A. DESIGN STANDARDS. General design requirements, as set forth below and/or as may be supplemented by additional considerations promulgated by the City and approved by City Council, shall be addressed:

1. Residential Design Standards. Neighborhood or individual lot layouts shall consider functional and visually-appealing features that contribute to residential livability and community sustainability appropriate to the district classification. Design solutions should address compatibility at the neighborhood, block and individual lot perspectives.

a. Architectural themes. Masonry, stucco and horizontal, treated siding materials are preferred, with tile roofs in varied roofline treatments. Porches or deeply-shaded eaves are encouraged.

b. Variety. Colored elevations shall illustrate that a minimum of three (3) different elevations are provided in each block face. Developments of forty (40) dwelling units or more should offer a minimum of five (5) different elevations. Two-story homes are discouraged on corner lots, on more than three (3) consecutive lots, or on lots abutting major or minor arterials (unless additional open space is provided).

c. Street appearance. Landscaping plans establish street tree themes – recommended minimum two (2) trees, plus shrubs per lot. Garage fronts should not predominate; they should be recessed and/or constitute less than fifty (50) percent of the residential facade.

d. Residential streets. Designs discourage through traffic, reduced street paving widths may be considered where off-street guest parking bays are installed.

B. No person, firm or corporation shall strip, excavate or otherwise remove topsoil for sale or for use other than on the premises from which the same shall be taken (except in connection with the construction or alteration of a building on such premises and excavation or grading incidental thereto).

C. Every dwelling shall be located and maintained on a lot as defined herein.

D. No space needed to meet the width, yard, area, coverage, parking or other requirements of this Ordinance for a lot or building may be sold or leased away from such lot or building.

E. No parcel of land which has less than the minimum width and area requirements for the zone in which it is located may be cut off from a larger parcel of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of building or development as a lot.

F. Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky and unobstructed except for accessory buildings in a rear yard and except as otherwise permitted herein.

G. No lot shall be divided in such a way that any division of such a lot shall contain more dwelling units than are permitted by the zoning regulations of the district in which such lot is situated.

H. On an interior lot, in any Residential District, having no access to an alley and where the garage or carport is not attached to the main building, required side yards shall be maintained.

I. No building shall be erected and no existing building shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land be used, designed, or intended for any purpose, or in any manner other than is included among the uses as permitted in the district in which located (provided that any building may be moved off any lot).

J. No building shall be erected, nor shall any required open space be encroached upon or reduced, except in conformity to the yard, lot areas, open space, building location, and off-street parking regulations designated for the district in which it is located.

K. No yard or other space on one lot shall be considered as providing yard or open space for a building on any other lot.

L. A mobile home, recreational vehicle, or similar vehicle shall not be considered a dwelling unit, nor occupied as such, unless located in a recreational vehicle or mobile home park or mobile home subdivision. A mobile home, recreational vehicle, or similar vehicle shall be prohibited as a facility for any non residential use permitted in this Ordinance, except as an office when construction is on going on a site.

M. Any enclosed or roofed porch shall be considered a part of the main building in the determination of the size of yard or lot coverage.

N. A portal may encroach into the side yard setback and will not be counted as part of the main building in the determination of the size of yard or lot coverage.

O. Where two (2) or more lots are used as a building site and where main buildings cross lot lines, then the entire area shall be considered as one (1) lot, except that the front of the parcel shall be determined to be the front of the individual lots as originally platted or laid out.

P. In all zones which require a front yard, no obstruction to view in excess of three (3) feet in height shall be placed on any corner lot within a triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting them at points thirty three (33) feet from the intersection of the street lines, except trees pruned high to permit unobstructed vision for automobile drivers; and pedestal type identification signs and pumps at gasoline service stations.

Q. Mechanical equipment, including but not limited to heating/cooling equipment, pool pumps, electrical equipment and motors directly related to the primary use of the property, shall be restricted from locating in the front yard. (Am. Ord. 20-1469, passed 7-13-20)

A. DETACHED ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. In all Residential Districts, detached accessory buildings shall conform to the following restrictions concerning locations within lots:

B. Guest House shall be restricted to lots having areas of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. Guest house, whether detached or attached, shall not have an address separate from the principal residence on the lot or parcel. Where a guest house is structurally attached to a main building, it shall be subject to and must conform to all regulations of this Ordinance applicable to the main building. Not more than one (1) guest house shall be permitted on any one (1) lot or parcel.

C. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.

D. VENTILATION COURTS. Rooms in which persons live or sleep, not having at least one (1) wall abutting on a street or alley, or on a yard, shall be supplied natural light and air from a ventilation court conforming to the following:

E. PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS.

F. DONATION DROP-OFF BOXES. In all non-residential zoning districts, Donation Drop-Off Boxes are permitted only in accordance with the following standards and procedures:

A. Attached church spires, crosses, belfries, cupolas, flag poles, clock towers, or similar features may extend above the roof no more than the height of the building. Detached features shall be no greater than twice the height of the highest building on site.

B. The maximum building height permitted for non-residential uses may be increased 10 feet above the building height limit for unoccupied building architectural elements, such as parapet walls, chimneys, towers, domes and decorative masonry or metal framework, that are necessary to achieve the objectives and requirements of the City Design Guidelines to provide architectural interest and diversity in building elevations or variations in roof form and horizontal lines; provided that the total amount of such architectural elements that exceed the building height limit do not exceed 50% of the linear length of any building elevation or exceed 50% of the total roof area of the building.

D. Notwithstanding this Ordinance, no exceptions to the height limit shall be permitted in any district combined with an airport hazard district, except to the extent that the height limit in an airport hazard district exceeds the height limit in the use district.

E. No building shall be erected to exceed the height limit designated for the district in which located, whether the height be designated in number of stories, number of feet, or otherwise.

A. Storage of hazardous materials in any District will be subject to Fire Department review.

B. If any such storage becomes obnoxious, offensive by reasons of emission of odor, smoke, gas fumes or refuse, or places the public at risk, materials shall be removed by order of the Fire Chief.

C. Uses or operations of products within the I-2 District shall be permitted unless such uses are or may become obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, noise, gas fumes, cinders, vibrations, glare, refuse, or air or water pollution.

D. Explosive or hazardous processes require approval by the Goodyear Fire Department that all manufacturing, storage and water processes meet all safety and environmental standards administered by said department.

A. A residence shall not be used as the location of a yard sale, garage sale or carport sale (or any combination thereof) more than four times in any calendar year, nor longer than two (2) days for any single event.

B. No more than three (3) children, other than those residing therein, may be taken in for child care or baby sitting in a private residence.

C. No mobile home or house trailer shall be parked or stored in a residential zone district. A camping trailer, motor home or camper may be permitted within an owner's residential property, subject to compliance with Off-Street Parking and Loading criteria of the Zoning Ordinance. No mobile home, house trailer, camping trailer or camper shall be occupied or lived in other than in a mobile home or recreational vehicle park or mobile home subdivision as permitted.

E. Setbacks for all buildings in all districts shall be measured from property lines.

F. Mechanical work on vehicles that may take more than seventy two (72) hours to complete must be done inside a garage, carport or rear yard in residential areas. Such work shall be restricted to vehicles licensed to the resident of the property upon which the work is being done.

G. Neither building permits nor certificates of occupancy shall be issued until use of the land and/or building conforms to this Ordinance.

H. Non-commercial, non-business wireless communications equipment shall be considered a permitted accessory use in all Districts when it complies with the following conditions:

I. The sale and/or planting in the City of Goodyear of pollen producing varieties of trees such as the male mulberry tree (Morus Alba) and the olive tree (Olea Europea) which produce large amounts of allergenic, airborne pollens is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Specifically excluded from the provisions of this section are non-pollinating varieties of olive and male mulberry trees.