Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit in Goodyear, Arizona

Goodyear requires a commercial tenant improvement permit for: Building permit required for changes, alterations, upgrades, and repairs to the interior or exterior of an existing commercial building; reviewed against the 2018 IBC and City of Goodyear amendments (City Code Section 9-1-1), plus ICC A117.1-2009 where accessibility is affected; Billed identically to New Commercial construction under the Commercial Fees 'Tenant Improvement' line: 65% of the Table 1-A permit fee for plan review, plus the Table 1-A valuation-based permit fee itself, an $86 Planning and Zoning fee, and a $102 application fee -- confirmed by direct word-position (bbox) extraction of the Fee Schedule PDF, which shows the 'Tenant Improvement' fee line and the 'New Construction and Additions' fee line use the identical four-part formula; Despite the identical fee formula, the City's Plan Review Target Time Frames page lists 'Tenant Improvement' as its own row under 'Commercial Construction' with a materially faster target than 'New Commercial': 5 business days prescreen / 15 business days 1st department review / 10 business days 2nd+ review, versus 5/25/15 for New Commercial; Unlike the 'New Construction and Additions*' fee line, the 'Tenant Improvement' fee line in the Commercial Fees table does not carry a Development Impact Fee asterisk -- consistent with tenant improvement work not typically adding new floor area subject to impact fees, though a project-specific addition of floor area within a TI scope should be confirmed with Building Safety; Fire Plan Review Fees (35% of the calculated permit fee) apply in addition to Building Plan Review Fees where the TI scope alters fire-code-regulated systems; Application submitted via the City's Accela Citizen Access (ACA) online portal, the same portal and process used for new commercial construction. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Goodyear Development Services — Building Safety Division at 623-932-3910 before starting work.

In Goodyear, the published Tenant Improvement is: 65% of Permit Fee (Plan Review) + Table 1-A Permit Fee + $86 Planning and Zoning + $102 Application. Additional published fees: Fire Plan Review Fee — 35% of the calculated permit fee (minimum charge per application). These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Per the City of Goodyear's Plan Review Target Time Frames (updated 2/12/2026), Tenant Improvement (under Commercial Construction) targets 5 business days for prescreen, 15 business days for 1st department review, and 10 business days for 2nd-and-subsequent reviews -- notably faster than New Commercial's 5/25/15 target. These are staff targets, not the statutory maximum review times required under Arizona SB 1598.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; Construction / Building Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Goodyear requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement permit, in order: Rough Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing, Fire (where applicable), Final / Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through City of Goodyear Development Services — Building Safety Division (623-932-3910).

Apply through City of Goodyear Development Services — Building Safety Division at 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. Official information: https://www.goodyearaz.gov/government/departments/engineering-development-services/development-services/building-safety-division/currently-adopted-building-codes.

Goodyear, Arizona has adopted: 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). Local amendments apply — see the Goodyear overview page for the full list.

Goodyear does treat Tenant Improvement as its own row in the City's Plan Review Target Time Frames page, but it is not billed on a separate or cheaper fee schedule -- the Development Services Fee Schedule's 'Tenant Improvement' line uses the identical 65% plan review + Table 1-A permit fee + $86 Planning and Zoning + $102 Application formula as 'New Construction and Additions.' The difference is timing, not cost.