The 2023 Permit Freedom Act has cut the time it takes to build in Arizona, according to a new Common Sense Institute report.
But despite the state law, it still takes a long time to go through the regulatory process, the nonpartisan research organization said.
The CSI, which released its report Wednesday, describes PFA as limiting “the scope and length of regulatory review for housing permits.” Since it became law, the institute found a reduction in times for builders’ permits and development between 7.1% and 17.7%.
But the CSI also found it takes more than 300 days for new housing projects to get their permitting, development and final inspection complete. To determine this, the CSI gathered around 100,000 permit applications from seven cities in Arizona over the last five years.
