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

Town of Beaver’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction inside the Town of Beaver, Arkansas limits; building permits are issued by the town's zoning and planning commission.

  • The code assigns the zoning and planning commission the duty of issuing building permits; the scope of construction requiring a permit was not read in Title 11 (Buildings and Construction).
  • Town site forms page lists a building permit application form (not opened).

  “shall be responsiblefor issuing building permits”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Beaver, Arkansas limits (Carroll County). The town's own zoning and planning code is adopted under Title 14 (Zoning), Chapter 14.08.

  • Chapter 14.08 'Zoning and Planning Code' is listed as adopted; the district regulations in its body were not read before the research budget ran out.
  • Zoning and planning commission duties include preparing and maintaining a land use general plan and a zoning and planning code.

  “the town council approved and adopted the zoning and planning code by reference as the official zoning code of and for the town of beaver, arkansas, pursuant to aca 14-55-207 on march 1, 2004, by its ord. no. 1.16.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Subdivision proposals and other proposed development inside the Town of Beaver, Arkansas, in the flood-hazard provisions of the town code (manufactured home and subdivision provisions).

  • Applies if not otherwise provided, to proposals greater than 50 lots or 5 acres, whichever is lesser.
  • Flood-hazard text was located by search only; the full floodplain chapter and any permit procedure were not read.

  threshold: > 50 lots or 5 acres, whichever is lesser lots or acres (if not otherwise provided)

  “base flood elevation data and a regulatory floodway, utilizing accepted engineering practices, shall be generated for subdivision proposals and other proposed development including the placement of manufactured home parks andsubdivisions which is greater than 50 lots or 5 acres, whichever is lesser, if not otherwise provided.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside the Town of Beaver, Arkansas
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside the Town of Beaver, Arkansas
• Inspections — Building inspections inside the Town of Beaver, Arkansas
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside the Town of Beaver, Arkansas
• Zoning districts — Zoning district map and districts for land inside the Town of Beaver, Arkansas

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.