Construction Equipment Rentals in Tempe, AZ

Local rules and conditions worth checking before equipment arrives. Requirements change and depend on the project, so confirm the details with the agency for your site.

• Right-of-way permit types

  Tempe takes separate online applications for utility permits, right-of-way trenching permits, pothole permits, encroachment permits and special use permits. Construction in the right-of-way follows the latest MAG Uniform Standard Specifications and Details, the City of Tempe Supplement and the Tempe Traffic Barricade Manual.

  • Source: City of Tempe: Right-of-Way Permits
  • Source: Tempe City Code Appendix A, sec. 29-19 engineering fees and permit terms (PDF)

• Permit life and as-builts

  Tempe engineering permits are valid for one year from issuance. As-builts and an approved final inspection are due within that year or the permits expire, and extensions are available for a fee.

  • Source: Tempe City Code Appendix A, sec. 29-19 engineering fees and permit terms (PDF)

• Work hours

  Tempe City Code sec. 20-8 limits outside construction and the operation of construction equipment to set hours unless the City authorizes other times in writing. Work must stop by 7 p.m. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays it can't start before 7 a.m. (6 a.m. for concrete). Weekday start times depend on the season and on distance from residential zones, so confirm the current window with the City before scheduling an early start.

  • Source: City of Tempe: Off Hours Construction Application
  • Source: Tempe City Code Ch. 20, sec. 20-8 construction of buildings and projects

• Off-hours authorization

  Requests to work outside the allowed hours go to Neighborhood Services at least four working days ahead. The application asks for a map of everything within 500 feet of the work zone, a description of the work (jackhammering, saw cutting, backup alarms and so on), mitigation measures and a copy of the notice that goes to every resident and business in that zone 48 hours ahead.

  • Source: City of Tempe: Off Hours Construction Application
  • Source: City of Tempe Transportation: Permits (barricading, haul, oversize/overweight)

• Barricades and traffic control

  Barricade companies need an annual Tempe barricading permit, which requires ATSSA certification for designers, field supervisors, foremen and operations managers, before they can submit traffic control plan permit applications. Build that company's lead time into any job that needs a lane or sidewalk.

  • Source: City of Tempe Transportation: Permits (barricading, haul, oversize/overweight)

• Haul permit conditions

  A haul permit can designate routes, haul hours or days, access points to the right-of-way and traffic control such as barricades or flaggers. The permittee is responsible for removing spilled fill or excavation material from streets and sidewalks.

  • Source: City of Tempe Transportation: Permits (barricading, haul, oversize/overweight)

• Newer pavement

  Tempe's pavement management program aims to avoid cutting new or newly overlaid streets. When a cut can't be avoided, the City's fee schedule adds a surcharge for new or resurfaced pavement less than seven years old, with a higher rate under three years, and Engineering publishes a pavement cut restriction map and pavement restoration policy.

  • Source: Tempe City Code Appendix A, sec. 29-19 engineering fees and permit terms (PDF)
  • Source: City of Tempe: Utility Plan Review & Inspection

• Rail right-of-way

  Work inside Valley Metro rail right-of-way needs an access permit request submitted by 3 p.m. Tuesday the week before, Track Access Training and attendance at the weekly Thursday Track Allocation meeting, with a new request each week. Questions about boring or excavation near Valley Metro infrastructure go to its utility group.

  • Source: Valley Metro Track Access: Access permit requests

• Locates and dust

  Arizona law requires white-lining the dig area before a locate request, and marks stay valid for 15 working days. Maricopa County requires a Dust Control Permit before disturbing 0.1 acre or more.

  • Source: A.R.S. 40-360.22, excavations and underground facility marking
  • Source: Maricopa County Air Quality: Do I Need an Air Permit? (Rule 310 Dust Control Permit)