Building Board of Appeals

Agendas & Minutes

Public Participation

Public participation is available using either blue comment cards found in the City Council chambers or by submitting an online comment card and participating through Zoom.

We believe that providing access for citizens to communicate with the board is vital for a strong representative local government.

Members of the public can address the Building Board of Appeals in the following ways:

• Attend a meeting in person. Participants may complete a blue comment upon arrival at the meeting, or download a copy of comment card(PDF, 48KB) and hand in at the meeting.

• Submit an online comment card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting. If you want to speak at the meeting, you will need to indicate on the comment card that you would like to speak during the meeting, and you will need to call 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 (toll free) using meeting ID 825 0808 5605 and following the prompts, prior to the start of the meeting. You will be able to listen to the meeting; and when the item you have indicated that you want to speak on is before the board, your line will be taken off mute and you will be given an opportunity to speak.

For any difficulty accessing this meeting, please call 480-644-2099.

Board Responsibilities

The Building Board of Appeals is one of the citizen advisory board & committees and is a mechanism employed by the City to provide the following:

• Hear appeals to determinations made by the Building Safety Director and/or the Fire Marshal.
• Decide on reasonable interpretations of the Building Regulations (All Chapters) and Chapter 2 of the Fire Regulations.
• Determine the suitability of alternate materials and alternate methods of construction.
• Recommend changes to the various building and fire codes.

Bylaws have been established by the Building Board of Appeals. Additional information regarding the procedures of the Board can be found in Title II, Chapter 11, Section 2-11-4 of the Mesa City Code.

As required by Title II, Chapter 11, Section 2-11-5 of the Mesa City Code, meeting minutes shall be made and retained on file in the Building Safety Division.

Board Membership

The Building Board of Appeals is made up of nine board members that are appointed to staggered terms by the Mayor of the City of Mesa.