/ GOODYEAR CONSTRUCTION

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Goodyear is young, and a sixth of it sits under Luke's flight paths.

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Goodyear is young, and a sixth of it sits under Luke's flight paths.

Local facts — Goodyear

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 Goodyear; Source: Census + county GIS, both agree
  • Authority type — Value: City (Census LSADC 25); Source: Census + county GIS
  • Official permit office — Value: https://www.goodyearaz.gov/government/departments/engineering-development-services/development-services; Source: the authority's own site, rendered 2026-09-03
  • Permit counter — Value: Development Services
    1900 North Civic Square, Goodyear, AZ 85395
    623-932-3004
    Monday-Friday 8 AM-5 PM; Source: the authority's own site, rendered 2026-09-03
  • Parcels with a Goodyear mailing address, by taxing jurisdiction — Value: 54,500 parcels
    Goodyear 97.6%
    Unincorporated Maricopa County 1.5%; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • 2020 decennial population — Value: 95,294; 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: Zoning Ordinance Art. 8-2-2-2 read 2026-09-02; adoption history not established; Source: the ordinance itself
  • Military-airport overlay — Value: Luke AFB vicinity 16.1% of city area
    Noise contour 3.2%
    Accident potential zone 1.6%; Source: county GIS layers 17/18/19
  • Area inside city limits — Value: 191.31 sq mi (191.28 land + 0.03 water); Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Separate pieces of the city — Value: 3, largest is 99.87% of the total; 2 under 0.25 sq mi; Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Enclosed county islands — Value: 7, totalling 590 acres (0.92 sq mi); Source: Census place polygon / PL 94-171
  • Municipal planning area vs city limits — Value: 246.98 sq mi planned; 55.76 sq mi (22.6%) 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: 37,545; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Year built — median (10th–90th percentile) — Value: 2006 (1998–2022); Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Median livable area — Value: 2,122 sq ft; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Median lot size — Value: 0.170 acres; Source: Maricopa County Assessor parcel file, queried September 2, 2026
  • Single-family parcels with a pool — Value: 31.3%; 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:

  • Bare Estrella — The name appears across six jurisdictions, including Phoenix's Estrella urban village; confirm the parcel before assigning a permitting authority.

Who issues your permit in Goodyear

/ YOUR PERMITTING AUTHORITY

If your parcel is inside Goodyear city limits, the City of Goodyear issues your permit.

A Goodyear mailing address is a good guide here, and it is worth knowing how good. Of 54,500 parcels with a Goodyear mailing address, 97.6% are taxed by the City of Goodyear and 1.5% by unincorporated Maricopa County. The remaining handful sit in Buckeye, Avondale, or Litchfield Park.

That is a much cleaner match than Glendale or Litchfield Park, where the postal name and the permitting authority come apart badly. It is still not a guarantee, and the county share is hundreds of parcels.

The Development Services is at 1900 North Civic Square, Goodyear, AZ 85395, 623-932-3004.

Source: https://www.goodyearaz.gov/government/departments/engineering-development-services/development-services

What Arizona's housing laws do here

/ STATE LAW

Arizona's ADU law applies in Goodyear. The 2020 census population was 95,294, 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 Goodyear.

Goodyear's Zoning Ordinance, Article 8-2-2-2, was checked on September 2, 2026. Three questions remain unresolved, including which “gross floor area” definition governs and how the flat five-foot setback aligns with A.R.S. § 9-461.18(B)(5). The ordinance footer does not establish the adoption date.

About 16.1% of Goodyear is inside the Luke Air Force Base vicinity, 3.2% is inside a mapped noise contour, and 1.6% is inside an accident potential zone.

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 Goodyear

/ THE HOUSING STOCK

Goodyear has 37,545 single-family parcels. The middle one was finished in 2006, has 2,122 square feet, and sits on 0.170 acres. Thirty-one percent have a pool. The middle 80% were built between 1998 and 2022 — Goodyear is a new-construction city, and the work here skews toward additions, casitas, and finishing what a builder left out rather than system replacement.

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 Goodyear

/ ONE POINT OF RESPONSIBILITY

ONE BUILDER FOR HOME AND SMALL-COMMERCIAL WORK

Start with the parcel and the goal. We help turn them into a buildable scope, a permit path through the City of Goodyear, 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 Goodyear, AZ?

If your parcel is inside Goodyear city limits, the City of Goodyear issues your permit. Of 54,500 parcels with a Goodyear mailing address, 97.6% are taxed by that authority and 1.5% by unincorporated Maricopa County.

Does Arizona's ADU law apply in Goodyear?

Arizona's ADU law applies in Goodyear. The 2020 census population was 95,294, above the 75,000 threshold in A.R.S. § 9-461.18, so the statute binds the city.

Is a Goodyear mailing address always inside Goodyear city limits?

No. Of 54,500 parcels with a Goodyear mailing address, 97.6% are taxed by the Goodyear authority. The rest are permitted by unincorporated Maricopa County or by a neighbouring city.

Sources

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