Attachment B - BESS Handout

City of Goodyear — Regular Meeting (2026-06-10)

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Attachment B - BESS Regulation Comparisons 
Regulatory 
Conditions 
Goodyear (Proposed) 
Buckeye 
Mesa 
Maricopa County 
Phoenix 
Peoria 
Surprise 
Definition 
Assembled devices, energy 
storage distribution, 
associated equipment 
Utility-scale 
Principal use greater than 
5,000kW; accessory use less 
than 5,000kW 
Utility-scale designed for 
energy market/grid services 
Residential BESS: 3kWh – 
27kWh over counter permit 
Under development/ 
consideration 
Assembled devices, energy 
storage distribution, 
associated equipment 
Where Allowed 
Special use in I-1/I-2; 
Residential applications 
exempt 
CUP in AG/R1-43; Permitted in 
I-1/I-2 
Principal use in GI and HI w/ 
PAD overlay; accessory 
allowed in AG, Res, Com, MU 
Principal use w/ POD in 
IND-2 and IND-3 
Conditional use in Industrial 
Use (A-1, A-2) categories 
Overlay Zoning District, 
except for the Surprise 
Heritage District (SHD), or on 
any individual residential 
dwellings 
Separation 
330’ from Res/Sensitive Uses, 
can request reduction to 150’; 
150’ from Com & Ind, can 
request reduction to 100’ if 
adjacent to BPD, I-1 & I-2 
150’ from Residential 
1,000’ from Res/Sensitive 
Uses; 150’ from Com & Ind 
100’ feet from lot line 
Follows 2018 International Fire 
Code (IFC) with local 
amendments, plus several 
NFPA standards. 
Follows 2018 International Fire 
Code (IFC) with local 
amendments, plus several 
NFPA standards. 
Located no closer than fifteen 
hundred feet (1,500’) from any 
existing dwelling 
Site & Bldg. Design 
Setbacks, screening, 
underground utilities, building 
mass/height limits 
Enforce UL 9540 and NFPA 
855 Standards; screening; 
height exceptions for utilities; 
landscaping 
Setbacks, screening, 
underground utilities (if 
necessary), building 
mass/height limits 
Baseline standards subject to 
POD process 
Enforce Fire Code and NFPA 
Standards 
Enforce Fire Code and NFPA 
Standards 
Setbacks, screening, 
landscaping 
Noise 
Baseline; Compliance & 
Monitoring request; mitigation 
Hazard mitigation analysis 
(people/environment) 
Baseline + post-construction + 
annual monitoring; mitigation 
Baseline standards subject to 
POD process 
Baseline study; mitigation 
Operation Plan 
Decommissioning plan; 
Enforce UL 9540 and all 
applicable NFPA Standards 
decommissioning plan; 
Enforce UL 9540 and NFPA 
855 Standards 
Emergency response plan and 
decommissioning plan 
Baseline standards subject to 
POD process 
decommissioning plan; 
Enforce UL 9540 and NFPA 
855 Standards