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Buckeye is 54 separate pieces of land wrapped around 60 square miles it does not permit.

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Buckeye is 54 separate pieces of land wrapped around 60 square miles it does not permit.

Local facts — Buckeye

Last verified: September 3, 2026. Each figure comes from the public source cited beside it, with measurement dates shown in the source column. Unconfirmed fields are marked Not verified; figures from nearby cities are not substituted.

  • Permitting authority — Value: City of Buckeye; Source: Census + county GIS, both agree
  • Authority type — Value: City (Census LSADC 25); Source: Census + county GIS
  • Official permit office — Value: https://www.buckeyeaz.gov/business/development-services/permit-center; Source: the authority's own site, rendered 2026-09-03
  • Permit counter — Value: Permit Center (Development Services), The Landing
    945 N. 215th Ave. Suite 137, Buckeye, AZ 85326
    623-349-6200
    Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
    City Hall is 530 E. Monroe Ave., 623-349-6000. The permit counter is The Landing, not City Hall.; Source: the authority's own site, rendered 2026-09-03
  • Parcels with a Buckeye mailing address, by taxing jurisdiction — Value: 66,719 parcels
    Buckeye 88.7%
    Unincorporated Maricopa County 9.7%
    Gila Bend 0.2%; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • 2020 decennial population — Value: 91,502; Source: Census PL 94-171, SL 160
  • A.R.S. § 9-461.18 — ADUs (over 75,000) — Value: Applies; Source: statute vs population
  • A.R.S. § 9-462.13 — middle housing (75,000 or more) — Value: Applies; Source: statute vs population
  • Local implementing ordinance — Value: Development Code Sec. 3.3.4(A) read 2026-09-02; footer shows Ord. No. 28-25 s.3, 2025-10-21; adoption history not established; Source: the ordinance itself
  • Military-airport overlay — Value: Luke AFB vicinity 8.6% of city area
    Noise contour 0.2%
    Accident potential zone 0.1%; Source: county GIS layers 17/18/19
  • Area inside city limits — Value: 396.29 sq mi (396.12 land + 0.17 water); Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Separate pieces of the city — Value: 54, largest is 92.21% of the total; 41 under 0.25 sq mi; Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Enclosed county islands — Value: 71, totalling 38,134 acres (59.58 sq mi); Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Municipal planning area vs city limits — Value: 639.11 sq mi planned; 242.84 sq mi (38.0%) is not in the city today; Source: county GIS layer 25
  • ZIP codes — Value: Not verified — PlanNet layer 55 is not rolled up per city in this dataset; Source: county GIS layer 55
  • Single-family parcels in this jurisdiction — Value: 38,794; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Year built — median (10th–90th percentile) — Value: 2016 (2004–2023); Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Median livable area — Value: 1,929 sq ft; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Median lot size — Value: 0.151 acres; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Single-family parcels with a pool — Value: 16.8%; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026

Places in this city

These communities are grouped by permitting authority. Open a linked guide for local boundary and housing details.

Other local names in the source data:

  • Sundance — The name is not contained within one jurisdiction, so confirm the parcel rather than relying on a Buckeye mailing-address filter.

Who issues your permit in Buckeye

/ YOUR PERMITTING AUTHORITY

A Buckeye mailing address cannot tell you whether a parcel is in the City of Buckeye, and that is a fact about the map rather than a caution.

The city limits are made of 54 separate pieces. The main body is 92.21% of the city; the other 53 pieces include 41 that are smaller than a quarter of a square mile. Inside that outline sit 71 enclosed pockets of unincorporated Maricopa County totalling about 38,134 acres — roughly 60 square miles, which is bigger than the entire City of Avondale.

If your parcel is inside the city, the City of Buckeye Development Services issues your permit. If it is in one of those pockets, or in the gaps between the pieces, Maricopa County does.

The Permit Center (Development Services), The Landing is at 945 N. 215th Ave. Suite 137, Buckeye, AZ 85326, 623-349-6200.

City Hall is 530 E. Monroe Ave., 623-349-6000. The permit counter is The Landing, not City Hall.

Source: https://www.buckeyeaz.gov/business/development-services/permit-center

What Arizona's housing laws do here

/ STATE LAW

Arizona's ADU law applies in Buckeye. The 2020 census population was 91,502, above the 75,000 threshold in A.R.S. § 9-461.18, so the statute binds the city.

A.R.S. § 9-462.13, the middle-housing law, uses the same threshold and also binds Buckeye.

Buckeye Development Code § 3.3.4(A) was checked on September 2, 2026, and five questions remain unresolved. One concerns whether another section imposes an ADU size ceiling: § 3.3.4(A)(4) caps an ADU at 75% of the main home's gross floor area but states no square-foot limit. Confirm the full current code before relying on that omission.

Buckeye's ADU-rule adoption date has not been independently verified. The code footer shows Ord. No. 28-25 from October 21, 2025, but a Municode footer identifies amendments to the displayed text rather than the complete legislative history.

About 8.6% of Buckeye is inside the Luke Air Force Base vicinity.

Arizona's ADU statute (A.R.S. § 9-461.18(G)) and middle-housing statute (A.R.S. § 9-462.13(D)(8)) exclude qualifying territory near a military airport as defined in A.R.S. § 28-8461. The county's mapped Luke layers have not been compared with that statutory boundary. The percentage reported here is an area calculation, not a parcel-level legal conclusion. Confirm whether an airport-area exclusion applies to the parcel before designing an ADU or duplex.

What is already built in Buckeye

/ THE HOUSING STOCK

Buckeye's 2019 municipal planning area is 639.11 square miles against 396.29 square miles of city — 242.84 square miles, 38.0%, is planned but not annexed.

One small artifact worth knowing if you are reading county records: the Assessor still carries 5,902 parcels under a "Town of Buckeye" taxing label alongside 52,356 under "City of Buckeye." Both mean the same authority today.

Housing figures are counted from the Maricopa County Assessor parcel file on September 2, 2026, restricted to single-family parcels and scoped by taxing jurisdiction rather than by mailing address.

How Coker works in Buckeye

/ ONE POINT OF RESPONSIBILITY

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Start with the parcel and the goal. We help turn them into a buildable scope, a permit path through the right authority, and a clear next decision.

During construction, we coordinate the work and keep you informed about what is complete, what is next, and what needs a decision.

When regulated electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, pool, spa, well, or other specialty work is required, a properly licensed trade partner handles it.

Rules and project guidance

/ ARIZONA PROJECT GUIDANCE

PLAN WITH BETTER INFORMATION

Read the rules before you draw the plans. Our resource library cites the statute or ordinance for every claim and shows the date we last checked it.

Arizona Residential Building Rules → /resources Is the Arizona Starter Homes Act law? → /blog/az-starter-homes-act

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FAQ

Who issues a building permit in Buckeye, AZ?

If your parcel is inside Buckeye city limits, the City of Buckeye issues your permit. Of 66,719 parcels with a Buckeye mailing address, 88.7% are taxed by that authority and 9.7% by unincorporated Maricopa County.

Does Arizona's ADU law apply in Buckeye?

Arizona's ADU law applies in Buckeye. The 2020 census population was 91,502, above the 75,000 threshold in A.R.S. § 9-461.18, so the statute binds the city.

Is a Buckeye mailing address always inside Buckeye city limits?

No. Of 66,719 parcels with a Buckeye mailing address, 88.7% are taxed by the Buckeye authority. The rest are permitted by unincorporated Maricopa County or by a neighbouring city.

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