Building permits in Santa Cruz County reached $4,234,165 in May. Besides new homes, residents wanted to add porches and the Tubac Fire District broke ground on a $2.2 million fire station on Camino Josefina in Rio Rico.

In Nogales, an owner made renovations for China Buffet to open in the vacant Home Town Buffet restaurant.

Nogales – $121,400

Enrique Bojorquez, 21 Camino Vista del Cielo, improvement-addition, $30,000; Jose Hurtado, 2261 N. Escuela View, storage, $4,000; Jacob Brown, 1367 W. Calle Paisano, electrical, $600; Ron Henderson, 251 W. White Park Drive, repair-remodel; $8,500; Ricardo Hughes, 670 W. Mesquite Lane, electrical, $200; Alejandro Moreno, 229 W. First St., electrical, $600; Jose Robles, 1810 W. Camino Campestre, improvement-addition, $4,000; Siete Leguas Inc., 1680 N. Carl’s Jr. Drive, sign, $14,000; Ron Henderson, 251 W. White Park Drive, repair-remodel, $1,200; Franklin’s Fine Signs, 251 W. White Park Drive, sign, $2,500; Julia Moreno, 582 W. Curtis St., improvement-addition, $46,000; Manuel Ibanes, 2230 N. Calle Cananea, roof repair, $9,800.

Rio Rico – $2,778,356

Maritza Negrete, 375 Paseo Ardilla, residence, $203,962; Shirley Ortega, 1176 Avenida Gloriosa, porch, $9,750; Frances Martinez, 1163 Circulo Canario, enclosing porch, $1,000; Eduardo and Isela Teran, 234 Geovanna Court, convert garage to playroom, $26,400; Martha Ramirez de Fabian, 1224 Via Palestra, residence, $270,025; Martha Yanes, 1019 Camino Estrella, convert carport to living space, $23,134; Abraham and Lillian Yanez Cooper, 944 Calle Dura, porch, $8,925; Ruben and Marcela Gil, 431 Camino Hombre de Oro; porch, $10,800; David Camou, 884 Calle Tepache, retaining wall, $5,000; Tubac Fire District, 333 Camino Josefina, new fire station, $2,200,000; Jesus and Artemisa Fuentes, 143 E. Ruby Road, porch, $960; Baltazar Ahumada, 1206 Avenida Gandara, wall, $5,000; Francisco and Leslie Corella Garcia, porch, $8,400; Jesus and Isela Granados Corona, 371 Paseo Ardilla, retaining wall, $5,000.

Santa Cruz County – $1,334,409

Kristy Shantel Phillips, 50 Hillcrest Drive, Elgin, add porches to barns, $22,710; Suzanne Atwood, 2022 Highway 83, Elgin, residence, $243,647; Ronald and Ann Roncone, 2368 Highway 83, Elgin, commercial building, $225,000; John Eli Aboud, 5 Domico Court, Nogales, duplex, $221,354; First National Bank, 3 Domico Court, Nogales, duplex, $221,354; Laura Chester, 360 Harshaw Creek Road, Patagonia, accessible building, $25,000; Sharon and Thomas Martin, 2162 Bautista Court, Tubac, pool, $11,165; Glenn and Linda Blanset, 3 Driftwood Circle, $12,000, pool; Michael Cropper, 251 Lower Elgin Road, Elgin, living area and porch addition, $70,950; Ruben Cardenas, 29 Garden View Court, Nogales, porches, $14,580; Sharon and Thomas Martin, 2162 Bautista Court, Tubac, porch, $1,440; Jim and Vicky King, 81 Lake Patagonia Road, Patagonia, residence, $241,209; David Victor, 20 Ranch Oasis Drive, Sonoita, storage shed, $24,000.