Goodyear, AZ Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing body
- Historic Preservation Commission
- Zoning suffix for landmarks
- HP L
- Certificate expiration
- 1 year if work not started
- Owner notice before hearing
- At least 30 days mailed
- Violation classification
- Zoning Ordinance violation
Summary
Goodyear lets the Historic Preservation Commission name a building or site a landmark under City Code Section 23-1-8, adding it to the Goodyear Historic Property Register and imposing a Certificate of Appropriateness before any exterior change or demolition.
A classification of historic preservation zoning landmark is created to recognize that there are some historic properties that possess historic or architectural significance, integrity, distinctive visual character and quality that is a level of exceptional significance among historic properties. Designation by this category gives public recognition of the importance of these properties.
(A) Landmark designation can occur for a property already within an HP District or in conjunction with designation as an HP District.
(B) Review and hearing procedures for designation as a landmark shall be as set forth in § 23-1-7.
(C) At the time of recommendation for landmark designation, the HP Commission shall adopt a set of findings documenting the uniqueness and significance of the subject building or site.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-1648, passed April 27, 2026).
Full Breakdown
" Landmark review follows the same public-hearing and notice procedure used for HP District designation in Section 23-1-7, including mailed notice to the owner at least 30 days before the Commission hearing and posted notice at least 10 days before it. Once City Council adopts the designation, the property's zoning map carries the suffix "HP L" under Section 23-1-10(B). Section 23-1-15 then places the property on the Goodyear Historic Property Register, maintained by the Historic Preservation Officer. Under Section 23-1-11(E), no building, permanent sign or structure within an HP District, landmark or not, may be erected, demolished, moved, restored, rehabilitated, reconstructed or altered in exterior appearance until the owner submits plans and obtains a Certificate of No Effect or a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Officer or Commission; a Certificate of Appropriateness expires one year after issuance if work has not started.
Owners must also maintain landmark and HP District buildings so they are not a safety hazard to occupants or the public under Section 23-1-11(B). Demolition of a designated structure additionally triggers the separate demolition-approval process in Section 23-1-13, which can restrain demolition for up to three years for landmarks.
Violations & Fines
Failing to comply with a stipulation, guideline or approved plan tied to a Certificate of No Effect or Certificate of Appropriateness is a violation of Article 23-1 under Section 23-1-11(E), as is demolishing a designated structure without first obtaining a demolition approval under that same subsection. Section 23-1-16 folds every violation of the historic preservation article into a Zoning Ordinance violation, so it carries the Zoning Ordinance's enforcement and penalty provisions rather than a separate schedule. Aggrieved owners may appeal an Historic Preservation Officer decision to the Commission within five days, and a Commission decision to the City Council within five days, under Section 23-1-12(C).
Frequently Asked Questions
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