Goodyear is inland in Maricopa County — no coastline and no coastal-construction jurisdiction. The relevant program is Goodyear City Code Chapter 16 (Flood Damage Prevention), which requires a Floodplain Development Permit before any construction, grading, fill, manufactured-home placement, or wash modification within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, administered by the city Floodplain Administrator under Arizona Department of Water Resources oversight.
Goodyear has no coastline, so federal CZMA programs and coastal-construction rules do not apply. The city's inland equivalent is Chapter 16 (Flood Damage Prevention) of the Goodyear Code of Ordinances, adopted under the authority of Arizona Revised Statutes Title 48, Chapter 21 (Flood Control Districts) and overseen statewide by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Floodplain Management Section. Section 16-4-1 establishes a Floodplain Development Permit that must be obtained before construction or development begins — including placement of manufactured homes, grading, fill, fences, or accessory structures — within any Special Flood Hazard Area mapped on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Maricopa County. Section 16-4-3 sets the duties of the Floodplain Administrator, who must verify that all required state and federal permits have been obtained, the site is reasonably safe from flooding, and the proposed development does not adversely affect the carrying capacity of areas where base flood elevations have been determined. Much of southern and western Goodyear lies near the Gila River, Bullard Wash, and other major desert washes that are designated SFHAs; floodway encroachment is prohibited absent a FEMA Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR). Required submittals typically include a FEMA Elevation Certificate, topographic survey, and engineered no-rise analysis. Goodyear participates in the National Flood Insurance Program through the Engineering and Development Services Department; coordinate with the Maricopa County Flood Control District on regional washes and confirm jurisdictional status before any earthwork.
Floodplain work in Goodyear without a Chapter 16 Floodplain Development Permit can trigger NFIP non-compliance findings, city-issued stop-work orders, mandatory removal or elevation of unpermitted structures, civil penalties under Chapter 16, and loss of federal flood insurance eligibility. Floodway encroachment without a FEMA CLOMR is independently actionable by ADWR.
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