Goodyear, AZ Special Events & Permits: Block Party Permits (2026)

Section 26-1-2(B) defines a BLOCK PARTY as "an organized neighborhood or public gathering on a street, whether public or private, on a specified date at a specific time and place," and Section 26-1-2(S)(2)(j) folds any gathering meeting that block party definition into the broader SPECIAL EVENT category regulated by Chapter 26. Section 26-1-3(A) makes it unlawful for any person to conduct, hold, sponsor or cause to be held a Special Event, including a block party, without first obtaining a Special Event Permit from the City Clerk, and Section 26-1-3(B) makes failing to follow any Special Event Permit Condition unlawful too.

Applications go to the City Clerk on the City's form and, under Section 26-2-1(C), must be filed at least 45 calendar days before the event; if the block party involves closing part of a public roadway in one jurisdiction, that filing window stretches to 90 days, and to 180 days if two or more jurisdictions are involved. The City Clerk reviews the application with the Special Event Review Committee, which includes code enforcement, police, fire, streets and traffic operations representatives under Section 26-1-5(B)(1), and can impose conditions such as requiring temporary barricades, traffic control officers, or clean-up obligations under Section 26-1-5(B)(3).

School events, First Amendment events, and City-sponsored events are exempt from the permit requirement under Section 26-1-4, but a private neighborhood block party is not.