Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Gateway, Arkansas

Town of Gateway’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Gateway municipal limits (Benton County, AR, ZIP 72733). The town's own zoning code is adopted by ordinance; this is not a county rule.

  • The official ordinance list names a Town of Gateway zoning code (ordinance 1131, and the 2014 code adopted by ordinance 1119) and a 2025 comprehensive plan that includes amended zoning regulations (ordinance 1129).
  • The ordinance PDFs themselves returned no extractable text when opened, so the zoning code's contents (districts, dimensional standards, use rules) were not read and are not stated here.
  • Ordinance 1126 states the city council serves as the planning commission and board of zoning.

  “1131-a certain technical code titled town of gateway zoning code (pdf / 1,340 kb)”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts inside the Town of Gateway municipal limits; only districts named in the ordinance list are known

  • The ordinance list shows a rezoning from R-E to R-2 on Clantonville Rd. This confirms those two district labels exist but does not give the full district list or district map.
  • The zoning code PDF (ordinance 1131) could not be read, so the full district schedule is not stated here.

  zoning district named in ordinance list: R-E; R-2 (partial list only)

  “1132-rezoning certain property from r-e to r-2 (clantonville rd) (pdf / 7,016 kb)”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Gateway municipal limits: division of land under the town's amended subdivision regulations

  • Ordinance 1129 (2025 comprehensive plan) is listed as including amended subdivision regulations; the regulation text itself was not readable, so its requirements are not stated here.

  “1129-adopting 2025 comprehensive plan including amended zoning & subdivision regulations (pdf / 2,652 kb)”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Gateway or Benton County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Gateway town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permit or licensing inside Gateway town
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Gateway town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Gateway town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Gateway town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.