Goodyear, AZ Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Goodyear, AZ, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Weekday hours (Apr 15-Oct 15)
- 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Weekday hours (Oct 16-Apr 14)
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Weekend/holiday start
- 7 a.m., stop 7 p.m.
- Buffer zone
- Within 500 ft of residential district
- Exempt
- Commercial/industrial districts, golf courses
- Appeal window
- 10 days after written appeal (§ (I))
Summary
Goodyear limits when construction, landscaping and repair work can run near homes. City Code § 11-1-8 bars work within a residential zoning district, or within 500 feet of one, before 6 a.m. (7 a.m. in cooler months) and after 7 p.m. on weekdays, and pushes the start to 7 a.m. on weekends and City holidays, unless the City Manager issues a permit for different hours.
(E)(2) All other construction, landscaping, or repair work activities in residential zoning districts or within 500 feet of a residential zoning district. From April 15th to October 15th inclusive, construction, landscaping, or repair work shall not begin prior to 6:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. each day in or within 500 feet of a residential zoning district or at such times as authorized by permit. From October 16th to April 14th inclusive, all other construction, landscaping, or repair work shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. each day in or within 500 feet of a residential zoning district or at such times as authorized by permit. (F) Weekends and holidays. Notwithstanding the foregoing, construction, landscaping, or repair work within a residential zoning district, or within 500 feet of a residential zoning district, shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. and must stop by 7:00 p.m. on any Saturday, Sunday or a legally recognized City holiday, unless such other times are authorized by permit.
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
Subsection (D) makes it unlawful to operate a pile driver, power shovel, blower, hedge or tree trimmer, pneumatic hammer, derrick, power hoist or any other construction or landscaping type device within a residential zoning district, or within 500 feet of one, outside the hours the section allows, unless a permit is obtained beforehand from the City Manager or an authorized representative. the rest of the year. m. year-round. None of these limits apply in commercial or industrial districts more than 500 feet from a residential district, where subsection (E)(3) allows work seven days a week, 24 hours a day at any time of the year, and golf courses are exempt from both (E) and (F) under subsection (G).
A special permit under (H) can authorize different hours, including night work, if the City Manager finds factors like lower nighttime population impact, reduced traffic interference, or economic hardship from spreading the work over a longer schedule; no permit is required for emergency repair work.
Violations & Fines
The City Manager may revoke a construction-hours permit under § 11-1-8(I) on a complaint showing significant disturbance from the work, and the permit holder or an aggrieved neighbor can appeal a grant or denial to the City Manager, who must schedule a hearing within 10 calendar days of a written appeal; the City Manager's decision is final. Working outside the permitted hours without authorization defaults to the citywide Article 1-8 misdemeanor penalty, up to $2,500 for an individual or $20,000 for a business, or up to six months in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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