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Buckeye sets no city-wide decibel quiet hours, but City Code section 10-1-2 bans unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise at any hour and, in residential subdivisions, bars continuous sound from radios, stereos, and similar devices from carrying past a property boundary between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Buckeye's noise ordinance (City Code 10-1-2) does not set a general construction-hours window. The only hour-based limit it contains is on motor-vehicle repair in residential areas, which is unlawful between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Construction noise is otherwise handled under the general 'unreasonable, disturbing, unnecessary noise' standard.

Two Buckeye ordinances cover animal noise. City Code 6-1-7 makes it unlawful to keep animals or poultry that disturb the peace by loud noises at any time of day or night, and noise ordinance 10-1-2(C)(4) prohibits keeping any animal, bird, or fowl that by frequent or long-continued noise disturbs the comfort or repose of persons nearby.

Buckeye cannot ban short-term rentals under Arizona's state preemption (A.R.S. 9-500.39). Operators must register the property as a rental and hold a city privilege (TPT) tax license; failing to register can mean a daily fine up to $150. Stays under 30 days are taxed as transient lodging at a combined 13.27% (6.0% city + 7.27% state/county).

Buckeye City Code section 10-2-8 makes it unlawful to discharge fireworks except permissible consumer fireworks during set windows: May 4-6, June 24-July 6, December 24-January 3, and the 2nd and 3rd days of Diwali. Use is banned 11:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m. except New Year's Eve and July 4. Aerial/exploding fireworks are not permissible.

Buckeye has no separate open-burning ordinance; open outdoor burning is controlled by Maricopa County Air Quality Department Rule 314 and ADEQ. Most outdoor fires are prohibited unless specifically allowed, a burn permit is often required, and all wood burning - including fire pits and chimeneas - is banned on declared No-Burn Days. Buckeye enforces the adopted International Fire Code.

Buckeye has no fire-pit-specific city ordinance. Recreational fire pits are governed by the adopted International Fire Code (Chapter 15, IFC 2024) and Maricopa County air-quality rules. Recreational and cooking fires are generally permit-exempt, but pits are banned on No-Burn Days and restricted May 1-September 30 in Area A. Only clean, dry wood may be burned.

Buckeye's Development Code allows residential outdoor storage of vehicles, boats, trailers, campers, and unoccupied RVs, but only one semi-truck and/or one RV per lot. RVs and semi-trucks must be in a garage or the side or rear yard, screened by a minimum 6-foot block wall or opaque wood fence. RVs may not be lived in.

Under Buckeye Development Code Section 5.4.6, single-family front fences/walls (between the home and front line) may not exceed 3.5 feet, or 6 feet if in line with or behind the home. Residential side and rear fences/walls may not exceed 6 feet. Commercial/industrial side-rear limits are 8 feet (up to 10 with approval).

Buckeye requires a building permit for fences and non-retaining walls over 3 feet tall, including adding height, adding gates, or repairing an existing wall. All retaining walls require a permit regardless of height. Fence permits are issued same day at the Permit Center, and site/floodplain conditions may add a Floodplain Use Permit.

Buckeye City Code section 6-1-11 prohibits dogs from running at large on public or private property. A dog is not 'at large' if confined to the owner's property or restrained by a leash, chain, rope, or cord no more than six feet long and under the responsible party's direct control. Licensing follows A.R.S. 11-1008/11-1010.

Buckeye allows up to six backyard fowl (hens) per single-family detached home under its Development Code, with no roosters. The coop must sit in the rear or side yard at least 20 feet from a neighbor's line, be roofed, and not exceed 200 square feet or 8 feet tall. Other livestock is allowed only where zoning permits.