Goodyear building permits

Building department

Address

1900 N. Civic Square, 2nd Floor, Goodyear, AZ 85395

Phone

623-932-3910

Email

buildingsafety@goodyearaz.gov

Office hours

Development Center, 1900 N. Civic Square, Goodyear, AZ 85395; general Development Services line 623-932-3910; development counter/fee questions 623-932-3004 option 2; project fee estimate requests developmentcounter@goodyearaz.gov

Website

Official site

Permit portal

Apply online at Goodyear's portal

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Goodyear — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Arizona has no statewide building code for non-state buildings; codes are adopted locally. According to the International Code Council, codes are adopted locally in Arizona and are predominantly the I-codes, with different cities and counties choosing their own editions and local amendments. The Arizona State Fire Code (adopting the 2018 IFC) applies only to state and county buildings, public and private schools, and non-residential occupancies in areas without a locally adopted fire code — it does not establish a statewide residential or commercial building code floor. Each city and county adopts its own code editions independently, resulting in different I-Code years and amendment sets across jurisdictions. There is no state-mandated minimum edition; enforcement is entirely local. Always confirm the adopted edition and any local amendments with the specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.

• Arizona has no mandatory statewide building code for general construction — the state legislature does not adopt a single edition binding all municipalities; each Arizona city/town or county adopts and amends its own building code by ordinance (contrast with counties, which are directed by A.R.S. Title 11 to adopt at least the most recent edition or the immediately preceding edition of the ICC codes for unincorporated areas). The City of Goodyear operates its own Development Services / Building Safety Division and administers its own adopted codes and permitting program within city limits — it does not defer to Maricopa County. Source: City of Goodyear Building Safety Division, Currently Adopted Building Codes page.
• 2018 International Building Code (IBC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019. Source: City of Goodyear Currently Adopted Building Codes page
• 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (IRC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019, plus City of Goodyear Residential Design Standards (Table 301.2(1))
• 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019
• 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019 (Arizona municipalities generally use the IPC rather than the Uniform Plumbing Code)
• 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019
• 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019
• 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019
• 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019
• 2018 International Fire Code (IFC) — City of Goodyear, with local amendments, effective November 27, 2019; City Code Fire Code amendments codified at Section 5-2-1 (International Fire Code Adopted)
• 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) — City of Goodyear (Goodyear retains the 2017 NEC rather than a later edition as of this review)
• ICC A117.1-2009 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities — American National Standards Institute / International Code Council
• 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design — U.S. Department of Justice
• NFPA 99 (2018 Edition), Standard for Health Care Facilities Code — National Fire Protection Association
• Technical Building Codes amendments codified at City Code Section 9-1-1 ('Adoption by reference'). Source: City of Goodyear Currently Adopted Building Codes page (Building Safety Division)

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Custom Single-Family Home)

  Required for new single-family residential construction in Goodyear, including custom homes and standard (production) plans. Reviewed against the 2018 IRC and 2018 IECC as adopted by the City of Goodyear with local amendments. Applications are submitted through the City's Accela Citizen Access (ACA) online portal; fees are valuation-based per the Development Services Fee Schedule, using ICC Building Valuation Data updated each March 1 and September 1.

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• Residential Addition / Alteration / Remodel Permit

  Required for additions of habitable square footage, interior alterations, and remodels to existing one- and two-family dwellings in Goodyear. Reviewed against the 2018 IRC as adopted by the City of Goodyear. Additions using the 'Other Types of Construction' valuation schedule are billed at $20.00 per square foot.

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• Electrical Permit

  Required for electrical installation, alteration, or repair in Goodyear, governed by the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) as adopted by the City of Goodyear. Panel upgrades, EV chargers, energy storage, and additional outlets/circuits at 600 volts or less and not over 400 amperes use a dedicated fee schedule; Express Lane and EZ Permit tracks are available for like-for-like panel changeouts and meter clearances.

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• Plumbing Permit

  Required for plumbing installation, alteration, or repair in Goodyear, governed by the 2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC) as adopted by the City of Goodyear. Covers water heater replacement/installation and water, sewer, and gas piping systems; both residential and commercial plumbing use the same fee structure under the City's Commercial Fees table.

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• Mechanical / HVAC Permit

  Required for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation or replacement in Goodyear, governed by the 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC) as adopted by the City of Goodyear. AC replacement (other than like-for-like) and new AC installation with or without ductwork use the City's Commercial Fees mechanical schedule; like-for-like AC replacement qualifies for Express Lane and EZ Permit review.

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• Re-Roof Permit

  Required for residential and commercial re-roofing in Goodyear, though the City's Homeowner Info page notes that whether a permit is needed for roofing repair/replacement depends on scope and should be confirmed with Building Safety. Reviewed against the 2018 IBC/IRC as adopted by the City of Goodyear. Plans are generally not required for a straightforward re-roof.

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• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit

  Required for installation of rooftop or ground-mount solar photovoltaic systems in Goodyear. Reviewed against the 2018 IRC/IBC, 2017 NEC, and the City's SolarAPP+ instant-permitting program. Residential Solar Photovoltaic (including energy storage units) has its own dedicated Residential Fees line item; SolarAPP+ submittals receive same-day (0/0) review per the Review Times page.

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• EV Charger / Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit

  The City of Goodyear's Development Services Fee Schedule (PDF, 10/13/2023) explicitly names EV chargers as an example use case under its standard residential/commercial Electrical Permit fee category: 'Electrical -- 600 Volts or less, and Not Over 400 Amperes (i.e. additional outlet, panel upgrade, energy storage, EV charger, etc.)' -- confirmed by direct text search of the current adopted fee schedule PDF. There is no separate EV-specific permit type; EV charger circuits are billed and processed as standard Electrical Permits, and (unlike Solar Permits) are NOT currently eligible for SolarAPP+ instant review -- SolarAPP+ covers residential solar and storage systems only as of this review, with EV charger automation still in a funded development/expansion phase nationally.

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• Demolition Permit

  Required for demolition of an entire building or structure within Goodyear city limits. No site bond requirement was found published on the City of Goodyear's fee schedule or homeowner resources (unlike some other jurisdictions) — omitted here rather than assumed. Reviewed under the City's standard Building Safety permitting process.

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• Fence, Wall, and Retaining Wall Permit

  Fences up to 6 feet and retaining walls up to 4 feet (footing bottom to wall top) do not require a Building Safety permit in Goodyear, though zoning and engineering requirements may still apply. Taller fences/walls and retaining walls over 4 feet require a building permit under the City's 'Wall or Fence' fee category.

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• Accessory Dwelling Unit / Detached Guest House / Casita Permit

  Goodyear does not publish a separate 'ADU permit' application distinct from its standard building permit process; a detached guest house, casita, or accessory dwelling unit is permitted as a Residential Building Permit under the 'Detached Casita or Guest House' fee and review-time category. Separately, the City has established the SMART (Streamlined Municipal Approved Residential Types) pre-approved plan program under A.R.S. Section 9-461.20 and SB 1529 (2025), which includes a dedicated Class 4 ADU track (SMART41/42/43, at 200/600/1,000 sq ft) — as of this review, that ADU plan class is still listed 'Seeking Submittals' with no pre-approved plans yet posted to the library.

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• Commercial Building Permit (New Commercial Construction)

  Required for new commercial building construction in Goodyear, billed under the Development Services Fee Schedule's Commercial Fees 'New Construction and Additions' line item and reviewed against the 2018 IBC and City of Goodyear amendments (City Code Section 9-1-1) plus ICC A117.1-2009 accessibility standards. Tenant improvement work to an existing commercial building is NOT folded into this entry: although the 'New Construction and Additions' and 'Tenant Improvement' fee lines in the Commercial Fees table are billed identically (65% plan review + Table 1-A permit fee + $86 Planning and Zoning + $102 Application), the City's own Plan Review Target Time Frames page lists them as two separate rows under 'Commercial Construction' with materially different target windows -- New Commercial at 5/25/15 business days versus Tenant Improvement at 5/15/10 business days -- so tenant improvement is documented as its own commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entry in this file.

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• Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit

  Required for interior or exterior alterations, upgrades, and repairs to an existing commercial building in Goodyear ('Tenant Improvement' under the Commercial Fees table and under the 'Commercial Construction' section of the Plan Review Target Time Frames page). Billed on the exact same fee formula as new commercial construction (65% plan review + Table 1-A permit fee + $86 Planning and Zoning + $102 Application), so this is not a case of a separate fee schedule -- but the City's own Plan Review Target Time Frames page assigns Tenant Improvement a distinctly faster review track (5 business days prescreen / 15 business days 1st department review / 10 business days 2nd+ review) than New Commercial (5/25/15), a real, published difference in process timing that justifies documenting it as its own permit type rather than folding it into the Commercial Building Permit entry.

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• Sign Permit

  Required for most permanent commercial and non-residential signage in Goodyear, governed by City of Goodyear Zoning Ordinance, Article 7 (Sign Regulations). Certain properties -- commercial/industrial/non-residential uses in a residential zoning district, mixed-use developments with three or more buildings or businesses, and all Planned Area Developments (PADs) -- must obtain an approved Comprehensive Sign Package before individual sign permits can be issued; temporary signage instead uses a separate time/place/manner permit from the Zoning Administrator. This review confirmed the process and legal basis in detail but could NOT confirm specific dollar fee figures for sign permits -- goodyearaz.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches (Akamai bot protection, consistent with the rest of this file's sourcing notes), the Wayback Machine was unreachable during this research session, and the municipal-codes mirror used for zoning ordinance text is behind a Cloudflare bot-challenge interstitial this research method does not attempt to bypass. Fee figures are left unconfirmed rather than assumed.

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• Fire Sprinkler and Fire Alarm System Permit

  Unlike some Arizona jurisdictions in this corpus that contract fire code enforcement to an independent regional fire district (e.g., Apache Junction's Superstition Fire & Medical District), the City of Goodyear operates its own City of Goodyear Fire Department and self-administers fire code enforcement, plan review, and permitting for fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems through its Fire Prevention Division / Fire Administration -- there is no outside fire district in the loop. Fire plan review is billed as the already-documented 'Fire Plan Review Fee' (35% of the calculated permit fee) component of the City's general Building/Fire Permit fee structure, alongside the 65%-of-permit-fee Building Plan Review Fee. This review could not confirm whether the City additionally publishes a separate flat per-riser/per-system sprinkler or alarm fee line (of the kind some fire-district-served jurisdictions in this corpus use) -- that was checked, not assumed, and is left unconfirmed rather than invented.

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• Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy Permit

  Required whenever a building or land's use fails to conform with the Zoning Ordinance and applicable codes -- Goodyear Zoning Ordinance Section 1-3-6 ('Building Permits and Certificates of Occupancy') states that neither building permits nor certificates of occupancy may be issued until the use of the building(s) and land conform with the Ordinance and all other applicable codes and ordinances, and that Development Services staff processes and releases all Certificates of Occupancy. Separately, City Code Section 9-8-9 ('Calculation and collection of development fees') requires development fees to be recalculated whenever a structure is occupied by a use inconsistent with the development category originally used to calculate those fees, with additional fees due no later than the Building Permit or Certificate of Occupancy application for the new use. This review confirmed the underlying legal requirement in detail but could NOT confirm a specific dollar fee figure for a standalone Change of Use / Change of Occupancy application -- see fee notes.

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