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Pickleball Courts in Peoria, AZ

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Apex Court Builders, a Phoenix family business, builds and resurfaces pickleball, tennis, basketball and multi-sport courts in Peoria. Apex Courts Arizona LLC holds Arizona ROC 324026, one license that covers commercial and residential work, grading and concrete included, and court lighting is on the same contract.

Call (480) 264-6889, Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Arizona time, or request a free estimate.

Backyard pickleball court in two blues with a permanent net, a block wall and a shade gazebo behind it — An Apex backyard pickleball court with a permanent net and a shade gazebo.

Setbacks, fences and plan review

Peoria’s zoning code gives the court on a single family lot its own section, 21-315.E.2, amended in December 2024, covering tennis, pickleball, basketball and similar courts. A court stays out of the required front yard and keeps 5 feet from side and rear lot lines, or 20 feet when lit, measured from the playing surface and each light pole’s base.

The court must be fenced in vinyl netting or coated or painted chain link up to 16 feet tall, to keep tennis balls off neighboring lots, while other side and rear fences stop at 7 feet. Plans go to the Planning Department for a zoning check, with setbacks, wall, fence and light heights, and a lighting cutsheet and photometric plan.

The city’s amended building code requires a building permit for any fence over 3 feet, and the zoning code requires a permit for any fence or wall over 7 feet. Lot coverage counts only the area under a building’s roof. City Code 11-52 requires a Peoria business license of any outside business that performs services in the city, a Phoenix contractor included.

New tennis court, blue inside the lines and green on the run-off, inside a black chain link fence on open land — An Apex tennis court on its full footprint, blue inside the lines and green on the run-off.

Court lights and the Dark Sky code

Backyard court lights must be off from 10 PM to sunrise. Section 21-302.F caps a residential light pole at 16 feet and wants fixtures aimed down and shielded, with the light source hidden from every neighboring lot. It also holds all lighting to the Dark Sky code, sections 20-60 to 20-67, adopted in 1998. That code requires a lighting application to Community Development even without a building permit.

Hardpan, frost line and drainage

Two soil survey points in north Peoria, one at Paloma Community Park, map to the Suncity-Cipriano complex. The USDA describes the Suncity soil’s pan as extremely hard silica and calcium carbonate cement 6 to 20 inches down, so post and light pole holes there can hit it, while City Hall sits on Laveen loam with no restrictive layer listed. The adopted residential code puts frost depth at 12 inches.

North of Deer Valley Road the city requires a Wall Permit for drainage before it approves a lot’s plot plan, unless the Engineering Director waives it in writing.

Sun City and Sun City West

Sun City and Sun City West build under Maricopa County rules, which allow a tennis court fence up to 12 feet and want a zoning clearance over 6 feet and sealed plans over 7.

Sun City’s published deed restrictions cap side and rear fences at 6 feet and say no detached or prefabricated building or structure “of any nature whatsoever” may be placed or kept on a lot, and the Sun City Home Owners Association says they outrank county ordinances. Sun City West has no single set. Read the lot’s CC&Rs before a court is drawn.

Coating in heat and cold

The makers’ sheets let acrylic coats go on only when air and surface reach 50°F and are warming, with no rain forecast. One stops work once the surface passes 140°F, and another wants 24 hours above 50°F after each coat and 28 days of cure on new concrete first. The NOAA station at Youngtown, between Peoria and Sun City, averages 115 days a year at 100°F or more, and a sunlit court runs far hotter than the air, so summer favors early morning coats. From November through March over half the nights fall to 50°F or below, so winter coats follow the forecast.

Court types and sizes

Pickleball courts

USA Pickleball lists 34 by 64 feet as the pad for a new court. Apex builds single backyard courts and HOA or club layouts on a concrete slab in acrylic color coats. More on pickleball court construction.

Tennis courts

A full tennis court with run-off takes about 60 by 120 feet, and a second line color adds pickleball. More on tennis court construction.

Basketball and multi-sport courts

Basketball runs from a half court to a full court, and a multi-sport slab carries lines for several games. More on basketball courts and multi-sport courts.

Backyard basketball half court with a dark red key, white and yellow lines and a blue surround in front of a block wall and palms — An Apex backyard basketball half court with a red key on a blue surround.

Bocce and padel courts

Apex builds bocce and padel courts and rebuilds or resurfaces worn bocce courts after a visit. More on bocce courts and padel courts.

Court resurfacing in Peoria

Tennis court resurfacing and pickleball court resurfacing both start with cleaning. Cracks get filled and low spots leveled, then an acrylic resurfacer goes down under the color coats and new lines for each game the court hosts. Heat and UV wear acrylic down here, fading the color and opening cracks sooner than a mild climate would, and monsoon rain works into any unfilled crack.

Backyard, HOA and club courts get the same work, and a sound tennis court converts to as many as four pickleball courts on its existing slab. More on court resurfacing and repairs.

Apex crew member in a yellow Apex shirt pulling a squeegee of fresh blue acrylic coating across a tennis court — A blue acrylic color coat going down by squeegee on an Apex resurface.

Services	Court construction, court resurfacing and tennis to pickleball conversions
Areas served	Peoria. Other cities are on the service area page.
Based in	705 E. Granada Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Hours	Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Arizona time
Phone	(480) 264-6889
License	Arizona ROC 324026, class KA Dual Engineering, held by Apex Courts Arizona LLC, licensed since 2019

Court questions

How late can backyard court lights stay on in Peoria?

Until 10 PM. Section 21-315.E.2, as amended by Ordinance 2024-20, keeps a home court’s lights off from 10 PM to sunrise and sets a lit court and its poles 20 feet from side and rear lot lines. Under the Dark Sky code, a public or private recreational facility still lit by fixtures older than the code must go dark by 11 PM unless an event at a ball park, arena or similar venue began before then. A violation of that code is a class one misdemeanor, each day a separate offense. The city’s park inventory lists 14 pickleball courts at six parks, every one lit, and Paloma Community Park, home to four of them, listed hours until 10:30 PM in 2024.

How high can the fence around a court go?

In Peoria, 16 feet, in vinyl netting or coated or painted chain link, and the code says a court on a single family lot shall be fenced. Other side and rear fences stop at 7 feet, and any fence over 3 feet needs a building permit. North of Deer Valley Road the city also requires a Wall Permit for drainage before it approves a lot’s plot plan, unless the Engineering Director waives it in writing. In Sun City and Sun City West, Maricopa County allows a tennis court fence up to 12 feet, and Sun City’s deed restrictions cap side and rear fences at 6 feet.

What does the city review before a court goes in?

The construction plans go to the Planning Department for a zoning check of setbacks and of wall, fence and light heights, with a lighting cutsheet and photometric plan. Court lights also need a lighting submittal showing each fixture’s location and type, filed with the building permit application or, without one, as an application to Community Development. The code’s shielding table names no LED lamp and leaves other lamp types to the Community Development and Public Works Director. Whether a court slab alone needs a building permit is a question for the city, and a business from outside Peoria that performs services there needs a city business license.

What does hardpan change about a court?

At two soil survey points in north Peoria, one at Paloma Community Park, the USDA maps the Suncity-Cipriano complex with a cemented pan listed about 6 to 9 inches down. It describes the Suncity soil as slowly permeable over an extremely hard pan, so digging for fence posts and light pole footings there can hit it. City Hall sits on Laveen loam, listed with moderate permeability and no restrictive layer. Peoria’s adopted residential code puts frost depth at 12 inches and rates weathering negligible.

Is there a season for coating a court?

Every month works with the right timing. Makers want air and surface at 50°F and warming, with no rain forecast, and one stops at a surface of 140°F. The Youngtown station averages 115 days a year at 100°F or more, and a court’s surface in full sun climbs well above the air, so summer favors coats early in the day. The monsoon runs June 15 to September 30. From November through March over half the nights fall to 50°F or below, which rules out a product that needs 24 hours above 50°F after a coat on those nights. Lows reach 32°F or below on 3.9 nights a year, and one maker wants new concrete cured 28 days before the first coat.

Can a court go on a lot in Sun City or Sun City West?

Read the deed restrictions first. Sun City’s cap side and rear fences at 6 feet and say no detached or prefabricated building or structure “of any nature whatsoever” may be placed or kept on a lot, and the Sun City Home Owners Association asks owners to contact it before they build. Sun City West has no single set of CC&Rs. Both communities follow Maricopa County rules, which allow a tennis court fence up to 12 feet, and the county’s lighting directive calls for shielded fixtures without naming a court curfew.

How long is the drive from Apex to Peoria?

About 25 minutes without traffic, 14 miles from 705 E. Granada Road in Phoenix to Peoria City Hall by I-10 and Grand Avenue. A site visit measures the space and checks grade, drainage and access, and an itemized quote for the full court follows in writing.

Request a free estimate

Every court is quoted per project, and final pricing depends on court size, existing surface condition, crack repair, drainage and low spots, coating system, colors, striping and site access. Tell us where the court is going, whether you want lights and whether the lot is north of Deer Valley Road. Call (480) 264-6889 and the owner answers. The consultation is free. Or send the form below and we call you back.

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