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Goodyear outlines new traffic-control permit fees, sanctions to speed right-of-way work
Summary
Development services proposed a new fee structure that scales by lane count, closure length and peak hours and adds sanctions for unauthorized work; council asked staff to finalize per-violation penalty language and come back with specifics before adoption.
City staff outlined proposed changes to traffic-control permits and fees at a Nov. 4 work session, seeking council feedback on a new, incentive-based structure to encourage faster right-of-way work and stronger sanctions for violations.
Katie Wilkin, development services director, said traffic-control permits have increased about 180% since 2020 and that the city’s existing fee — roughly $75 per day for most closures — does not differentiate by number of lanes, closure length or peak-hour impacts. Wilkin proposed a fee structure tied to roadway type, lane count, closure length and peak versus non-peak periods, with per-day charges intended to incentivize faster completion.
Wilkin also described sanctions to address safety and schedule violations: examples cited include $1,000 per day for working without a permit, $500 per day for working outside an approved schedule, $500 per day for unauthorized barricades, and additional daily penalties (for example another $1,000 per day) for failure to correct ongoing violations. Staff said the policy is aligned with peer-city models (Phoenix, Glendale, Chandler), and emphasized that the sanctions are intended as last-resort tools.
Council members praised improvements in communication and night-work incentives, and urged that penalties have sufficient “teeth.” Members asked whether fines are assessed per item (for example, per barricade) or per violation, and Wilkin said she would review the fee language and get back to council with more precise drafting. Staff also described recent moratoriums around major events (spring training, NASCAR impacts and holiday shopping) and said staff will improve the road-restrictions map and public communications before full implementation.
Next steps: staff will refine fee details and sanctions language and return the proposal for council action; no adoption occurred at the work session.
