Goodyear, AZ Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)

Section 11-1-8(A) of the Goodyear City Code is the specific tool the City uses against loud bars and nightclubs. It declares a public nuisance, and makes it unlawful, for any person, firm, or corporation owning, operating, or controlling a restaurant, hotel, dance hall, show, store, or any place of public amusement, entertainment, or accommodation to play or permit the playing of music or a musical instrument, whether by individuals, an orchestra, a radio, a phonograph, a music box, or any other mechanical device, in a manner so loud or unusual that it is offensive to the senses or disturbs the slumber, peace, and quiet, or otherwise interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property of any person.

The ordinance explicitly notes the nuisance exists 'no less' just because the annoyance is unequal, meaning one complaining neighbor is enough even if others nearby are unaffected. The same section, in subsection (B), separately bars sound trucks, loudspeakers, and amplifiers mounted on a vehicle without Police Chief permission, and subsection (C) bars any radio, stereo, or television played at an unreasonably loud volume that disturbs a neighborhood, family, or person, indoors or out. Because the standard is a nuisance test rather than a fixed decibel limit, Code Compliance and the Goodyear Police Department evaluate complaints against a bar or nightclub based on the volume, timing, and effect on nearby residents rather than a meter reading, and enforcement does not require the establishment to sit inside any specific zoning district.