84% | Yes | Yes | 5,659 | Nothing |
| /arizona/chandler/permit-search | 959 | 85% | Yes | Yes | 1,904 | Nothing |
| /arizona/peoria/solar-permit | 2,740 | 85% | Yes | Yes | 5,857 | Nothing |
| /about | 755 | 85% | Yes | Yes | 1,258 | Nothing |
| /arizona/pima-county/solar-permit | 2,899 | 85% | Yes | Yes | 5,823 | Nothing |
| /arizona/maricopa-county | 1,179 | 85% | Yes | Yes | 2,578 | Nothing |
| /arizona/phoenix | 1,175 | 85% | Yes | Yes | 2,559 | Nothing |
| /arizona/building-without-a-permit | 1,517 | 85% | Yes | Yes | 2,894 | Nothing |
| /arizona/gilbert | 1,196 | 85% | Yes | Yes | 2,591 | Nothing |
| /arizona/chandler/solar-permit | 2,922 | 86% | Yes | Yes | 6,121 | Nothing |
| /arizona/peoria | 1,214 | 86% | Yes | Yes | 2,607 | Nothing |
| /arizona/mesa | 1,283 | 86% | Yes | Yes | 2,760 | Nothing |
| /arizona/permits/roof-replacement | 954 | 87% | Yes | Yes | 2,006 | Nothing |
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